Org Users: Subsciption based HR Research Services

UK-West Malling: Research consultancy services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Commercial Services
       1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4YT, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1622942517, Email: elliot.masters@hrconnect.org.uk
       Main Address: https://www.commercialservices.org.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.commercialservices.org.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Subsciption based HR Research Services            
      Reference number: RM1557.14

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         73210000 - Research consultancy services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Subscription based HR Advisor Research Services that provides employee diagnostics, maturity diagnostics, HR benchmarking and relevant case studies.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 44,875
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            73210000 - Research consultancy services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Procurement of a subscription based HR Advisor Research Service that provides employee diagnostics, maturity diagnostics, HR benchmarking and relevant case studies.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Resources / Weighting: 75
                  
      Price - Weighting: 25
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below (please complete Annex D1)


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Subscription based Research Services

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 01/01/2026

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Gartner UK Limited, 02266016
             Tamesis, The Glanty, Egham, TW20 9AH, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1784431611, Email: contracts.uki@gartner.com
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 44,875
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1004581193
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Commercial Services
          1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4YT, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 07/01/2026




ANNEX D

   2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

         The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

   3. Explanation
          Contract awarded in line with call of terms of G-Cloud 14 framework.