Official UK procurement notice
User Satisfaction Surveys · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham (Police & fire)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC1)
Awarded value£148,520published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 23 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Social and Market Strategic Research Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDurham Constabulary has appointed an external provider to conduct User Satisfaction Surveys. This is a below-threshold direct award for the service.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Mar 2026, 14:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2026, 14:13 GMT
- Authority reference
BUS 13- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028581- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0676aaFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published27 Mar 2026, 14:13 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £148,5201 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social and Market Strategic Research LtdSME | £148,520 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
User Satisfaction Surveys · Social and Market Strategic Research LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2026
- Value
- £148,520
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 12 month optional extensions
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SOCIAL & MARKET STRATEGIC RESEARCH LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender