Notice Information
Notice Title
Council Tax Focus Groups
Notice Description
This Council Tax Focus Group tender covered the procurement and project management of a research project to explore and understand the impact of council tax on different population groups. The awarded research contractor will undertake a series of focus groups and interviews with individuals and community/umbrella organisations to provide insight into budget management, council tax support and lived experience with council tax, identifying both common barriers and examples of best practice, across the different groups. The different population groups will need to make up the sample include the following demographic groups:- Low-income households, including those on the edge of the income thresholds;- Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities; and- Disabled people and households receiving disability benefits.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-kuma6s-153150
- Publication Source
- Sell2Wales
- Latest Notice
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=153150
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £56,272 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Not Specified
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Mark Davies
- Contact Email
- mark.davies@gov.wales
- Contact Phone
- +44 3000257095
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CAERDYDD / CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF10 3NQ
- Post Town
- 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
- Cathays
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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