Notice Information
Notice Title
Social and Economic Value of Accessing Affordable Credit
Notice Description
Fair4All Finance is seeking an experienced supplier to help us better understand the social impact and economic value of assessing affordable credit in Great Britain. The contract will cover a 2 stage project: Stage One - a meta-analysis of existing evaluations, and a next steps approach scoping exercise There will be pause after stage one to agree approach moving forward. Stage Two - evaluation of social and economic impact of affordable credit provided by commercial lenders Stage Three - evaluation of social and economic impact of affordable credit provided by community lenders The value of the contract may vary as a result of the approach taken. We estimate from PS130,000 - PS350,000 incl of VAT.
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0001
Renewal: A six month extension will be built into the contract to allow flexibility around the timeframe for the Stage 2 & 3 approach.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055a92
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076135-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
66171000 - Financial consultancy services
73210000 - Research consultancy services
79311400 - Economic research services
79311410 - Economic impact assessment
79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £275,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £275,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £282,555 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Jan 2026 - 21 Dec 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Selina Muir
- Contact Email
- procurement@fair4allfinance.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E1 7EX
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Spitalfields & Banglatown
- Westminster Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076135-2025
21st November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037984-2025
7th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037979-2025
7th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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