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Published 27 Apr 2026, 13:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Income Protection Research · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI31)

Published estimate£125,000£125,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 22 May 2026awarded 17 Jun 2026

Awarded to Public First Limited

Contract term 7 moends 31 Dec 2026 · starts 16 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Fair4All Finance’s mission is to reduce financial exclusion by ensuring that everyone has access to a suite of fair and affordable financial products and services that meet their immediate needs and help build their long term financial resilience.

We believe that having the right levels of insurance and protection are a key enabler to achieving financial wellbeing and giving people peace of mind and greater financial certainty when faced with unexpected circumstances and life events.

We want this research to identify both the issues facing different groups of consumers on precarious incomes in accessing a range of protection products that meet their needs, and the barriers faced by insurers in providing appropriate and affordable options.

CPV: Market and economic research; polling and statistics · Research and development consultancy services · Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 7 moPublished value£125,000

Contract period: 16 Jun 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 (7 mo)Value: £125,000 exc. VAT · £125,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: London

73110000 Research services 73200000 Research and development consultancy services 79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics

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: Price 20%, Social Value 10%, Quality 70%

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: 27 Apr 2026, 13:27 BST
Last source update: 14 Jul 2026, 16:43 BST
Authority reference: 2026-F4AF-017
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-038040
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Market and economic research; polling and statisticsResearch and development consultancy servicesResearch services
Delivery area: London (UKI31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068ba0 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: 22 May 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 15 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submission will only be accepted via the Fair4all Finance Electronic Tendering Site on In-Tend

in-tendhost.co.uk/fair4allfinance/aspx… ↗

Timeline

27 Apr 2026 → 14 Jul 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published171 days ago
27 Apr 2026, 13:27 BST
Clarification questions by154 days ago
15 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline146 days ago
22 May 2026, 14:00 BST
Contract starts122 days ago
16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published93 days ago
14 Jul 2026, 16:43 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Apr 2026

Tender notice published
27 Apr 2026, 13:27 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
17 Jun 2026, 11:38 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
17 Jun 2026, 11:38 BST
Contract signature expected
26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
14 Jul 2026, 16:43 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £124,9991 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 2618 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Public First LimitedSMEIncome Protection / Precarious Income Research1 Jul 2026 – 28 Feb 2027	£124,999 inc. VAT	17 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Income Protection / Precarious Income Research · Public First LimitedSME
Signed
10 Jul 2026
Value
£124,109 inc. VAT
Period
10 Jul 2026 – 1 Feb 2027
Status
active
1 agreed KPI: Project Stage Execution
- Project Stage Execution, KPIs for all stages: project inception, research, data analysis, industry engagement, report findings and launch.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
26final-stage tenders	18	1	—

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

Public First LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10149826 Fourth Floor, 40 Villiers Street, London, London, WC2N 6NJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender14 Jul 2026, 16:43 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Jun 2026, 11:38 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender27 Apr 2026, 13:27 BST