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title: "Consumers in Vulnerable Circumstances Research"
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# Consumers in Vulnerable Circumstances Research

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/consumers-in-vulnerable-circumstances-research-ocds-h6vhtk-046e31). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Consumer Scotland: "Consumers in Vulnerable Circumstances Research". Published status: complete. Published Value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Consumer Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/consumer-scotland-GB-FTS-110870)
- **Published Value:** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 July 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social research services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £400,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-046e31`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/consumers-in-vulnerable-circumstances-research-ocds-h6vhtk-046e31#tl-md)

## Description
Consumer Scotland wishes to commission a single supplier to deliver two to four social research projects per year relating to the experiences of  consumers living in vulnerable circumstances in Scotland.   The contract may also be used to provide support with Consumer Scotland’s other engagement activities with consumers in vulnerable circumstances such as organising and facilitating lived experience input to a specific activity such as a workshop.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £400,000
- **Description:** Consumer Scotland wishes to commission a single supplier Service Provider to deliver two to four social research projects per year relating to the experiences of  consumers living in vulnerable circumstances in Scotland.   The contract may also be us...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 029342-2024-CASE/699715-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Thinks Insight and Strategy (Britain Thinks) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181539`
  - Value: £400,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 029342-2024-CASE/699715-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £400,000
  - Signed Date: 22/08/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029342-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-09-13T09:45:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:01:43.581Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-046e31