Notice Information
Notice Title
Mystery Shopping
Notice Description
Mystery shopping tender
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-a0fd086d-0c3a-4424-9453-078865779b61
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/497bc4f6-ad00-44df-ac45-f8b1598ec513
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79310000 - Market research services
79311000 - Survey services
79312000 - Market-testing services
79313000 - Performance review services
79314000 - Feasibility study
79315000 - Social research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £178,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £178,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Feb 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- POST OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC2V 7ER
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- City of London
- Electoral Ward
- Bassishaw
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/497bc4f6-ad00-44df-ac45-f8b1598ec513
19th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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