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Research and Insights DPS[E11]

Liverpool, United KingdomCrown Commercial Service[E1]

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What they want
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the authority intends to put in place a DPS Agreement for the provision of Research and Insights services to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including local authorities, health, police, fire and rescue, education and devolved administrations and charities.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 23 Feb 2029, 23:59 UTC. UTC: 23 Feb 2029, 23:59 UTC.
Published 3 Nov 2021.
Value
GBP 1,300,000,000
Buyer
Crown Commercial ServiceSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

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Deadline[E4]
23 Feb 2029, 23:59 UTC
Value[E12]
GBP 1,300,000,000
Published[E9]
3 Nov 2021
Procedure[E8]
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the authority intends to put in place a DPS Agreement for the provision of Research and Insights services to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including local authorities, health, police, fire and rescue, education and devolved administrations and charities. It is intended that this DPS agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all research and behavioural insights services required by UK Central Government Departments. Additional information: Please note the Closing Date, Contract Start Date and Contract End Date have been manipulated to support compatibility system issues. Please refer to the contract notice for the correct dates, timelines etc. The duration of this DPS was 48 months with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months. This is to advise that the optional extension has been utilised and the end date is now 23/02/2029 and the threshold value has been increased to £1.3b[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E6]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC

    The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.

    Source document 76c6a1ab-5fd1-4dff-bbb7-1214f2752a32-864170

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Crown Commercial Service.

    Document 76c6a1ab-5fd1-4dff-bbb7-1214f2752a32-864170, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 22200000 (Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines).

    Document 76c6a1ab-5fd1-4dff-bbb7-1214f2752a32-864170, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    Document 76c6a1ab-5fd1-4dff-bbb7-1214f2752a32-864170, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 23 Feb 2029, 23:59 UTC.

    “2029-02-23T23:59:00Z”

    Document 76c6a1ab-5fd1-4dff-bbb7-1214f2752a32-864170, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the authority intends to put in place a DPS Agreement for the provision of Research and Insights services to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including local authorities, health, police, fire a…”

    Document 76c6a1ab-5fd1-4dff-bbb7-1214f2752a32-864170, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: United Kingdom.

    Document 76c6a1ab-5fd1-4dff-bbb7-1214f2752a32-864170, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    This notice changes or updates a call for competition.

    “tenderAmendment”

    Document 76c6a1ab-5fd1-4dff-bbb7-1214f2752a32-864170, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The procedure is: Restricted procedure (above threshold).

    Document 76c6a1ab-5fd1-4dff-bbb7-1214f2752a32-864170, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The notice was published on 3 Nov 2021.

    “2021-11-03T10:20:06Z”

    Document 76c6a1ab-5fd1-4dff-bbb7-1214f2752a32-864170, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document 76c6a1ab-5fd1-4dff-bbb7-1214f2752a32-864170, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The notice is titled "Research and Insights DPS".

    Document 76c6a1ab-5fd1-4dff-bbb7-1214f2752a32-864170, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    The stated value is GBP 1,300,000,000.

    “1300000000 GBP”

    Document 76c6a1ab-5fd1-4dff-bbb7-1214f2752a32-864170, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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