Alcohol Duty Reforms Research

Official notice

Authority: HM Revenue & Customs (Central government)

Below threshold - by reference to dynamic marketLight touch regimeSME suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£65,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Jan 2026

Awarded to IFF Research Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a research based contract with the overarching aim of understanding alcohol producers' experiences of the recent Alcohol Duty reforms in the United Kingdom.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

73110000 Research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - by reference to dynamic market
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Call-off under a framework
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Jan 2026, 15:18 GMT
Last source update: 19 Jan 2026, 15:18 GMT
Authority reference: SR2610949264
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-004429
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0608f1 Find a Tender

Related procedures1

Call-off under framework Commercial X Dynamic Market

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 19 Jan 2026

Contract award notice published
19 Jan 2026, 15:18 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £65,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
IFF Research LtdAlcohol Duty Reform Research23 Feb 2026 – 22 Aug 2026	£65,000	19 Jan 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	2	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

HM Revenue & Customs

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVMW-8599-JZNJ 100 Parliament Street, London, London, SW1A 2BQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00849983GB-PPON: PWNZ-2722-MDLG 5th Floor The Harlequin Building, London, London, SE1 0HRContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 Jan 2026, 15:18 GMT