Published date: 5 July 2018
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Contract summary
Industry
Research consultancy services - 73210000
Location of contract
London
Value of contract
£53,388
Procurement reference
PROC 16-2018
Published date
5 July 2018
Closing date
12 April 2018
Contract start date
19 April 2018
Contract end date
29 June 2018
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
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Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
1. The CMA wishes to commission advice on the feasibility of, and approach to, developing a robust methodology for measuring the 'poverty premium' (i.e. the extent to which customers on lower incomes are paying higher prices for goods and services than those on higher incomes, across markets in the UK).
2. We want to have access to measures that will inform our work by identifying markets in which customers on lower incomes are paying higher prices, and providing an indicator of the scale of the harm (or premium) experienced by these customers. We want to build on existing research and government datasets, but expect the need for new data collection on prices paid by individuals (and households). Such measures, regularly up-dated, could also be used to inform the public debate about the presence and extent of the poverty premium, inform our own prioritisation and to monitor the impact of actions taken by the CMA to improve outcomes for customers on lower incomes.
3. We are aware that there are challenges to be overcome in designing a robust methodology that works across a number of markets. This is why we wish to commission this work.
4. We would want the successful contractor to build on existing research and data, and on relevant expertise, to advise on a robust methodology for the CMA to take forward. This advice should set out different options for the CMA to consider and the relative merits of these options. The advice should be delivered by 29 June 2018.
Award information
Awarded date
19 April 2018
Contract start date
20 April 2018
Contract end date
29 June 2018
Total value of contract
£53,388
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
NatCen Social Research
Address
35 Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0AXReference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Address
Victoria House, Southampton Row
London
WC1B 4AD
England
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