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# ID 6207077 - DFE - The Consumer Council - Market Research

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6207077-dfe-the-consumer-council-market-research-ocds-h6vhtk-06bd34). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Consumer Council for Northern Ireland: "ID 6207077 - DFE - The Consumer Council - Market Research". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Consumer Council for Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/consumer-council-for-northern-ireland-GB-PPON-PCCW-8342-GYDJ)
- **Published Value:** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 July 2026 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Design and execution of research and development, Market and economic research; polling and statistics, Market research services, Marketing services, Research consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £2,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6207077-dfe-the-consumer-council-market-research-ocds-h6vhtk-06bd34#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06bd34`

## 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/id-6207077-dfe-the-consumer-council-market-research-ocds-h6vhtk-06bd34#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6207077-dfe-the-consumer-council-market-research-ocds-h6vhtk-06bd34#participate

## Description
The Consumer Council for Northern Ireland sought to appoint a market research Supplier who can deliver insight on behalf of the Consumer Council that fully aligns to the organisation’s statutory powers and objectives regarding understanding consumers and undertaking best practice research. Suppliers were referred to the Specification Schedule for full details of the deliverables required under this contract. Following completion of the procurement process and the mandatory standstill period, the contract was awarded on 1st October 2026.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73210000, 73300000, 79300000, 79310000, 79342000

- **Estimated Value:** £2,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 16/08/2026 to 16/08/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** ID 6207077 - DFE - The Consumer Council - Market Research (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **COGNISENSE LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-86272`
  - Value: £2,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 13/09/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** ID 6207077 - DFE - The Consumer Council - Market Research (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,000,000
  - Signed Date: 30/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F059900-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-02T11:49:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:29:10.093Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06bd34