ID 6207077 - DFE - The Consumer Council - Market Research
Estimated value
£2.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
25 Jun 2026
Description
The Consumer Council is seeking to appoint a market research Supplier who can deliver insight on behalf of the Consumer Council that fully aligns to the organisation’s statutory powers and objectives regarding understanding consumers and undertaking best practice research. The contract period will be for an initial period of one year with two options to extend for any period, up to and including, twelve months each, starting from the award of the contract. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements of this contract.
Scope
- Reference
- ID 6207077
- Total value
- £2,000,000 excluding VAT£2,400,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 16 Aug 2026 to 16 Aug 2027Possible extension to 16 Aug 2029
Initial contract period of one year with two options to extend for any period up to, and including, twelve months each.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 7930000079310000732100007330000079342000
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC1 - Proposed Methodology | This is a scored criterion with a Quality weighting of 24.5 - as detailed in the tender documents. | quality | — |
| AC2 - Proposed Team Experience | This is a scored criterion with a Quality weighting of 24.5 - as detailed in the tender documents. | quality | — |
| AC3 - Risk Management | This is a scored criterion with a Quality weighting of 10.5 - as detailed in the tender documents. | quality | — |
| AC4 - Social Value | This is a scored criterion with a Quality weighting of 10.5 - as detailed in the tender documents. | quality | — |
| AC5 - Total Contract Price | This is a scored criterion with a Cost weighting of 30 - as detailed in the tender documents. | cost | — |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 20 Jul 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 27 Jul 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission address
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure