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Personal finance journalist survey

NS&I

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06 Aug 2026 at 12:17

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NS&I procured a personal finance journalist survey, a market research service for the United Kingdom. The work is intended to provide robust tracking of journalists’ attitudes and opinions about NS&I, its reputation and media relations, the factors driving those views, and how NS&I compares with key financial-provider competitors. The research covers journalists who write about personal finance and savings. The sample is expected to include a range of important publication and media types, including national and regional newspapers, periodicals, online outlets, broadcast media, and newswires or agencies. NS&I is the central government organisation buying and using the service, with delivery covering the United Kingdom. The requirement is therefore suited to research providers with relevant financial-services and media-sector capability.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. IPSOS MORI UK LIMITED was selected for the single lot, with the award active. The award date was 3 July 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 3 July 2026 to 2 July 2027. Its value is £16,324 excluding VAT, or £19,588.80 including VAT. The stated procurement category is services, with the requirement classified as market research. The process was evaluated through the buyer’s direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The contract remains active, and the recorded outcome identifies IPSOS MORI UK LIMITED as the appointed supplier for the personal finance journalist survey.

This procurement indicates demand from NS&I for structured, repeatable insight into the reputation of a financial-services organisation among specialist journalists. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to design and run tracking research with robust sampling of personal finance and savings journalists across national, regional, periodical, online, broadcast and newswire or agency media. Relevant strengths would include market research design, questionnaire development, fieldwork with hard-to-reach professional audiences, analysis of attitudes and reputation drivers, and clear comparison with competing financial providers. Experience translating findings into useful media-relations insight would also be valuable. Providers able to combine UK-wide coverage with consistent measurement over time would be well placed to demonstrate capability for this buyer’s requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Personal finance journalist survey

Notice Description

NS&I needs to understand journalists' attitudes and opinions of NS&I, in terms of reputation and media relations, what is driving this and how NS&I compares to their key financial providers competitors. The survey should include a range of types of key publications e.g. nationals, regional, periodicals, online, broadcast, (newswire/agency). To meet this requirement, NS&I requires a tracking survey which gives robust understanding of the views of journalists, who write about personal finance and savings in UK.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dd8e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074668-2026
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£16,324 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
3 Jul 2026 - 2 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NS&I
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 9HA
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
Borough & Bankside
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IPSOS MORI UK LIMITED

Further Information

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