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ID 6207077 - DFE - The Consumer Council - Market Research

Published 25 Jun 2026

25 Jun 2026

Closed 27 Jul 2026

Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

Primary CPV: 79300000 *
Market and economic research; polling and statistics
Location: 🇬🇧 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Value: £2,000,000
Contract: 1 year Duration
17/08/2026 16/08/2027
Contract Types: 79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...
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SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

Seatem House, 28-32 Alfred Street, Belfast, BT2 8EN, United Kingdom · UKN06

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Award Criteria

AC1 - Proposed Methodology
AC2 - Proposed Team Experience
AC3 - Risk Management
AC4 - Social Value
AC5 - Total Contract Price

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Reference: ID 6207077

The Consumer Council is seeking to appoint a market research Supplier who can deliver insight on behalf of the Consumer Council that fully aligns to the organisation’s statutory powers and objectives regarding understanding consumers and undertaking best practice research. The contract period will be for an initial period of one year with two options to extend for any period, up to and including, twelve months each, starting from the award of the contract. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements of this contract.

Full CPV breakdown

79300000 — Market and economic research; polling and statistics (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Central government
Competition: Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type: Services
Procurement method: Open procedure
Main category: Services
Above threshold: Yes
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Active
Renewal: Initial contract period of one year with two options to extend for any period up to, and including, twelve months each.
Submission method: Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Enquiries close: 20 Jul 2026
Award decision expected: 17 Aug 2026
Covered by GPA: Yes
Language: EN
Published: 25 Jun 2026 14:33
Deadline: 27 Jul 2026 15:00
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06bd34
Notice ID: ID 6207077

Organisations on this notice

CPD - Supplies and Service Division

Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point

Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom

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Organisations

Party 1 › Name	Consumer Council for Northern Ireland
Party 1 › Address › Street	Seatem House, 28-32 Alfred Street
Party 1 › Address › Town / city	Belfast
Party 1 › Address › Postcode	BT2 8EN
Party 1 › Address › Country	GB
Party 1 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKN06
Party 1 › Role	buyer
Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description	Public authority - central government
Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description	Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Party 2 › Name	CPD - Supplies and Service Division
Party 2 › Address › Street	Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Party 2 › Address › Town / city	Belfast
Party 2 › Address › Postcode	BT3 9ED
Party 2 › Address › Country	GB
Party 2 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKN06
Party 2 › Role › Role 1	Procuring entity
Party 2 › Role › Role 2	Process contact point
Party 2 › Role Details	Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.

Buyer

Name	Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

Tender

Title	ID 6207077 - DFE - The Consumer Council - Market Research
Description	The Consumer Council is seeking to appoint a market research Supplier who can deliver insight on behalf of the Consumer Council that fully aligns to the organisation’s statutory powers and objectives regarding understanding consumers and undertaking best practice research. The contract period will be for an initial period of one year with two options to extend for any period, up to and including, twelve months each, starting from the award of the contract. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements of this contract.
Status	active
Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description	Market and economic research; polling and statistics
Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description	Market research services
Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description	Research consultancy services
Item › CPV › CPV 4 › Description	Design and execution of research and development
Item › CPV › CPV 5 › Description	Marketing services
Value › Value incl. VAT	£2,400,000
Value › Value	£2,000,000
Value › Currency	GBP
Procedure type	open
Procedure	Open procedure
Category	services
Above threshold	Yes
Covered by	GPA
How to submit	Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Submission Terms › Electronic submission	allowed
Submission Terms › Languages	en
Bidding period › End	27 Jul 2026
Questions period › End	20 Jul 2026
Award decision period › End	17 Aug 2026
Lot › Status	active
Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT	£2,400,000
Lot › Value › Value	£2,000,000
Lot › Value › Currency	GBP
Lot › Award criteria › Weighting Description	70 percent Quality and 30 percent Cost
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name	AC1 - Proposed Methodology
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description	This is a scored criterion with a Quality weighting of 24.5 - as detailed in the tender documents.
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name	AC2 - Proposed Team Experience
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description	This is a scored criterion with a Quality weighting of 24.5 - as detailed in the tender documents.
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name	AC3 - Risk Management
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description	This is a scored criterion with a Quality weighting of 10.5 - as detailed in the tender documents.
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name	AC4 - Social Value
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description	This is a scored criterion with a Quality weighting of 10.5 - as detailed in the tender documents.
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type	cost
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name	AC5 - Total Contract Price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Description	This is a scored criterion with a Cost weighting of 30 - as detailed in the tender documents.
Lot › Contract period › Start	17 Aug 2026
Lot › Contract period › End	16 Aug 2027
Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to	16 Aug 2029
Lot › Can be renewed	Yes
Lot › Renewal › Description	Initial contract period of one year with two options to extend for any period up to, and including, twelve months each.
Document › Document 1 › Document type	Conflict of interest
Document › Document 1 › Description	Not published
Document › Document 2 › Document type	Tender notice
Document › Document 2 › Description	Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document › Document 2 › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059900-2026
Document › Document 2 › Published	25 Jun 2026

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