The Provision of Consultancy services - quantitative and qualitative market research
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC)
Quantitative Research (e.g. surveys) and qualitative research (e.g. focus groups) services to support the CCPC's Market Research needs
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-07-06. The procurement was published on 2022-06-02.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- • Ipsos
- • Market research services › Survey services
- • Research and experimental development services › Research services
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2022-06-02 | Contract notice |
| 2022-06-07 | Additional information |
| 2022-09-06 | Contract award notice |
| 2025-08-01 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2022-06-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Market research services
Short description:
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Market research services 📦
Additional CPV: Research services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️
Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender
Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Other
Awarding authority name: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC)
Postal address: Bloom House, Railway Street
Postal code: Co.Dublin
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: https://www.ccpc.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: margaretzdun@ccpc.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14025568 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=215651&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=215651&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-06-02 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-07-06 📅
Publication date: 2022-06-07 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 108-305412
OJ-S issue: 108
Additional information
Please refer to the RFT attached
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 786 382 EUR 💰
Maximum number of lots per tenderer: 2
Information about lots:
Title of the lot: The Provision of Consultancy services - Quantitative market research
Lot number: 1
Short description: Please refer to the RFT attached
Estimated value excluding VAT: 534 350 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals: 1 X 12 months
Additional information: Please refer to the RFT attached
Title of the lot: The Provision of Consultancy services - Qualitative market research
Lot number: 2
Estimated value excluding VAT: 252 032 EUR 💰
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please refer to the RFT attached
Economic and financial standing: Please refer to the RFT attached
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please refer to the RFT attached
Technical and professional ability: Please refer to the RFT attached
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please refer to the RFT attached
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2022-07-06 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00
Place: N/a
Additional information: N/A
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Other type of contracting authority: Regulator
Contact
Contact point: Margaret Zdun
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/110732 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=215651&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Dublin 1
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2022/S 108-305412 (2022-06-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Market research services
Short description:
Quantitative Research (e.g. surveys) and qualitative research (e.g. focus groups) services to support the CCPC's Market Research needs
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Market research services 📦
Additional CPV: Research services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️
Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender
Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Other
Awarding authority name: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC)
Postal address: Bloom House, Railway Street
Postal code: Co.Dublin
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: https://www.ccpc.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: margaretzdun@ccpc.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14025568 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=215651&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=215651&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-06-02 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-07-06 📅
Publication date: 2022-06-07 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 108-305412
OJ-S issue: 108
Additional information
Please refer to the RFT attached
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 786 382 EUR 💰
Maximum number of lots per tenderer: 2
Information about lots:
Lot 1 - Quantitative research
Lot 2 - Qualitative research
Lot number: 1
Short description: Please refer to the RFT attached
Estimated value excluding VAT: 534 350 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals: 1 X 12 months
Additional information: Please refer to the RFT attached
Title of the lot: The Provision of Consultancy services - Qualitative market research
Lot number: 2
Estimated value excluding VAT: 252 032 EUR 💰
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please refer to the RFT attached
Economic and financial standing: Please refer to the RFT attached
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please refer to the RFT attached
Technical and professional ability: Please refer to the RFT attached
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please refer to the RFT attached
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2022-07-06 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00
Place: N/a
Additional information: N/A
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Other type of contracting authority: Regulator
Contact
Contact point: Margaret Zdun
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/110732 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=215651&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Dublin 1
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2022/S 108-305412 (2022-06-02)
Additional information (2022-06-07)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Research services 📦
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-06-07 📅
Publication date: 2022-06-10 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 111-313442
Refers to notice: 2022/S 108-305412
OJ-S issue: 111
Source: OJS 2022/S 111-313442 (2022-06-07)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Research services 📦
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-06-07 📅
Publication date: 2022-06-10 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 111-313442
Refers to notice: 2022/S 108-305412
OJ-S issue: 111
Source: OJS 2022/S 111-313442 (2022-06-07)
Contract award notice (2022-09-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 786 382 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-09-06 📅
Publication date: 2022-09-09 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 174-492955
OJ-S issue: 174
Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Approach to Service Delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 400
Quality criterion (name): Approach to contract management
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Quality criterion (name): Experience and Expertise of the Proposed Team
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 300
Cost criterion (name): cost
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-09-06 📅
Name: Ipsos
Postal address: Block 3 Blackrock Business Park
Postal town: Blackrock
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Dublin 🏙️
Total value of the procurement: 786 382 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
6
Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines: N/A
Source: OJS 2022/S 174-492955 (2022-09-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 786 382 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-09-06 📅
Publication date: 2022-09-09 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 174-492955
OJ-S issue: 174
Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Approach to Service Delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 400
Quality criterion (name): Approach to contract management
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Quality criterion (name): Experience and Expertise of the Proposed Team
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 300
Cost criterion (name): cost
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-09-06 📅
Name: Ipsos
Postal address: Block 3 Blackrock Business Park
Postal town: Blackrock
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Dublin 🏙️
Total value of the procurement: 786 382 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
6
Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines: N/A
Source: OJS 2022/S 174-492955 (2022-09-06)
Contract award notice (2025-08-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The Provision of Consultancy services - quantitative and qualitative market research
Products/services: Market research services 📦
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 786 382 EUR 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅
1️⃣
Title: The Provision of Consultancy services - Quantitative market research
Description of the procurement: Please refer to the RFT attached
Additional information: Please refer to the RFT attached
Additional products/services: Title
Lot Identification Number:
2️⃣
Title: The Provision of Consultancy services - Qualitative market research
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Award of contract
1️⃣
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-09-06 📅
Title: The Provision of Consultancy services - Quantitative market research The Provision of Consultancy services - Qualitative market research
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 786 382 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ipsos
National registration number:
Postal address: Block 3 Blackrock Business Park
Postal code: A94 D5D7
Postal town: Blackrock
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
2️⃣
Lot Identification Number:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC)
National registration number:
Postal address: Bloom House, Railway Street
Postal code: Co.Dublin
Postal town: Dublin 1
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
E-mail: procurement@ccpc.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14025568 📞
URL: https://www.ccpc.ie/ 🌏
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body ✅
Complementary information
Additional information
Please refer to the RFT attached
Review body
National registration number:
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: N/A
Changes
Other additional information
Main reason for change: Need for modifications because of circumstances which a diligent buyer could not predict.
New value
Text:
Source: OJS 2025/S 147-510536 (2025-08-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The Provision of Consultancy services - quantitative and qualitative market research
Products/services: Market research services 📦
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 786 382 EUR 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅
1️⃣
Title: The Provision of Consultancy services - Quantitative market research
Description of the procurement: Please refer to the RFT attached
Additional information: Please refer to the RFT attached
Additional products/services: Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2️⃣
Title: The Provision of Consultancy services - Qualitative market research
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
Procedure
Type of procedure
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Award of contract
1️⃣
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
1
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-09-06 📅
Title: The Provision of Consultancy services - Quantitative market research The Provision of Consultancy services - Qualitative market research
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 786 382 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
0001
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ipsos
National registration number:
0002
Postal address: Block 3 Blackrock Business Park
Postal code: A94 D5D7
Postal town: Blackrock
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
2️⃣
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0002
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC)
National registration number:
N/A
Postal address: Bloom House, Railway Street
Postal code: Co.Dublin
Postal town: Dublin 1
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
E-mail: procurement@ccpc.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14025568 📞
URL: https://www.ccpc.ie/ 🌏
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body ✅
Complementary information
Additional information
Please refer to the RFT attached
Review body
National registration number:
0003
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: N/A
Changes
Other additional information
Due to global economic pressures, there has been an increased focus on the issue of competitiveness in 2025. It was necessary for the contracting authority to revise its workplan to include outputs to support contributions to the national discussion in this area. This has contributed to increased spend under this contract and this could not be foreseen at the time of procurement.
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New value
Text:
The contract modification comprises of additional expenditure to the value of the contract, which does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or
framework agreement. Total contract value after modifications: Value excluding VAT: €1,179,573. The nature of the services will not change, and the continued service will facilitate the continued functioning of the Contracting Authority's obligations in the area of competitiveness.
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