AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Department for Work and Pensions awarded the Institute for Fiscal Studies a £326,445 contract for independent validation and quality assurance of Households Below Average Income statistics and associated datasets for specified published years.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, dated 12 October 2026, with a stated contract period from 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2029.
Market significanceThis is a specialist social-research and statistical-quality-assurance services award under an open above-threshold procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Institute for Fiscal Studies
96% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-de9ccc30-6352-44a8-825f-5ad1cfa9b3ce-1 · 326445 GBP · active
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The sole award names “Institute for Fiscal Studies” as supplier and gives an award value of £326,445.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source tender status complete and award status active.
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Contracts Finder notice is labelled “Awarded contract notice”; tender status is “complete” and the award record status is “active”.
Contract status interpretation
96% confidenceThe source records an active award and a contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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Award status is “active”; contract period dates are supplied, with no explicit signature field or signed-contract statement.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£326,445 GBP
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The active award record states value amount 326445, currency GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the sole recorded award and sole named supplier; no lot-level allocation is published.
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One award is listed with one supplier; no lots are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence26 August 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-08-26T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award and tender contract-period start date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence11 October 2029
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Award and tender contract-period end date: 2029-10-11T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice document published at 2026-10-13T11:41:34+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceIndependent validation and quality assurance of DWP’s Households Below Average Income (HBAI) statistics and associated datasets for specified published years.
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Published procurement title and description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 79315000 — Social research services.
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Tender classification lists CPV 79315000 with description “Social research services”.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is recorded as services.
Delivery geography
88% confidenceThe notice lists United Kingdom and several wider territories or regions, including Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe and Rest of the World; the operational delivery model is not described.
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Tender delivery addresses list these geographies.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure (above threshold)
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Tender procurement method details state “Open procedure (above threshold)”.
Competition information
99% confidenceThe number of bids, tenderers, evaluation scores and selection rationale are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
96% confidenceThe tender was marked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs.
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Tender suitability fields record sme: true and vcse: true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 11 October 2029 (approximately three years).
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Published contract-period start and end dates.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
91% confidenceA single £326,445 award covers specialist independent validation and quality assurance of official-income-statistics outputs and associated datasets.
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The notice has one award, one supplier and the published requirement description.
Supplier opportunity signal
92% confidenceThe use of an open above-threshold procedure indicates the requirement was competed openly, although the notice does not disclose participation or evaluation outcomes.
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Procedure is recorded as open above threshold; bid and evaluation information is absent.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier name is unverified: the identity-check workflow completed with status checked_unmatched and no verified legal company identity was supplied.
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supplier_identity_status: checked_unmatched; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.
Published award evidence
97% confidenceThe record provides a clear single active award, supplier, value and contract-period dates.
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One active award names one supplier, with £326,445 value and start/end dates.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation criteria or scores, pricing breakdown, detailed deliverables, lot allocation and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The named supplier is unverified because the completed identity-check workflow found no safe Companies House match; no verified legal company name or number is supplied.
- The source does not explicitly state that a contract was signed, so the analysis reports an active award and stated contract period rather than a signed contract.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, bidder identities, evaluation method or scores, award rationale, pricing structure, detailed milestones, lot-level detail and extension terms.
- The listed delivery geographies are broad and do not explain where or how services will be delivered.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DWP HBAI contract awardInstitute for Fiscal StudiesHouseholds Below Average IncomeHBAI statistics validationsocial research servicesContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the HBAI statistics validation award?
The published award names the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Its company identity is unverified in the supplied identity-check data.
What is the published award value?
The published value is £326,445 GBP.
What is the stated contract period?
The notice states 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2029.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice records an open procedure above threshold, but does not publish bid numbers or evaluation results.
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