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These indicative dates are for information purposes only. MHCLG reserve the right to amend these dates at any time, and Potential Suppliers rely on them entirely at their own risk.\nIndicative key competition and contract dates are set out below.\nPremarket engagement call\tMon 8 Jun 2026\nIssue of ITT\tJul/Aug 2026\nDeadline for submission of tenders\tAug 2026\nContract award decision\tSep 2026\nContract commencement\tJan 2027\nThe project, if progressed, may be procured through the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) - RM6126 Research & Insights Market Place. Suppliers can apply to join the DPS at any time. Please note that all suppliers within a consortium bid must register on the DPS. During the application to join the DPS, suppliers indicate which services they may be able to provide under the DPS.\nSuppliers are able to register with the DPS via the following link: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps#research. 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It will also aid Supplier's understanding of the requirements in advance of any formal competitive tender exercise.\nThe Authority reserves the right to change any information contained within this PTME at any time, and Suppliers rely upon it entirely at their own risk.\nThe Authority reserves the right not to proceed with a competitive tender exercise after this PTME or to award any contract. \nAny and all costs associated with the production of such a response to this PTME must be borne by the Supplier. \nNo down-selection of Suppliers will take place as a consequence of any responses or interactions relating to this PTME.\nThe Authority expects that all responses to this PTME will be provided by Suppliers in good faith to the best of their ability in the light of information available at the time of their response.\nNo information provided by a Supplier in response to this PTME will be carried forward, used or acknowledged in any way for the purpose of evaluating the Supplier, in any subsequent formal procurement process. \nFor the avoidance of doubt, any suppliers who do not participate in the pre-market engagement exercise will still be permitted to take part in the tender exercise and submit a proposal if they choose to do so.\nRESPONSE\nYour response to this PTME exercise must be submitted to MHCLG's procurement team via commercialtenders@communities.gov.uk no later than 12:00 hours on Friday 12 June 2026. \nSuppliers should also use this email address to confirm their registration for the \npre-market engagement event on Monday 8 June 2026. \nRegistration for the event will close at 17:00 hours on Wednesday 3 June 2026.", "dueDate": "2026-06-12T23:59:59+01:00", "status": "scheduled" } ], "documents": [ { "id": "043458-2026", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043458-2026", "datePublished": "2026-05-12T13:25:48+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ] }, "tender": { "id": "CPD4132003", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "MHCLG Standby Communications Research", "description": "The Insight and Evaluation team in the MHCLG Communications Directorate requires a supplier to provide qualitative and quantitative research on a stand-by basis.\nWe are a small and dynamic team servicing the needs of a busy and evolving communications directorate - including press, digital and marketing colleagues - by providing an evidence base which ensures we are communicating in the most efficient and effective way to our various target audiences. As such, we are looking for an agency which can work agilely and able to turn around projects at short notice when required. \nThe core work of the team is the evaluation of our large scale paid-for marketing campaigns, which requires large surveys with often tricky samples including landlords, private rented sector tenants and social housing tenants.\nThis is supplemented by more ad hoc pieces of work which include fast turn-around polling, message testing and in-depth qualitative work. For example, we conducted exploratory polling examining housing quality issues and complaints processes in the private rented sector. \nWe are looking for an agency that can maintain the work and quality we've built so far but also suggest innovative methods and products which might help hone and expand our insight offer. \nThe contract will be for a period of two years with an optional extension of a further one plus one years. As this is a renewal of an existing contract, any supplier will be required to conduct an extensive handover with the existing Supplier and help to maintain consistency and comparability with previous research conducted for the team where applicable. \nHIGH LEVEL OUTLINE PROJECT OUTCOMES REQUIRED\nThe supplier must demonstrate experience and expertise in the following quantitative research approaches in relation to communication projects: \n•\tSurvey and questionnaire design. \n•\tSurveys delivery using online, telephone or face-to-face methods.\n•\tPublic opinion polling. \n•\tVerbatim analysis. \n•\tStatistical analysis including segmentation, conjoint analysis, regression, and multi-level regression post-stratification. \n•\tImpact evaluation.\nThe supplier must demonstrate experience and expertise in the following qualitative research approaches in relation to communications projects:\n•\tFocus groups and depth interviews, including face-to-face, telephone and online methods.\n•\tContent analysis. \n•\tOnline communities. \n•\tMessage and creative testing and analysis. \nWe also require the supplier to demonstrate experience and expertise in supporting research practices \n•\tDesk research. \n•\tLiterature reviews.\n•\tCommunications behaviours change theory.\n•\tCreating robust recommendations based on evidence.\n•\tHigh quality slide decks and research reports.\n•\tRobust quality assurance practices.\n•\tWorking with academics and other topic experts. \n•\tWorking with agency partners including creative and media buyer agencies.\n•\tInnovative methods of research as recommended by the Supplier. \n•\tWorking with translation providers. \n•\tWorking in multi-disciplinary teams.\n•\tUsing AI for time and cost efficiencies where applicable. \n•\tComing up with innovative research methods. \n•\tDoing research with smaller audiences like landlords, faith communities and postcode targeted areas. \nGeneral research requirements:\n•\tExperience in government, policy and the public sector is beneficial, but not essential. The Supplier must, however, demonstrate expertise in delivering research on social themes, and in research relating to communications specifically. \n•\tIt is not possible to specify further detail in relation to any confirmed or anticipated project topic areas, volumes, stakeholders and research method preferences. The requirements will vary for each commissioned project, and this will be dependent on business needs. \n•\tThe Supplier for each requirement must demonstrate that they have expertise to deliver research projects relevant to the topic interests of the Buyer - which will include, but will not be limited to the following: \no\tHome ownership. \no\tPlanning system, home building and regeneration.\no\tBuilding safety.\no\tPrivate Rented Sector. \no\tSocial housing. \no\tHomelessness and rough sleeping. \no\tRegional devolution. \no\tFaith and community cohesion.\no\tLocal regeneration.\no\tFire safety. \no\tElections. \n•\tCommissioned research projects will focus on improving the Buyer's understanding of key audiences which will include, but not be limited to the following groups: \no\tHomeowners and potential home buyers. \no\tPrivate renters. \no\tSocial housing tenants. \no\tGeneral public.\no\tLandlords. \no\tHome builders and developers. \no\tLetting agents and landlords. \no\tLocal communities, including residents and businesses.\no\tEthnic minorities and faith communities. \no\tStakeholder organisations, including industry and charities.\n•\tProjects will typically be conducted in English, but there may be circumstances where research conducted in other languages is required. The Supplier must have access to appropriate language and translation services.\n•\tThe Supplier for each requirement will be appointed on a standby basis. Due to the ad-hoc nature of the Buyer's requirements, individual projects and associated budgets will be agreed on a case-by-case basis. Therefore, this Contract does not provide any guarantee of minimum work, volumes or spend.\nOUTPUTS/DELIVERABLES\nThe Supplier must be prepared to perform research projects as follows should they be commissioned: \n•\tA response to a specific project brief outlining understanding of issues/context, approach including recruitment and sampling, key risks, timings aligned to the specific requirements of each project, and costs.\n•\tKick off meetings to agree approach with key Buyer contacts.\n•\tDesign of all data capture instruments and support data protection work. \n•\tManage of the recruitment and consent of all research participants.\n•\tData collection and analysis.\n•\tDuring active projects, a weekly status meeting with emailed status update sent within 1 working day. \n•\tProvision of interim findings / analysis meeting pre-debrief.\n•\tSupply of data tables (as relevant and where applicable, weighted and with statistical significance testing).\n•\tRaw data files in Excel or SPSS for quantitative projects (Statistics Software Package for Data Analytics), and transcripts and/or recordings for qualitative research where applicable (where requested).\n•\tShort summaries of headline findings. \n•\tVerbal and/or face-to-face presentation using PowerPoint. The Supplier will be required to give presentations on research findings to the Buyer, which may include presenting to Senior Staff, Special Advisors, and government Ministers.\n•\tThe Supplier will be responsible for producing a final report per project that considers the diverse information that has been collected and clearly synthesises the key findings. Final reports may be published by the Buyer on the GOV.UK website.\n•\tFacilitation of workshops with key Buyer and Supplier personnel to embed findings (if requested/agreed on an ad hoc basis). The Buyer requires, where requested, a 'lessons learnt' meeting covering what was successful about the research approaches taken, what challenges were faced, and any changes to the methodology that the Supplier would recommend for similar projects in the future.\n•\tStrategic analysis combining primary data with other sources of available secondary and operational data (as applicable). 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These indicative dates are for information purposes only. MHCLG reserve the right to amend these dates at any time, and Potential Suppliers rely on them entirely at their own risk.\nIndicative key competition and contract dates are set out below.\nPremarket engagement call\tMon 8 Jun 2026\nIssue of ITT\tJul/Aug 2026\nDeadline for submission of tenders\tAug 2026\nContract award decision\tSep 2026\nContract commencement\tJan 2027\nThe project, if progressed, may be procured through the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) - RM6126 Research & Insights Market Place. Suppliers can apply to join the DPS at any time. Please note that all suppliers within a consortium bid must register on the DPS. During the application to join the DPS, suppliers indicate which services they may be able to provide under the DPS.\nSuppliers are able to register with the DPS via the following link: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps#research. Please note that the registration process will take a minimum of two weeks and suppliers must be fully registered on the DPS in order take part in a tender exercise. If you have any questions about the DPS and would like to contact a member of the GCA team, please use the links provided on the website above.\nTo help ensure that the Social Value aspects of the evaluation criteria that the Authority will apply to this procurement is fair and proportionate, the Authority would like Potential Suppliers to gauge:\n•\tWhether the following Mission and and Outcome is relevant and proportionate to this procurement and could yield some potential benefits: -\nMission: Kick start economic growth. to secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.\nOutcome: Fair work: that offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country.\n•\twhat they could offer as wider benefits of the wider communications team under their chosen outcomes;\n•\tthe level of risk of modern slavery in their supply chain; and\n•\twhether modern slavery risks can be managed/mitigated within the service or not.\nPlease refer to the Cabinet Office Social Value Policy Note for details of the potential model evaluation questions, model award criteria, model response guidance and reporting metrics for each outcome to help in the assessment: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ae1529e270ceae39f9e1a0/2025-02-11_PPN_002_The_social_value_model.docx.pdf\nRESPONSE\nMHCLG will be hosting an online event via Microsoft Teams to provide further detail on the requirements and to obtain market feedback, in particular to the questions below. The event is due to be held on Monday 8 June 2026 at 14:30 hours. Further information will be shared in advance of the event for those who express an interest and/or register to attend. To register for this event, please respond via commercialtenders@communities.gov.uk with the name and email address of the attendees. The deadline for the receipt of expressions of interest/registrations is 17:00 hours on Wednesday 3 June 2026.\nThe purpose of the event is to allow MHCLG to understand the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver the various elements of this service, to understand any new methods or products are available in the market we could consider adding to the contract and receive feedback about the proposed requirements. It will also be an opportunity for suppliers to raise any clarification questions.\nMHCLG is specifically looking for responses to the following questions:\nQ1\tWould you be interested in bidding for this project?\nQ2 Is a single contract for qualitative and quantitative research a suitable approach? \nQ3\tIs what the Authority asking for clear?\nQ4\tWhat, if anything, has the Authority missed or overlooked in setting out their requirement?\nQ5\tIs there anything here which is irrelevant, outdated or unnecessary?\nQ6\tAre there any innovative new methods/techniques which the Authority could consider?\nQ7\tWhich of the proposed Social Value Outcomes would you consider most appropriate for this requirement? Please elaborate on your reasons why you consider these to be more relevant?\nQ8 In your opinion, what is the level of risk of modern slavery in your supply chain? 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MHCLG proposes to record the online event, and this recording will also be included in the final Invitation To Tender. \nResponses to questions will not identify the originator of the question.\nIf a Supplier wishes to ask a question or seek clarification without the question and answer being revealed, then the Supplier must state this in their email and provide its justification for withholding the question and any response. If the Authority does not consider that there is sufficient justification for withholding the question and the corresponding response, the Supplier will be invited to decide whether:\nthe question/clarification and the response should in fact be published; or\nit wishes to withdraw the question/clarification.\nGENERAL CONDITIONS\nThis PTME will help the Authority to refine the requirements and to understand the potential level of interest in the delivering requirements. 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As such, we are looking for an agency which can work agilely and able to turn around projects at short notice when required. \nThe core work of the team is the evaluation of our large scale paid-for marketing campaigns, which requires large surveys with often tricky samples including landlords, private rented sector tenants and social housing tenants.\nThis is supplemented by more ad hoc pieces of work which include fast turn-around polling, message testing and in-depth qualitative work. For example, we conducted exploratory polling examining housing quality issues and complaints processes in the private rented sector. \nWe are looking for an agency that can maintain the work and quality we've built so far but also suggest innovative methods and products which might help hone and expand our insight offer. \nThe contract will be for a period of two years with an optional extension of a further one plus one years. As this is a renewal of an existing contract, any supplier will be required to conduct an extensive handover with the existing Supplier and help to maintain consistency and comparability with previous research conducted for the team where applicable. \nHIGH LEVEL OUTLINE PROJECT OUTCOMES REQUIRED\nThe supplier must demonstrate experience and expertise in the following quantitative research approaches in relation to communication projects: \n•\tSurvey and questionnaire design. \n•\tSurveys delivery using online, telephone or face-to-face methods.\n•\tPublic opinion polling. \n•\tVerbatim analysis. \n•\tStatistical analysis including segmentation, conjoint analysis, regression, and multi-level regression post-stratification. \n•\tImpact evaluation.\nThe supplier must demonstrate experience and expertise in the following qualitative research approaches in relation to communications projects:\n•\tFocus groups and depth interviews, including face-to-face, telephone and online methods.\n•\tContent analysis. \n•\tOnline communities. \n•\tMessage and creative testing and analysis. \nWe also require the supplier to demonstrate experience and expertise in supporting research practices \n•\tDesk research. \n•\tLiterature reviews.\n•\tCommunications behaviours change theory.\n•\tCreating robust recommendations based on evidence.\n•\tHigh quality slide decks and research reports.\n•\tRobust quality assurance practices.\n•\tWorking with academics and other topic experts. \n•\tWorking with agency partners including creative and media buyer agencies.\n•\tInnovative methods of research as recommended by the Supplier. \n•\tWorking with translation providers. \n•\tWorking in multi-disciplinary teams.\n•\tUsing AI for time and cost efficiencies where applicable. \n•\tComing up with innovative research methods. \n•\tDoing research with smaller audiences like landlords, faith communities and postcode targeted areas. \nGeneral research requirements:\n•\tExperience in government, policy and the public sector is beneficial, but not essential. The Supplier must, however, demonstrate expertise in delivering research on social themes, and in research relating to communications specifically. \n•\tIt is not possible to specify further detail in relation to any confirmed or anticipated project topic areas, volumes, stakeholders and research method preferences. The requirements will vary for each commissioned project, and this will be dependent on business needs. \n•\tThe Supplier for each requirement must demonstrate that they have expertise to deliver research projects relevant to the topic interests of the Buyer - which will include, but will not be limited to the following: \no\tHome ownership. \no\tPlanning system, home building and regeneration.\no\tBuilding safety.\no\tPrivate Rented Sector. \no\tSocial housing. \no\tHomelessness and rough sleeping. \no\tRegional devolution. \no\tFaith and community cohesion.\no\tLocal regeneration.\no\tFire safety. \no\tElections. \n•\tCommissioned research projects will focus on improving the Buyer's understanding of key audiences which will include, but not be limited to the following groups: \no\tHomeowners and potential home buyers. \no\tPrivate renters. \no\tSocial housing tenants. \no\tGeneral public.\no\tLandlords. \no\tHome builders and developers. \no\tLetting agents and landlords. \no\tLocal communities, including residents and businesses.\no\tEthnic minorities and faith communities. \no\tStakeholder organisations, including industry and charities.\n•\tProjects will typically be conducted in English, but there may be circumstances where research conducted in other languages is required. The Supplier must have access to appropriate language and translation services.\n•\tThe Supplier for each requirement will be appointed on a standby basis. Due to the ad-hoc nature of the Buyer's requirements, individual projects and associated budgets will be agreed on a case-by-case basis. Therefore, this Contract does not provide any guarantee of minimum work, volumes or spend.\nOUTPUTS/DELIVERABLES\nThe Supplier must be prepared to perform research projects as follows should they be commissioned: \n•\tA response to a specific project brief outlining understanding of issues/context, approach including recruitment and sampling, key risks, timings aligned to the specific requirements of each project, and costs.\n•\tKick off meetings to agree approach with key Buyer contacts.\n•\tDesign of all data capture instruments and support data protection work. \n•\tManage of the recruitment and consent of all research participants.\n•\tData collection and analysis.\n•\tDuring active projects, a weekly status meeting with emailed status update sent within 1 working day. \n•\tProvision of interim findings / analysis meeting pre-debrief.\n•\tSupply of data tables (as relevant and where applicable, weighted and with statistical significance testing).\n•\tRaw data files in Excel or SPSS for quantitative projects (Statistics Software Package for Data Analytics), and transcripts and/or recordings for qualitative research where applicable (where requested).\n•\tShort summaries of headline findings. \n•\tVerbal and/or face-to-face presentation using PowerPoint. The Supplier will be required to give presentations on research findings to the Buyer, which may include presenting to Senior Staff, Special Advisors, and government Ministers.\n•\tThe Supplier will be responsible for producing a final report per project that considers the diverse information that has been collected and clearly synthesises the key findings. Final reports may be published by the Buyer on the GOV.UK website.\n•\tFacilitation of workshops with key Buyer and Supplier personnel to embed findings (if requested/agreed on an ad hoc basis). The Buyer requires, where requested, a 'lessons learnt' meeting covering what was successful about the research approaches taken, what challenges were faced, and any changes to the methodology that the Supplier would recommend for similar projects in the future.\n•\tStrategic analysis combining primary data with other sources of available secondary and operational data (as applicable). 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