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Published 15 Jul 2026, 17:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Financial Capability - Evaluation Design and Delivery incl Theory of Change

Official notice

Authority: FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£188,000£188,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Aug 2026awarded 22 Sept 2026
Awarded to Ecorys UK Limited
Contract term 8 moends 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Fair4All Finance is requesting proposals from organisations to support the design of an evaluation approach for our Financial Capability Programme.

The programme forms part of the Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy and will deploy £15m to support financial education and capability in England. It aims to take a targeted, impact‑driven and

evidence-based approach to improving financial capability, behaviours and resilience among people in financially vulnerable circumstances.

CPV: Evaluation consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 8 moPublished value£188,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 (8 mo) · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensionsValue: £188,000 exc. VAT · £188,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: Stage 2 (the delivery phase) will be only if /when stage 1 has been successfully been completed and if Fair4All Finance are satisfied that the outcome of stage 1 provides a viable option for ongoing programme evaluation.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: A realistic and considered approach supported by appropriate, relevant and recent experience of undertaking similar work.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Jul 2026, 17:34 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2026, 16:02 BST
Authority reference
2025-F4AF-029
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066985
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Evaluation consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cc4b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
10 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
31 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jul 2026 → 22 Sept 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published99 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 17:34 BST
  2. Clarification questions by84 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline74 days ago
    10 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts52 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published31 days ago
    22 Sept 2026, 16:02 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Jul 2026, 17:34 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 16:02 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Sept 2026, 16:02 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £36,8661 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 118 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ecorys UK LimitedSME5 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£36,866 inc. VAT22 Sept 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
11final-stage tenders81—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 11810533 16-18 Middlesex Street, London, London, E1 7EXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Ecorys UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01650169 4 St Dunstan's Hill, London, London, EC3R 8ADContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender