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Access to pay check household income data - Contract Award Notice

WLGA

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

09 Sep 2026 at 10:17

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

22 Jun 2026 at 13:35

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), acting for a consortium of Welsh local authorities and partner organisations, procured continued access to CACI Limited’s Paycheck household income dataset. This is a data service providing modelled estimates of gross household income at individual postcode level. Consortium members use the data for Local Housing Market Assessments, Local Development Plans, Strategic Housing Investment Plans and ward profiles. WLGA manages access and the procurement on behalf of the consortium. Delivery covers Wales. The requirement is for an established household-income dataset and the supporting access needed to use it within public-sector analytical and planning work. It is classified as data services (CPV 72300000). The procurement was a single service lot, marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. WLGA used a below-threshold direct award without competition to CACI Limited, on the basis that changing provider would create disproportionate technical and operational disruption. The award value is £66,961 excluding VAT (£80,353.20 including VAT). The signed contract value is £73,755 excluding VAT (£88,506 including VAT). The award covers a 12-month bridging arrangement from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, while WLGA reviews requirements, engages the market and prepares a competitive procurement for longer-term provision. The contract was signed on 24 July 2026 and runs from 24 July 2026 to 30 September 2027. The completed process had one lot and selected CACI Limited as supplier.

This award demonstrates a continuing Welsh public-sector requirement for reliable, postcode-level household-income data that can be embedded in housing and planning evidence. Suppliers competing for a future requirement would need a proven household-income dataset, consistent modelling methods, clearly defined data structures and sufficient continuity to support longitudinal analysis. Credibility would also depend on the ability to integrate data into established analytical models, maintain comparability with previous outputs and provide robust evidence for statutory planning and investment decisions. Relevant providers should be able to support a consortium of local authorities and partner organisations across Wales, manage data access at scale and explain how their methodology, definitions and structure compare with existing datasets. Experience supporting local housing, development planning and ward-level analysis would be particularly relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Access to pay check household income data - Contract Award Notice

Notice Description

The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), on behalf of a consortium of local authorities and other organisations in Wales, has directly awarded a contract to CACI Limited for continued access to the Paycheck household income dataset. The dataset provides modelled estimates of gross household income at individual postcode level and is used by consortium members to support work on Local Housing Market Assesments, Local Development Plans, Strategic Housing Investment Plans and Ward profiles. WLGA facilitates the procurement and management of access to this dataset on behalf of the consortium. CACI Limited is the current provider of the Paycheck household income dataset used by a consortium of local authorities and partner organisations across Wales. The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), acting on behalf of a consortium of local authorities and partner organisations across Wales (the "contracting authority"), considers that the conditions for direct award under Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 are met, specifically in relation to technical considerations and the avoidance of disproportionate operational disruption.The Paycheck dataset supplied by CACI Limited is currently embedded within established analytical models, evidence bases, and longitudinal datasets used across multiple Welsh authorities. A change of supplier at this stage would introduce significant incompatibility due to differences in modelling methodologies, data definitions, and dataset structure.Transitioning to an alternative provider would require substantial reworking of analytical models, re-baselining of datasets, and validation of outputs, resulting in loss of comparability over time. This would create disproportionate technical and operational difficulties and would risk delays to statutory planning processes and the robustness of evidence supporting housing and planning decisions.Alternative datasets have been considered at a high level; however, they cannot be adopted within the required timeframe without incurring unacceptable cost, delay, and analytical risk.For these reasons, the contracting authority considers that competition is not feasible at this time without disproportionate disruption.This direct award is strictly limited to a period of 12 months and is intended as a time-limited bridging arrangement only.During this period, WLGA will:Undertake a structured review of technical requirements and available datasetsEngage with the marketPrepare and conduct a compliant competitive procurement for longer-term provisionThe contract duration reflects the minimum period necessary to ensure continuity while this work is undertaken.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ba24
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085228-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£66,961 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£73,755 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 Jul 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WLGA
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 5BF
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Butetown
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CACI Ltd

Further Information

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