Notice Information
Notice Title
Price Personalisation and Consumer Harm Research
Notice Description
Contract for the provision of research into price personalisation and consumer harm through a quantitative behavioural study into the impacts of personalisation of prices/offers on vulnerable consumers.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-d92c8e4e-2104-40c3-bc1d-cd369b91fc1a
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f42a2375-b689-41ce-86ae-203b46241bd5
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73110000 - Research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £93,500 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £93,500 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Aug 2025 - 7 Mar 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
- DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE
- Contact Name
- Department for Business and Trade
- Contact Email
- commercialresearchandconsultancy@businessandtrade.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2DY
- Post Town
- South West 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
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f42a2375-b689-41ce-86ae-203b46241bd5
19th August 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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