AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Peabody Trust awarded a resident census research services contract to IFF Research Limited. The contract was signed on 7 October 2026 and runs from 8 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract cover lot 1, with IFF Research Limited named as supplier.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition research and resident survey services contract with a stated net value of £59,948 and gross value of £71,938.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
IFF Research Limited
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £59,948 net; £71,938 gross GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names IFF Research Limited as its sole supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, reports GBP 59,948 amount and GBP 71,938 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice
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The source identifies the notice as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender” (UK7).
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete; award and contract active
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Tender and lot status are “complete”; award and contract status are “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-10-07.
Contract start
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-08.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract period endDate is 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£59,948
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Contract 1 value.amount is 59948 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£71,938
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 71938 GBP.
Value attribution
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1 and names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-07.
Notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-07T18:32:06+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-08.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceResident Census Research Project support
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The description seeks an agency partner to support delivery of the Resident Census Research Project.
Pilot-phase activities
98% confidenceGather resident feedback, monitor performance and provide expert advice
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These activities are explicitly listed in the procurement description.
Service categories
99% confidenceResearch services; customer survey services; customer satisfaction survey
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Award item classifications list CPV 73110000, 79342310 and 79342311.
Delivery location
94% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The award item's delivery address is recorded as UK, GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Competition data
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied data contains no bidder count, tenderer identities, evaluation results or award rationale.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is “active”.
Term
99% confidence8 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The explicit contract period runs between these dates.
Extension provision
96% confidenceMay be extended at Peabody's sole discretion to cover Phase Two, subject to budget availability
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The description states that the contract may be extended for Phase Two subject to budget availability.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier award for one lot
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One award relates to lot 1, names one supplier, and has one linked contract.
Addressable capability
93% confidenceResident research, survey delivery, feedback collection and performance monitoring
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These capabilities follow directly from the stated scope and CPV classifications.
Extension dependency
97% confidencePotential Phase Two work depends on Peabody discretion and budget availability
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The extension wording is conditional on both sole client discretion and budget availability.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value completeness
99% confidenceComplete at contract level
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Both net and gross GBP values are provided in the linked contract.
Award decision date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No award date is supplied; the award record has award_date null.
Tender timetable
99% confidenceUnknown
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Tender start and submission deadline are null.
Competition and evaluation data
99% confidenceNot published in supplied data
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No tenderer count, scoring, pricing comparison or award rationale is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is provided.
- No tender publication date, submission deadline, bidder count, evaluation information or award rationale is provided.
- The description permits a discretionary, budget-dependent Phase Two extension but gives no extension period or value.
- The notice labels the document type as contractNotice despite being described as a Contract details notice; the embedded contract record nevertheless explicitly provides a signature date and active contract period.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Peabody TrustIFF Research LimitedResident Census Research Partnerresident researchcustomer survey servicesUK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Peabody's Resident Census Research Partner contract?
IFF Research Limited is the named supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The linked contract states £59,948 excluding VAT and £71,938 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The stated period is 8 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Can the contract be extended?
The description allows a discretionary extension for Phase Two, subject to budget availability.
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