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# Market Research and Insight Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-research-and-insight-services-ocds-h6vhtk-029457). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "Market Research and Insight Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/network-rail-infrastructure-limited-coh-02904587)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Market research services, Survey services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £12,040,000 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029457`

## 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/market-research-and-insight-services-ocds-h6vhtk-029457#tl-md)

## Description
Network Rail identified a requirement for the provision of market research from third-party suppliers to provide the following activities both nationally and regionally:
- Quantitative and qualitative primary market research
- Commercial market intelligence
- Online survey tool

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Qualitative and Quantitative Primary Market Research
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79310000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The lot includes but not limited to the following:
• B2C/B2B/CX
• Employee engagement
• Communications development & evaluation
• Brand reputation
• Politicians
• Journalists
• Mystery shopping
• Pedestrian counting
• Behaviour change
• Segmentation
...

### Lot 2: Commercial Market Intelligence
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79310000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The lot includes but not limited to the following:
• Trends and insight into retail buying behaviours of consumers
o General retail consumer buying behaviours (national and global
o Travel retail consumer buying behaviours (national and global
o Cust...

### Lot 3: Online Tool
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79311000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The lot includes but not limited to the following:
• Requires bespoke registration and onboarding process
• Quantitative panel and qualitative functions
• Support service for users including but not limited to access support, building surveys, traini...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Qualitative and Quantitative Primary Research (active)
  - Award id: `003312-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **DJS Research Ltd, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Savanta Group Ltd (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183138`, `GB-FTS-76960`, `GB-FTS-95011`, `GB-FTS-58655`, `GB-FTS-175489`
  - Value: £7,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Commercial Market Intelligence (active)
  - Award id: `003312-2021-2`
  - Supplier(s): **DJS Research Ltd, Savanta Group Ltd, Yonder Consulting Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183138`, `GB-FTS-95011`, `GB-FTS-175489`
  - Value: £4,800,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Online Tool (active)
  - Award id: `003312-2021-3`
  - Supplier(s): **QuestionPro UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-6082`
  - Value: £240,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Qualitative and Quantitative Primary Research (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,000,000
  - Signed Date: 08/02/2021

- **Contract:** Commercial Market Intelligence (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,800,000
  - Signed Date: 08/02/2021

- **Contract:** Online Tool (active)
  - Signed Value: £240,000
  - Signed Date: 08/02/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003312-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-18T22:56:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:36:28.802Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029457