Ceredigion LHMA consultancy award to Opinion Research Services

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 17:17.

Opportunity overview

Ceredigion County Council (CCC) has appointed a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to support the full rewrite of Ceredigion’s Local Housing Market Assessment (LHMA), the Council has procured a suitably qualified consultant with expertise in demographic analysis, housing modelling and the application of the Welsh Government LHMA Tool. The consultant will work collaboratively with Council officers, incorporate feedback from consultation rounds, and deliver the final LHMA within the statutory submission window. The consultant was appointed following a further competition under Lot 8e of ESPO's Consultancy Services framework 664_25. Mae Cyngor Sir Ceredigion (CSC) wedi penodi sefydliad cymwys a phrofiadol i gefnogi ailysgrifennu Asesiad o'r Farchnad Dai Leol (LHMA) Ceredigion yn llawn. Mae'r Cyngor wedi caffael ymgynghorydd cymwys sy'n meddu ar arbenigedd mewn dadansoddi demograffig, modelu tai a chymhwyso Offeryn LHMA Llywodraeth Cymru. Bydd yr ymgynghorydd yn gweithio ar y cyd â swyddogion y Cyngor, yn ymgorffori adborth o'r cylchoedd ymgynghori, ac yn cyflwyno'r LHMA terfynol o fewn y cyfnod cyflwyno statudol. Penodwyd yr ymgynghorydd yn dilyn cystadleuaeth bellach o dan Lot 8e o fframwaith Gwasanaethau Ymgynghori ESPO 664_25.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

SYSTRA LIMITED

Matched by exact name

Published award value: Value not stated
Awarded: Not supplied
Award ID: 056002-2026-1-1
Status: active
Location: London, UKI, United Kingdom

OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED

Matched by exact name

Contract value: £31.2k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 13 Oct 2026
Award ID: 099150-2026-1
Status: active
Location: West Glamorgan, UKL18, SA11AF, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
CPV79315000 — Social research services

Lots

Ceredigion County Council (CCC) has appointed a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to support the full rewrite of Ceredigion’s Local Housing Market Assessment (LHMA), the Council has procured a suitably qualified consultant with expertise in demographic analysis, housing modelling and the application of the Welsh Government LHMA Tool. The consultant will work collaboratively with Council officers, incorporate feedback from consultation rounds, and deliver the final LHMA within the statutory submission window. The consultant was appointed following a further competition under Lot 8e of ESPO's Consultancy Services framework 664_25. Mae Cyngor Sir Ceredigion (CSC) wedi penodi sefydliad cymwys a phrofiadol i gefnogi ailysgrifennu Asesiad o'r Farchnad Dai Leol (LHMA) Ceredigion yn llawn. Mae'r Cyngor wedi caffael ymgynghorydd cymwys sy'n meddu ar arbenigedd mewn dadansoddi demograffig, modelu tai a chymhwyso Offeryn LHMA Llywodraeth Cymru. Bydd yr ymgynghorydd yn gweithio ar y cyd â swyddogion y Cyngor, yn ymgorffori adborth o'r cylchoedd ymgynghori, ac yn cyflwyno'r LHMA terfynol o fewn y cyfnod cyflwyno statudol. Penodwyd yr ymgynghorydd yn dilyn cystadleuaeth bellach o dan Lot 8e o fframwaith Gwasanaethau Ymgynghori ESPO 664_25.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: itt_123960
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: services
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Restricted procedure

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 73000000
Description: Research and development services and related consultancy services

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: Ceredigion County Council (CCC) has appointed a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to support the full rewrite of Ceredigion’s Local Housing Market Assessment (LHMA), the Council has procured a suitably qualified consultant with expertise in demographic analysis, housing modelling and the application of the Welsh Government LHMA Tool. The consultant will work collaboratively with Council officers, incorporate feedback from consultation rounds, and deliver the final LHMA within the statutory submission window. The consultant was appointed following a further competition under Lot 8e of ESPO's Consultancy Services framework 664_25. Mae Cyngor Sir Ceredigion (CSC) wedi penodi sefydliad cymwys a phrofiadol i gefnogi ailysgrifennu Asesiad o'r Farchnad Dai Leol (LHMA) Ceredigion yn llawn. Mae'r Cyngor wedi caffael ymgynghorydd cymwys sy'n meddu ar arbenigedd mewn dadansoddi demograffig, modelu tai a chymhwyso Offeryn LHMA Llywodraeth Cymru. Bydd yr ymgynghorydd yn gweithio ar y cyd â swyddogion y Cyngor, yn ymgorffori adborth o'r cylchoedd ymgynghori, ac yn cyflwyno'r LHMA terfynol o fewn y cyfnod cyflwyno statudol. Penodwyd yr ymgynghorydd yn dilyn cystadleuaeth bellach o dan Lot 8e o fframwaith Gwasanaethau Ymgynghori ESPO 664_25.
Has Options: Yes
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Technical
Type: quality
Description: 300

Criterion 2

Type: price
Description: 700

Options

Description: The Council reserves the right to use this contract to make further purchases on the same terms with the agreement of the contractor/supplier/provider during the contract term, including any agreed extensions. Any changes or additions to the original contract requirements shall be made as a variation to this contract. Within 5 years of the contract expiry or the expiry of any agreed extension, should the Council identify the requirement for the supply of goods, services or works that are similar to the goods, services or works procured under this contract, the Council reserves the right to award a new contract to the existing supplier.

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 73000000
Description: Research and development services and related consultancy services

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79315000
Description: Social research services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKL14

Delivery Location

Description: Ceredigion

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council
Id: GB-FTS-144122

Identifier

Legal Name: Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

Address

Street Address: Neuadd y Cyngor, Penmorfa
Locality: Aberaeron
Region: UKL1
Postal Code: SA46 0PA
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone: +44 1545570881
Email: ymholiadau.caffael@ceredigion.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk ↗
Buyer Profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0491 ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description: Regional or local authority

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 01
Description: General public services

Organisation 2

Name: OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED
Id: GB-FTS-187727

Identifier

Legal Name: OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED

Address

Street Address: The Strand, Swansea
Locality: West Glamorgan
Region: UKL18
Postal Code: SA11AF
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme

Organisation 3

Name: High Court
Id: GB-FTS-111

Identifier

Legal Name: High Court

Address

Street Address: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Locality: London
Postal Code: WC2A 2LL
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone: +44 2079477501

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 099150-2026-1
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-187727
Name: OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 099150-2026-1
Award ID: 099150-2026-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 14 Oct 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 31,175
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Aberaeron · UKL1 · SA46 0PA · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKL14

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

056002-2026award, contract · 15 Jun 2026, 09:41
099150-2026award, contract · 20 Oct 2026, 15:56

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Ceredigion County Council published an award for consultancy supporting a rewrite of its Local Housing Market Assessment. The detailed contract record names OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED and records a GBP 31,175 contract signed on 14 October 2026. However, the supplied dataset also contains a separate active award for SYSTRA LIMITED titled “CoSA Transition Consultancy”, which is not described in the current process details.

Published outcome signals

Published award/contract notices15 June 2026 and 20 October 2026Evidence: Release history lists award, contract notices 056002-2026 on 2026-06-15 and 099150-2026 on 2026-10-20.
LHMA award statusActive award recordEvidence: Award 099150-2026-1 is marked active.
LHMA contract statusActive; signed date recordedEvidence: Contract 099150-2026-1 is marked active and has dateSigned 2026-10-14.

84% approved-analysis confidence2 supplier records analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 099150-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048974
First published: 15 Jun 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 17:17
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED is the supplier named in the detailed LHMA award and contract record. A separate SYSTRA LIMITED award is present in the supplied award data but cannot safely be linked to the LHMA requirement from the available evidence.

Market significance

The LHMA work was competed through ESPO Consultancy Services framework 664_25, Lot 8e, and concerns demographic analysis, housing modelling and Welsh Government LHMA Tool application.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

2 supplier records analysed

OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 099150-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 31175 GBP · Active award; contract record signed 14 October 2026

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Award 099150-2026-1 names OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED for Lot 1; linked contract 099150-2026-1 has value GBP 31,175 and dateSigned 2026-10-14. Legal identity verified by exact-name match to company number 02904006.

SYSTRA LIMITED

90% confidence

Award 056002-2026-1-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown Unknown · Active award record

View supporting evidence

Supplied awards data lists active award 056002-2026-1-1, titled “CoSA Transition Consultancy”, and supplier data identifies SYSTRA LIMITED. Legal identity verified by exact-name match to company number 03383212.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published award/contract notices

98% confidence

15 June 2026 and 20 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Release history lists award, contract notices 056002-2026 on 2026-06-15 and 099150-2026 on 2026-10-20.

LHMA award status

95% confidence

Active award record

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Award 099150-2026-1 is marked active.

LHMA contract status

98% confidence

Active; signed date recorded

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Contract 099150-2026-1 is marked active and has dateSigned 2026-10-14.

Lot record status

99% confidence

Cancelled

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 is marked cancelled in the tender and supplied lot data, despite the active LHMA award and contract records.

VALUES

Published values explained

LHMA contract value

99% confidence

GBP 31,175

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Contract 099150-2026-1 states amount 31175, currency GBP.

SYSTRA award value

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No value is supplied for award 056002-2026-1-1.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

LHMA contract signed

99% confidence

14 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Contract 099150-2026-1-1 is not present; contract 099150-2026-1 records dateSigned 2026-10-14.

Latest supplied source update

95% confidence

20 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Process source_updated_at is 2026-10-20T15:56:15+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Full rewrite of Ceredigion’s Local Housing Market Assessment

View supporting evidence

Process description states that the Council appointed an organisation to support the full LHMA rewrite.

Services

98% confidence

Demographic analysis, housing modelling, Welsh Government LHMA Tool application, consultation feedback and final LHMA delivery

View supporting evidence

These activities are specified in the process and Lot 1 descriptions.

Delivery area

98% confidence

Ceredigion (UKL14)

View supporting evidence

Item delivery location is Ceredigion and delivery address region is UKL14.

Classification

97% confidence

Research and development and related consultancy services; social research services

View supporting evidence

Supplied CPV classifications are 73000000 and 79315000.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Route to market

99% confidence

Further competition under ESPO Consultancy Services framework 664_25, Lot 8e

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Process description expressly states the consultant was appointed following a further competition under Lot 8e.

Procurement method

96% confidence

Selective; restricted procedure

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Process tender fields state procurementMethod selective and procurementMethodDetails Restricted procedure.

Award criteria

90% confidence

Technical: 300; price: 700

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 awardCriteria lists Technical quality description 300 and price description 700.

Bidder count and scoring outcome

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

Information not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract signature

99% confidence

14 October 2026

View supporting evidence

The detailed LHMA contract record explicitly provides dateSigned 2026-10-14.

Contract start and end

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no commencement or expiry date is supplied.

Options and repeat purchasing provision

96% confidence

The Council reserves rights to make further purchases on the same terms during the term, including agreed extensions; it also reserves a potential right to award a new contract for similar requirements within five years of expiry.

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 options description states these reservations. This is not evidence that an extension, variation or future award will occur.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Framework positioning

82% confidence

Suppliers seeking comparable work may need access to the relevant ESPO consultancy framework route or equivalent future procurement route.

View supporting evidence

The published description identifies a further competition under ESPO Consultancy Services framework 664_25, Lot 8e.

Evaluation emphasis

88% confidence

The supplied criteria indicate a much higher stated weighting for price (700) than technical quality (300).

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 award criteria list Technical 300 and price 700; no detailed methodology or scores are supplied.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

84%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-048974
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

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Buyer party and process buyer_name identify Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council.

Buyer type

98% confidence

Regional or local authority

View supporting evidence

Buyer party classification is TED_CA_TYPE REGIONAL_AUTHORITY.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

LHMA supplier identity

99% confidence

OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED, verified legal name; company number 02904006

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification records an exact-name verified match and active company status.

Separate award supplier identity

99% confidence

SYSTRA LIMITED, verified legal name; company number 03383212

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification records an exact-name verified match and active company status for award 056002-2026-1-1.

SME indicator

95% confidence

OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED is marked SME in the supplied party data.

View supporting evidence

Supplier party details state scale: sme.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Renewal timing

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No explicit contract end date is supplied, so no renewal-window estimate can be calculated.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Conflicting lot and contract lifecycle data

99% confidence

The only listed lot is cancelled, while the detailed LHMA award and contract are active and the contract has an explicit signed date.

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 status is cancelled; award 099150-2026-1 and contract 099150-2026-1 are active; contract dateSigned is 2026-10-14.

Separate award embedded in process data

99% confidence

The supplied awards and supplier tables include active SYSTRA award 056002-2026-1-1 (“CoSA Transition Consultancy”), but detailed process data describes the LHMA award to OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED.

View supporting evidence

Awards table and supplier table identify SYSTRA; detailed awards/contracts and process description identify OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED for LHMA.

Unpublished commercial details

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start/end dates, individual lot value, bidder count, tender deadline, award date, scores and pricing breakdown.

View supporting evidence

Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The dataset contains an unresolved lifecycle contradiction: Lot 1 is cancelled while the detailed LHMA award and contract are active and the contract is explicitly signed.
A separate active SYSTRA LIMITED award titled “CoSA Transition Consultancy” appears in the supplied award data but is not safely attributable to the LHMA process from the available evidence.
No contract start date, end date, duration, individual lot value, bidder count, tender deadline, award date, scoring results or pricing breakdown is supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who was named for the Ceredigion LHMA consultancy?

The detailed LHMA award and contract record names OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED.

What is the published contract value?

The detailed LHMA contract record states GBP 31,175.

Was the LHMA contract signed?

Yes. The detailed contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 14 October 2026.

What procurement route was used?

The notice states a further competition under Lot 8e of ESPO Consultancy Services framework 664_25.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Ceredigion - Production Of Local Housing Market Assessment (LHMA)

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

SYSTRA LIMITED

OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Covered By

Lots and requirements

Award criteria

Criteria

Options

Items and delivery

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Delivery Location

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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