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# SC220097 - Consumer Research

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc220097-consumer-research-ocds-h6vhtk-031e06). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "SC220097 - Consumer Research". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 April 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £284,532 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-031e06`

## 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/sc220097-consumer-research-ocds-h6vhtk-031e06#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc220097-consumer-research-ocds-h6vhtk-031e06#participate

## Description
Kent County Council is awarding a single contract to CM Monitor (Britain Thinks) Ltd for a residential research project as part of our Resident and User Experience Programme. The contract is due to start 1st September 2022 and will continue for a period of 4 months unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract.
The overarching aim of this research is to understand what sort of relationship residents currently have, want to have, and need to have, with the county council and the best ways of creating, developing, and maintaining that relationship.
Specifically, we’d like to understand the key factors that shape and drive:
• resident satisfaction with KCC as an organisation
• how trust in KCC is built and damaged
• our reputation as a local authority
Improving information, communications and customer experience
We will use the understanding gained from this research to inform and aid the design of the Council’s first resident engagement strategy which seeks to develop a richer, deeper relationship and dialogue with residents. It will also be used to identify the sort of content, features and functionality that residents would value most on our main corporate website (kent.gov.uk) and optimize and shape ongoing marketing, social media and brand management strategies and activities. It will also be used inform other aspects of the council’s policy and strategy development work.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 025108-2022-2 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** SC220097 - Consumer Research (active)
  - Award id: `025108-2022-SC220097-1`
  - Supplier(s): **CM Monitor (Britain Thinks) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181539`
  - Value: £284,532 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** SC220097 - Consumer Research (active)
  - Signed Value: £284,532
  - Signed Date: 30/08/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025108-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-09-07T13:00:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:02:41.743Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-031e06