Scope
Description
Fair4All Finance is seeking an experienced supplier to help us better understand the social impact and economic value of assessing affordable credit in Great Britain.
The contract will cover a 2 stage project:
Stage One - a meta-analysis of existing evaluations, and a next steps approach scoping exercise
There will be pause after stage one to agree approach moving forward.
Stage Two - evaluation of social and economic impact of affordable credit provided by commercial lenders
Stage Three - evaluation of social and economic impact of affordable credit provided by community lenders
The value of the contract may vary as a result of the approach taken. We estimate from £130,000 - £350,000 incl of VAT.
Total value (estimated)
- £275,000 excluding VAT
- £345,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026
- Possible extension to 1 June 2027
- 1 year, 6 months, 1 day
Description of possible extension:
A six month extension will be built into the contract to allow flexibility around the timeframe for the Stage 2 & 3 approach.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
- 79311400 - Economic research services
- 79311410 - Economic impact assessment
- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
Submission
Enquiry deadline
23 July 2025, 1:00pm
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
8 August 2025, 1:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/fair4allfinance/aspx/Home
All communication relating to this procurement must be done through the In-tend portal.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
31 October 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Simple description | Phase 1 - PSQ - this phase focuses on technical ability, experience in the financial inclusion field or similar. Phase 2 - ITT - resourcing, methodology and approach to meeting requirement are key. |
Price |
Weighting description
Phase 1 - PSQ - this phase focuses on technical ability, experience in the financial inclusion field or similar.
Phase 2 - ITT - resourcing, methodology and approach to meeting requirement are key.
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
A Procurement Specific Questionnaire has been issued as the selection stage of this procedure (phase 1).
A shortlist of 3 to 5 suppliers will be asked to submit a tender response.
Presentations/interviews will form part of phase 2.
Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice
Light touch process undertaken prior to PA23 coming into force.
Documents
Documents to be provided after the tender notice
All documents relating to this procurement procedure will be available via: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/fair4allfinance/aspx/Home
Suppliers are required to register on our In-tend eProcurement Portal to access the document pack.
This portal should also be used for all correspondence relating to this procurement.
Contracting authority
FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED
- Companies House: 11810533
16-18 Middlesex Street
London
E1 7EX
United Kingdom
Contact name: Selina Muir
Region: UKI42 - Tower Hamlets
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)