Published date: 23 May 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 16 February 2023, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£40,000

Procurement reference

tender_344891/1216995

Published date

23 May 2023

Closing date

16 February 2023

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

1 March 2023

Contract end date

26 May 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the Research & Insights DPS RM6126

Brief Description of Requirement

The aim of this work is to understand:

i. The prevalence of online and in-app drip pricing across the selected sectors in the UK for the most popular products or services purchased through these means
ii. The types of dripped charges added and their proportion of the final price which may be used as a proxy for consumer harm.
iii. How drip pricing strategies vary across the sectors examined, including how drip pricing interacts with the products, basket, price and purchase frequency

By answering these questions, the department will gain insight into how widespread the problem of online drip pricing in the UK is for the chosen sectors. It is not within the scope of this research to understand the prevalence of offline drip pricing.

The results of this analysis will be used to:

- Ensure future policy development is evidence based
- Inform the development of any future CBA to help support policy decision-making, particularly in understanding the impacts various policy options may have on businesses and consumers
- Act as baseline evidence for monitoring the effect of any regulatory changes, to assess the effectiveness of any future proposals

More information

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

23 May 2023

Contract start date

1 March 2023

Contract end date

26 May 2023

Total value of contract

£39,800

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ALMA ECONOMICS LIMITED

Address

UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Karl Oakley

Address

Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1UH
England

Telephone

01793 867000

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk