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Consumer focused smart metering journeys

Consumer Council for Water · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 21:46.

Opportunity overview

CCW wishes to appoint a market research agency to provide qualitative and potentially quantitative research services to: Understand experiences of the household customer journey to smart metering for different household segments Understand what an ideal journey would look like for different segments Within the journey, consider the delivery of the smart metering process itself, including, but not limited to: information provision (what, when and how) and practical support for consumers such as help for low-income households water saving advice awareness of supply pipe responsibility and water company leakage policies. Explore awareness of the context in which universal metering schemes are currently happening, and identify what consumers see as legitimate reasons for rolling out smart metering programmes (e.g. water resources/environmental drought, cost of different ways of ensuring there is sufficient water for now and the long term) At high-level gauge consumer sentiment to the potential to use variable tariffs to help manage water use at peak times of day and in the summer. The research will mainly be with household water bill-payers in England and Wales, in areas which reflects a mix of water companies, and water resource contexts. For some research objectives it may be appropriate, where meaningful, to include future bill-payers

Awarded to

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Contract value
£72.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Feb 2026
Including VAT
£90.3k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 05639871
Location
Leicester, UKF22, LE19 1RJ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
25-012
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Consumer Council for Water
Id
GB-PPON-PCLM-3677-JYML

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCLM-3677-JYML

Address

Street Address
23 Stephenson Street
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B2 4BH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
BLUE MARBLE RESEARCH LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-05639871

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
05639871

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBVY-5322-CYWY

Address

Street Address
5 Merus Court, Meridian Business Park
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE19 1RJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF22

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73110000
Description
Research services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79300000
Description
Market and economic research; polling and statistics

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 10
Region
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-05639871
Name
BLUE MARBLE RESEARCH LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Consumer focused smart metering journeys
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
13 Feb 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
13 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2026, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
90,253
Amount
72,202
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
013346-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Feb 2026, 11:43
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B2 4BH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 013281-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 013346-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·