AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Consumer Council for Water has awarded and signed a contract for its Water Matters tracking survey and an extension of the survey to New Appointments and Variations (NAV) customers. The supplier is DJS RESEARCH LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, is recorded for DJS RESEARCH LIMITED. Contract data records signature on 8 June 2026, a start date of 31 October 2026 and an initial end date of 11 May 2027.
Market significanceThe procurement covers research, survey design, survey delivery, telephone surveying and analysis for a national water-consumer tracker, including NAV customers for the first time.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DJS RESEARCH LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 748512 GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names supplier DJS Research Ltd, linked to GB-COH-5494158. Supplier verification confirms legal name DJS RESEARCH LIMITED through company number 05494158. The award value is shared at award level and the award covers lot 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender record states status: complete; lot 1 also states status: complete.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 states status: active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 states status: active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 8 June 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned: 2026-06-08T00:00:00+01:00 and includes a document with documentType: contractSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-31T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidenceGBP 748,512
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Award 1 value_amount is 748512 GBP; contract 1 value.amount is 748512 GBP.
Contract gross value
99% confidenceGBP 935,640
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 935640 GBP.
Published maximum value
90% confidenceGBP 800,000
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The process-level value_max is 800000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence2 February 2026
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Release history records tender notice release 009175-2026 on 2026-02-02T17:07:08Z.
Submission deadline
99% confidence27 February 2026, 12:00 UTC
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-02-27T12:00:00+00:00.
Award date
99% confidence23 April 2026
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Award dataset records award_date: 2026-04-23T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence8 June 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-06-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-31T00:00:00Z.
Initial contract end
99% confidence11 May 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-05-11T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Release history records contract details notice 099323-2026 on 2026-10-21T10:41:04+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDelivery of CCW's Water Matters tracking survey, maintained as closely as possible to previous years for comparability, with an extension to NAV customers.
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Process description states these requirements explicitly.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot: lot 1
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Tender data lists one lot, ID 1; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1.
Service areas
99% confidenceResearch services, survey design, survey conduction, telephone surveys and survey analysis
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Award item classifications list CPV 73110000, 79311100, 79311200, 79311210 and 79311300.
Delivery coverage
98% confidenceUKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK and UKL regions
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Award item deliveryAddresses lists these UK regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen
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Tender procurementMethod is open.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states Competitive flexible procedure.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence31 October 2026 to 11 May 2027
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Contract period records these start and end dates.
Renewal structure
99% confidenceRenewable on a one-plus-one-plus-one basis
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Contract hasRenewal is true and renewal description states: On a one, plus one, plus one basis.
Maximum extent date
99% confidence11 May 2030
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Contract period.maxExtentDate is 2030-05-11T23:59:59+01:00.
Performance approach
95% confidenceThe tracker survey will be delivered in line with CCW and performance monitored throughout.
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Contract noAgreedMetricsRationale states this wording.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA single supplier has been appointed for the sole published lot.
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Only lot 1 is listed, and award 1 names one supplier, DJS RESEARCH LIMITED.
Scope expansion
99% confidenceThe requirement extends Water Matters surveying to NAV customers for the first time while seeking continuity with prior survey years.
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Process description explicitly states both the comparability objective and first-time NAV extension.
Value allocation
99% confidenceThe GBP 748,512 award value is recorded at award level and no separate lot-level pricing is published.
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Award 1 has value 748512 GBP and covers lot 1; lot data contains no value_amount.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe process-level maximum value is GBP 800,000, while the signed contract records GBP 748,512 net and GBP 935,640 gross. The notice data does not explain the differing value bases.
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Process value_max is 800000 GBP; contract value.amount is 748512 and amountGross is 935640 GBP.
Lot detail availability
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 fields title, description and value_amount are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tender count, bidder list, scoring or evaluation narrative is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published process maximum value (GBP 800,000) differs from the signed contract's net (GBP 748,512) and gross (GBP 935,640) values; value bases are not explained.
- No lot title, lot description or lot-level price is published for lot 1.
- Information on tender volumes, other bidders, evaluation criteria, scoring and reasons for selection is not supplied in the published notice.
- The renewal mechanism is stated, but the notice does not state whether any renewal will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Water Matters surveyNAV SurveyConsumer Council for WaterDJS RESEARCH LIMITEDwater consumer researchsurvey servicespublic contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Water Matters & NAV Survey contract?
DJS RESEARCH LIMITED won award 1 for lot 1. Its identity was verified against company number 05494158.
What is the contract value?
The contract records a net value of GBP 748,512 and a gross value of GBP 935,640. A process-level maximum value of GBP 800,000 is also published, without an explanation of the differing bases.
When does the contract run?
The recorded initial period runs from 31 October 2026 to 11 May 2027. The contract provides for renewals on a one-plus-one-plus-one basis, with a maximum extent date of 11 May 2030.
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