--- title: "Research Services - A Pathway to Ending Child Poverty" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2ea69ce0-1af2-43fb-ad85-0f53211cad94" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2ea69ce0-1af2-43fb-ad85-0f53211cad94" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ea69ce0-1af2-43fb-ad85-0f53211cad94.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ea69ce0-1af2-43fb-ad85-0f53211cad94.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ACTION FOR CHILDREN" published: "2024-08-30" --- # Research Services - A Pathway to Ending Child Poverty Buyer: ACTION FOR CHILDREN Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2ea69ce0-1af2-43fb-ad85-0f53211cad94 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2ea69ce0-1af2-43fb-ad85-0f53211cad94) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ea69ce0-1af2-43fb-ad85-0f53211cad94.json) ## Summary Action For Children, a prominent children's charity, has concluded an open procurement process titled "Research Services - A Pathway to Ending Child Poverty" in the Research and Development Services industry category. The project aimed to devise a potential blueprint for reducing child poverty for future governmental application. The procurement process, now at the Award stage, culminated with the award of the contract to Public First Limited. The contract period starts on 1st September 2024 and ends on 31st December 2024. While the project encompasses a broad geographical scope, including the British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, United Kingdom, and the Rest of the World, the main office of the buyer is located in Watford, England. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in economic and social research, particularly those experienced in handling complex socio-economic issues. The contract, awarded for £50,000, calls for the development of a pragmatic strategy to combat child poverty, making it ideal for large consultancies and SMEs with strong research capabilities. Organisations focusing on social responsibilities and possessing the technical know-how to impact policy development are well-suited for such opportunities, facilitating significant business growth through high-impact research consultancy. ## Notice Action for Children is a leading children's charity. In the last year, we worked with over 600,000 children, young people and families across more than 500 services, ranging from children's centres and family support to fostering and adoption. Many of those we support are struggling on a low-income. We often hear from frontline staff that families and young people they support can't afford the essentials, that benefit rates are too low, and that rising levels of hardship is getting in the way of service delivery. Poverty harms childhoods and damages children's life chances, but politicians do not have a proper strategy to tackle it. Work is often described as the best route out of poverty, but many of the families we support face complex barriers to employment. We are looking to partner with an economic research consultancy to set out a potential blueprint for change for a future government to meet some ambitious targets on child poverty. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3bcefe83-74e3-496f-94dd-35a14172a8d8 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Aug 2024 | | Submission deadline | 2 Aug 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 15 Aug 2024 | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £50,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ACTION FOR CHILDREN | | Locality | WATFORD | | Post town | Watford | | Postcode | WD18 8AG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH27 South West Hertfordshire | | Local authority | Watford | | Electoral ward | Holywell | | Westminster constituency | Watford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | PUBLIC FIRST | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73110000 - Research services - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 73210000 - Research consultancy services - 79311400 - Economic research services - 79315000 - Social research services ## Release History - 30 Aug 2024 at 13:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3bcefe83-74e3-496f-94dd-35a14172a8d8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3bcefe83-74e3-496f-94dd-35a14172a8d8 30th August 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=83355&B=AFC Additional data - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/154641 User / Company ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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