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# Customer Research and Engagement Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/customer-research-and-engagement-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-02ad4b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED: "Customer Research and Engagement Framework". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 May 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: s1.ariba.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumbrian-water-group-limited-coh-04760441)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Market and economic research; polling and statistics, Market research services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKH14, UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/customer-research-and-engagement-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-02ad4b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ad4b`

## 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/customer-research-and-engagement-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-02ad4b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [s1.ariba.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fs1.ariba.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/customer-research-and-engagement-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-02ad4b#participate

## Description
The provision of water and wastewater services in England and Wales is a regulated business, and a number of organisations including the economic industry regulator, Ofwat, oversee our activities. Every five years we present a business plan to Ofwat detailing the prices we wish to charge our customers for the services that our customers want us to provide.
Customers are at the heart of everything we do and every decision we make. Our plans are co-created with our customers, and other stakeholders, through a robust programme of customer engagement, research and participation. We strive to ensure that our customer research and engagement is leading both within the water industry and compared to other sectors.   
We are currently working towards the price review that will take place in 2024 (PR24) and require framework partners to provide customer research and engagement, and supporting consultancy services.   
We will undertake both qualitative and quantitative research to understand our customers' priorities and the value they place on our services. This includes making decisions on the level of services customers can expect to receive and the investment we will make. Alongside this, we will require other professional services to consult on the use of the information we obtain from research to build suitable models from which we can devise cost effective plans.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79310000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKH

- **Description:** The provision of water and wastewater services in England and Wales is a regulated business, and a number of organisations including the economic industry regulator, Ofwat, oversee our activities. Every five years we present a business plan to Ofwat ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009690-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-05T11:47:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T16:24:10.621Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ad4b