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Third Party Intermediary Research

Consumer Council for Water · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 03:22.

Opportunity overview

CCW wishes to appoint a market research agency to provide qualitative research services across three segments: Third Party Intermediaries (TPIs)1 Retailers2 Business customers. The overarching objective is to understand how well TPIs are working in the retail market and allow us to consider whether any further intervention or guidance is needed to improve the experience for customers. We anticipate depth interviews across these segments, including a diverse sample of businesses to enable a rounded perspective on TPIs, and a good selection of retailers and TPIs.

Classification

  • CPV41110000 — Drinking water
  • CPV41120000 — Non-drinking water
  • CPV73110000 — Research services
  • CPV73300000 — Design and execution of research and development

Lots

  • Lot 1£64k

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
26-010
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
7 Aug 2026, 18:00

Enquiry period

Ends
23 Jul 2026, 13:00

Other Requirements

Reserved Participation

smeVcse

Reserved Participation Location

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ONS

Identifiers

K02000001

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
80,000
Amount
64,000
Currency
GBP

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
30 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Award criteria

Description
The award will be split into two stages A PSQ stage with three scored questions to filter out the supplier base. A second technical stage with four question's to award with a commercial stage. Please see the e-sourcing page for exact detail.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
41110000
Description
Drinking water
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
41120000
Description
Non-drinking water
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
73110000
Description
Research services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
73300000
Description
Design and execution of research and development

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

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
065232-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Jul 2026, 14:41
Format
text/html

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B2 4BH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 065232-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·