Notice Information
Notice Title
Market Research & Insights
Notice Description
Thames Water wants to appoint a panel of Companies that can provide Market Research & Customer insights services to Thames Water, these insights will be used by Thames Water to influence business decisions. Successful bidders will form an approved panel and will have the opportunity to complete a variety of works over the contract duration. Thames Water makes no commitment to the contract value as these will vary year on year, and most works will be awarded following mini-competitions amongst panel members.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Thames Water wants to appoint a panel of Companies that can provide Market Research & Customer insights services to Thames Water, these insights will be used by Thames Water to influence business decisions. Successful bidders will form an approved panel and will have the opportunity to complete a variety of works over the contract duration. Work will be mini-competed between awarded bidders.
Options: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 8 years
Renewal: Contracts have an initial duration of 3 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 8 years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03e458
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007034-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79310000 - Market research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £6,600,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £6,600,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Mar 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Aug 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Feb 20242 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- RG1 8DB
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLI London, TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Reading
- Electoral Ward
- Thames
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading Central
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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