Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ofcom · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Linstock Ltd
- Value
- £60,000
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- Postal & telecoms services · Postal and telecommunications services (CPV 64000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 May 2025
- Published11 Sep 2025Published 103 days after the contract date
Description
Ofcom has a requirement to commission a senior industry stakeholder review. This will entail the successful bidder facilitating a review of Ofcom's role and performance as a regulator with key Ofcom senior industry stakeholders (circa 42) via a questionnaire and follow-up interviews. The feedback from the review will be used to produce a report to be presented to the Ofcom Board. As a minimum, the service must deliver the following: - High quality research collecting, collating, and analysing feedback from senior industry stakeholders (generally the CEO/ 'C-suite' individuals that Ofcom's CEO and Board would meet with) through both questionnaire and interview delivering a report focussed on the key evidence. Presentation of this report to the Ofcom Board - Adherence to the timetable agreed with flexibility to add additional stakeholders if required. - Adherence to high research and data protection standards. The project must be conducted in compliance with the Market Research Society'…
About the supplier
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