Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b89-0579-7224-86c4-15dcbb5d4fa7/research-services [Skip to main content](#main-content) closedGBrestricted procedure # Research Services [Wales & West Utilities Ltd](https://tendernation.io/buyers/wales-west-utilities-ltd) Estimated value Not stated Published 1 Sept 2021 Deadline Closed 30 Sept 2021 ## Who can bid - Split into 3 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. ## About this tender Wales & West Utilities is seeking to commission market research to inform its current and future decision-making over the next 3-5 years. During the period, research may also be commissioned to inform its Business Plan for the regulatory period from 2026. Currently, this market research is not specifically defined, but Wales & West Utilities would like to put in place a framework of suppliers able to deliver the requirements as they arise. Potential service providers should have experience of working with the utility sector and a good understanding of how the energy industry and specifically the gas sector is structured. Wales & West Utilities wants to commission research that engages with audiences in the UK and most commonly with audiences in our geographical operating area of Wales and south west England. Research will most frequently involve domestic consumers and subsets of this group. On occasion, research may be commissioned with representatives of SME's or specific groups of SME's or business sectors such as the public, private or voluntary sectors. The requirement will be divided into lots and tenders may be submitted for all lots: - Lot 1General secondary research insight services - Typically desk research and unlikely to include direct interviews - Lot 2Stakeholder including customer qualitative research services Lots 3 - Stakeholder including customer quantitative research services including use of advanced statistical methods and analysis. Wales & West Utilities is looking to award a 3 year contract with the option to extend for up to 2 years. Read full description ## CPV classification Research consultancy services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-02dc0b-2021-09-01T15:41:49+01:00 [View official notice ](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-02dc0b-2021-09-01T15:41:49+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileWales & West Utilities Ltd: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/wales-west-utilities-ltd)[SectorMore Research & development tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) ## More tenders like this [Included Outside Publication Faith in Nature Natural England 17 days left 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14a29-a2ce-7073-851a-05dd5c86a64c/included-outside-publication-faith-in-nature)[The provision of an online family history service for wales The National Library of Wales 33 days left 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-3ab0-72b7-a215-c1db7fc1c138/the-provision-of-an-online-family-history-service-for-wales)[Cymru Can Strategy Review Future Generations Commissioner for Wales 23 days left 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-3b47-71a7-b7c4-7d49c6871347/cymru-can-strategy-review)[Sector research for councils to learn from collaborative ICT delivery in local government Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-584b-7036-bbe3-327b4e51c3c7/sector-research-for-councils-to-learn-from-collaborative-ict-delivery-in-local-g)[Research and development services and related consultancy services – Multiannual FWC on monitoring, research and analysis related to VET and qualifications European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, CEDEFOP - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training 59 days left 15 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-1b58-70d6-9e0f-07f8589ea85c/greece-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-mu)[Research services – Istraživanja vrsta i staništa u sklopu projekta PKK "Poboljšano upravljanje PPLP" Javna ustanova Park prirode Lonjsko polje 30 days left 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-312a-7230-92e1-4783caf49f90/croatia-research-services-istrazivanja-vrsta-i-stanista-u-sklopu-projekta-pk)