Official UK procurement notice
Impact evaluation of consumer regulation reforms
Authority: Regulator of Social Housing (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Regulator of Social Housing plans to commission an independent evaluation of the consumer regulation reforms introduced in April 2024.
The evaluation will assess how the reforms have influenced registered providers, outcomes for tenants and the quality of social homes. It will help RSH demonstrate accountability for delivery of its consumer objectives and inform our future regulatory approach.
The supplier will be expected to use appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods to provide credible, independent findings.
This notice is issued to seek early market views on the feasibility of the evaluation, possible approaches and supplier capability. It is not a call for competition.
CPV: Social research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 16 Sept 2025, 14:16 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2025, 14:16 BST
- Authority reference
RSH0074- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056978- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059b5fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
16 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published16 Sept 2025, 14:16 BST
- Market engagement312 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Interested suppliers are invited to register their interest and provide written feedback by 17 October 2025. Feedback will help RSH shape the scope of the evaluation, the procurement approach and the final specification.
As part of this process, RSH also intends to approach a number of potential suppliers directly to ensure a range of views are captured. All engagement will be carried out in a fair and transparent way and any information shared with one supplier will be made available to others where appropriate.
Suppliers may also be invited to take part in follow-up discussions with the project team.
To participate, please email [email protected] with the subject line "PME Response Impact Evaluation".
This engagement is not a call for competition.
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Sept 2025, 14:16 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender