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title: "Financial Inclusion Barometer"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078b60"
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buyer: "FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED"
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# Financial Inclusion Barometer

Buyer: FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b60

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## Summary

Fair4All Finance Limited commissioned a Financial Inclusion Barometer: an independent, repeatable assessment of how 10 leading UK retail and challenger banks address financial inclusion. The work covers research and measurement across financial capability, inclusive products, accessible banking, customer support, and banks’ commitment and accountability. Its first year is intended to test the research and analytical approaches using existing data and primary consumer research. Outputs are a series of special reports and policy papers. The service is research and development consultancy, delivered in the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and the award is recorded as pending. Fair4All Finance Limited selected FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign through a direct award. The gross awarded value is £348,244. The contract period runs from 2 December 2026 to 1 December 2029, with signature scheduled for 1 December 2026. The requirement was treated as a first-of-its-kind barometer, with the initial year testing the research approach. One lot covered the work. The award allows additional activities: a pulse study, policy roundtable and policy paper preparation. The recorded procurement rationale cites development of a prototype; the research is intended to generate evidence on banks’ contributions to financial inclusion.

For suppliers considering similar research for Fair4All Finance, this award signals demand for independent, repeatable measurement of financial inclusion across retail and challenger banks. A credible competitor would need to combine financial inclusion expertise with research design and analytical capability, including the ability to assess financial capability, product inclusion, accessible banking, customer support, and organisational commitment and accountability. Experience using existing datasets alongside primary consumer research would be relevant, as would the ability to test and refine a research model before applying it consistently. Suppliers should also be able to turn findings into clear special reports and policy papers. The selected provider is a large organisation, and the planned work spans a multi-year period with optional further research and policy activities.

## Notice

Development of a Financial Inclusion Barometer: an independent, repeatable assessment and measurement of how 10 leading UK retail and challenger banks address financial inclusion.

### Procurement Information

The contract will deliver a first of its kind barometer examining and scoring retail and challenger banks contribution to financial inclusion. The research will examine different indicators across financial capability, inclusive products, accessible banking, customer support, and commitment and accountability. The first year will test the viability of the research and analytical approaches using existing data and primary consumer research. The output will be a series of special reports and policy papers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098761-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Dec 2026 - 1 Dec 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £348,244 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | East London |
| Postcode | E1 7EX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Spitalfields & Banglatown |
| Westminster constituency | Bethnal Green and Stepney |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FT FINANCIAL LITERACY AND INCLUSION CAMPAIGN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 09:17 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098761-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098761-2026
  20th October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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