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Published 10 Jul 2026, 14:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Third Party Intermediary Research

Authority: Consumer Council for Water (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Collected and purified water (41)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+7 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)

Published estimate£64,000£80,000 inc. VAT0.9% below published estimate

Submissions closed 7 Aug 2026awarded 28 Sept 2026

Awarded to Impact Research

Contract term 6 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 30 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This tender is for the establishment, management and operation of ad hoc consumer market research services, specifically research to explore Third Party Intermediaries operating in the non-household water retail market in England.

CPV: Design and execution of research and development · Drinking water · Non-drinking water · Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£64,000

Contract period: 30 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (6 mo)Value: £64,000 exc. VAT · £80,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

41110000 Drinking water 41120000 Non-drinking water 73110000 Research services 73300000 Design and execution of research and development

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: The award will be split into two stages A PSQ stage with three scored questions to filter out the supplier base. A second technical stage with four question's to award with a commercial stage. Please see the e-sourcing page for exact detail.

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: 10 Jul 2026, 14:41 BST
Last source update: 21 Oct 2026, 14:53 BST
Authority reference: 26-010
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-065232
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Design and execution of research and developmentDrinking waterNon-drinking waterResearch services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+2 more
South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c8af Find a Tender

Contract terms

Reserved participation area: K02000001

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 7 Aug 2026, 18:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 23 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

10 Jul 2026 → 21 Oct 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published106 days ago
10 Jul 2026, 14:41 BST
Clarification questions by93 days ago
23 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
Submission deadline78 days ago
7 Aug 2026, 18:00 BST
Contract starts24 days ago
30 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published3 days ago
21 Oct 2026, 14:53 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2026

Tender notice published
10 Jul 2026, 14:41 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
21 Oct 2026, 09:25 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
21 Oct 2026, 09:25 BST
Contract details notice published
21 Oct 2026, 14:53 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £63,4001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 108 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Impact Research21 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£63,400	28 Sept 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Third Party Intermediary research   · Impact Research
Signed
13 Oct 2026
Value
£63,400
Period
21 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
10final-stage tenders	8	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Consumer Council for Water

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PCLM-3677-JYML 23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 4BHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

IMPACT RESEARCH LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07245397GB-PPON: PDVR-7185-QTQR 3 The Quintet, Walton-On-Thames, South East, KT12 2TZContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender21 Oct 2026, 14:53 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender21 Oct 2026, 09:25 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender10 Jul 2026, 14:41 BST