Stale Pre-tender

Communications Research Call off Contract

Details

Value
£1,500,000
Topic
Market research services
Published
30 August 2024

Tender description

The intention is to create a call-off contract through which we will commission suppliers to work as research partners and support us in the delivery of insight activity to inform and evaluate our communications – including low/no cost activity as well as paid-for marketing campaigns. Lot 3: Public Polling Our aim is to create a call-off contract through which we will commission suppliers to work as research partners and support us in the delivery of insight activity to inform and evaluate our communications – including low/no cost activity as well as paid-for marketing campaigns. This will span the following: <br/><br/>Generate a greater understanding of our target audiences, including most appropriate channels, language and tone when communicating with them on a wide range of Defra policies and announcements. <br/><br/>Understand awareness, understanding and perceptions of policies, announcements and activities amongst our target audiences. <br/><br/>Identify barriers and levers to behaviour change among relevant audiences. <br/><br/>Test messaging and visual assets with audiences to inform and improve communications strategies and targeting. <br/><br/>Evaluate the impact of communications strategies a wide range of policy areas. Lot 1: Qualitative Research Our aim is to create a call-off contract through which we will commission suppliers to work as research partners and support us in the delivery of insight activity to inform and evaluate our communications – including low/no cost activity as well as paid-for marketing campaigns. This will span the following: <br/><br/>Generate a greater understanding of our target audiences, including most appropriate channels, language and tone when communicating with them on a wide range of Defra policies and announcements. <br/><br/>Understand awareness, understanding and perceptions of policies, announcements and activities amongst our target audiences. <br/><br/>Identify barriers and levers to behaviour change among relevant audiences. <br/><br/>Test messaging and visual assets with audiences to inform and improve communications strategies and targeting. <br/><br/>Evaluate the impact of communications strategies a wide range of policy areas. Lot 2: Quantitative Research Our aim is to create a call-off contract through which we will commission suppliers to work as research partners and support us in the delivery of insight activity to inform and evaluate our communications – including low/no cost activity as well as paid-for marketing campaigns. This will span the following: <br/><br/>Generate a greater understanding of our target audiences, including most appropriate channels, language and tone when communicating with them on a wide range of Defra policies and announcements. <br/><br/>Understand awareness, understanding and perceptions of policies, announcements and activities amongst our target audiences. <br/><br/>Identify barriers and levers to behaviour change among relevant audiences. <br/><br/>Test messaging and visual assets with audiences to inform and improve communications strategies and targeting. <br/><br/>Evaluate the impact of communications strategies a wide range of policy areas.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published30 August 2024
    Current notice

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Suppliers register on the DEFRA eCommercial website, Atamis, to compete for contract opportunities across the department. Larger opportunities are advertised through the Find a Tender service under the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79310000 · Market research services

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