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London-wide citizen behavioural tracker

LONDON WASTE AND RECYCLING BOARD OPERATING AS RELONDON

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20 Feb 2026 at 12:10

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15 Jan 2026 at 12:37

Tender

14 Jan 2026 at 09:59

Summary of the contracting process

The London Waste and Recycling Board, operating as ReLondon, has awarded a contract for a London-wide citizen behavioural tracker. This procurement process, conducted via an open competitive flexible procedure, focuses on market research services to monitor shifts in Londoners' awareness and attitudes towards circular behaviours. The contract was awarded to ICARO Consulting Limited on 20 February 2026, with the contract period stretching from 5 March to 31 July 2026. The project entails a baseline-setting research on circular lifestyles, with findings segmented by borough, age group, and other demographics. Relevant activities and interventions are planned across various regions in the UK, with key milestones scheduled throughout the first quarter of 2026.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in market research and data analysis, particularly those familiar with environmental and sustainability sectors. Businesses with expertise in citizen engagement and behavioural analysis would be well-positioned to contribute innovative approaches to tracking and analysing public attitudes. SMEs with a capacity for adapting research methodologies to diverse communities and scaling their services across London's expansive regions can leverage this project to enhance their portfolio in public sector contracts. Furthermore, alignment with ReLondon’s mission to promote circular economy practices can open avenues for future collaborations in similar sustainability initiatives.

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Notice Title

London-wide citizen behavioural tracker

Notice Description

While ReLondon has an annual survey of both businesses (SMEs and startups in our network) and local authorities to help measure outcomes for reporting purposes, we have relied until now on campaign-specific surveys and the polling of other organisations (e.g. London Councils' citizen climate survey ) to provide data for tracking and reporting on the outcome of our citizen-facing work. As London Councils' climate survey is no longer taking place, and budgets are no longer available for comprehensive campaign evaluation, ReLondon is now seeking a better value but effective way of monitoring shifts in Londoners' awareness of and attitudes towards more circular, or waste-busting, lifestyles and behaviours. This is likely to be conducted annually as a minimum , but this initial brief and contract is for year one baseline setting , including reporting , plus recommendations /suggested costings for subsequent years. Research approach: We would like responses to suggest optimum approaches and costings against the following core requirements: * Baseline setting in March 2026 , possibly through a quantitative survey of up to 25 questions of a representative sample of Londoners (at least 1,100+), with results split by borough; age group; ethnicity; housing type; and living arrangements. Household or individual income may also be of interest. Alternative approaches to baseline setting will also be considered with interest. January 2026 * Ongoing methodology for subsequent years against year one baseline , to provide longitudinal tracking data. We are also interested in proposals which suggest alternative or supplementary approaches to longitudinal behaviour, attitude and motivational tracking, such as: * Quarterly 'dip' polling against smaller subsets of questions * Ad hoc insights on one-off topics via online polling or using qualitative methods * Occasional topic-specific qualitative 'dips' which interact usefully with the quantitative survey data Costings for any of the above should include data analysis and reporting. We will contract work in the first instance to cover : (a) design and delivery of the baseline setting research in this first year; and (b) the provision of recommendations on methodology and costing /resourcing implications for future iterations in the next financial year. Objectives Our objectives with the tracker (or alternative approach to this piece of longitudinal research) are: * To measure awareness and impact of ReLondon campaigns , events and behavioural interventions and projects # To track awareness of, and (shifts in) attitudes towards, circular behaviours and lifestyles such as swapping and sharing household items, buying second-hand, renting or leasing instead of buying, making things last and repairing more stuff * To track trends and provide insight about areas to focus on amongst different communities and neighbourhoods, as well as at a London-wide level * To test understanding of circularity amongst the general population, including language and specific terminology , what circular behaviours mean in practice and their perceived benefits for people and communities Scope of work The work proposed and costed for must include the following : Inception meeting completed, notes provided and detailed timeline agreed 2-3 March 2026 Refined methodology proposal for year one baseline signed off and recruitment initiated By 3rd week of March Fieldwork underway By end March Conclusion of fieldwork End April Report on baseline research and its implications , with a wrap-up presentation of up to 1.5 hours in-person Mid-May 2026 Future years ' methodology and costings recommendations presented Mid-end May 2026 January 2026 Budget The budget for the baseline setting research for year one plus the provision of recommendations and costings for subsequent years' behavioural tracking activity is up to PS30k plus VAT . We are also interested to see estimates against any alternative or supplementary methodologies you wish to suggest for either year one or future years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060555
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015635-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£30,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
£30,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Feb 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
9 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Feb 20263 days ago
Contract Period
5 Mar 2026 - 31 Jul 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON WASTE AND RECYCLING BOARD OPERATING AS RELONDON
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tenders@relondon.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 7PB
Post Town
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ICARO CONSULTING

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