--- title: "Community Safety Public Perception Survey" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ed3e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05ed3e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ed3e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ed3e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR SUFFOLK" published: "2026-06-22" --- # Community Safety Public Perception Survey Buyer: THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR SUFFOLK Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ed3e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05ed3e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ed3e.json) ## Summary The Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk has successfully awarded a contract for the "Community Safety Public Perception Survey" to SMSR UK Ltd. The project involves obtaining and interpreting the views of Suffolk residents on community safety. This procurement was conducted through an open procedure and is classified under the services category with a focus on customer survey and analysis services. The survey will cover several regions including Babergh, East Suffolk, Mid Suffolk, Ipswich, and West Suffolk. The contract, valued at GBP 357,960 gross, is active from 1st June 2026 and runs until 31st May 2028, with potential extensions up to 31st May 2030. This tender offers significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) engaged in the field of community safety and public perception research. Businesses specialising in large-scale primary human research, particularly those with experience in policing, community safety, or criminal justice environments, are well-suited to compete. Participation in such tenders can help enterprises expand their portfolios, gain visibility within the public sector, and contribute to shaping community safety policies informed by reliable resident feedback. ## Notice Suffolk Police, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk (PCC), Suffolk County Council and Community Safety Partnerships representatives from Babergh, East Suffolk, Mid Suffolk, Ipswich, and West Suffolk are seeking a delivery partner for a project that obtains and interprets the views of Suffolk residents on community safety. During 2025 a new Police and Crime Plan was developed covering the period 2025-2029, this has set out the policing priorities across Suffolk. The plan focuses on preventing crime and working with communities to make Suffolk a safer place to live, work, travel, and invest. This survey will offer partners across Suffolk an insight into the views of residents to help shape activity at a community safety partnership level. All partners also want to be able to ensure that longitudinal information is available to help inform current strategic priorities and delivery. The work will build upon themed and localised consultations previously undertaken along with needs assessments undertaken for strategy development. The partners are inviting bids from potential providers with extensive experience in large-scale, primary, human research within the community safety environment. This should specifically include policing, community safety, Criminal Justice and/or victims and witnesses of crime. The project will be a large scale, research survey giving a reliable and robust assessment of public perception of community safety and local policing. The successful provider would be expected to consult a representative cohort of Suffolk residents to seek their views and perceptions of community safety and local policing in the county to measure and understand progress being made against our priorities to inform policy and practice. This should be large enough to allow for segmentation at district level, on a demographic basis and between victims and non-victims ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058331-2026 | | Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Planning, Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jun 2026 | | Submission deadline | 2 Feb 2026 | | Future notice date | 22 Dec 2025 | | Award date | 20 Mar 2026 | | Contract period | 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £280,000 | | Lots value | £280,000 | | Awards value | £298,300 | | Contracts value | £298,300 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Active, Pending | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR SUFFOLK | | Locality | IPSWICH | | Post town | Ipswich | | Postcode | IP5 3QS | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk | | ITL 3 | TLH63 East Suffolk | | Local authority | East Suffolk | | Electoral ward | Martlesham & Purdis Farm | | Westminster constituency | Suffolk Coastal | | Delivery location | TLH14 Suffolk CC | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | SMSR | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79311000 - Survey services - 79311200 - Survey conduction services - 79311300 - Survey analysis services - 79342310 - Customer survey services - 79342311 - Customer satisfaction survey ## Release History - 22 Jun 2026 at 08:36 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058331-2026 - 20 Mar 2026 at 17:02 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025975-2026 - 8 Jan 2026 at 13:44 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001475-2026 - 8 Jan 2026 at 13:06 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001456-2026 - 2 Dec 2025 at 15:56 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079044-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058331-2026 22nd June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025975-2026 20th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001475-2026 8th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001456-2026 8th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079044-2025 2nd December 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://7force.force.com - https://atamis-7459.my.site.com/s/Welcome - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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