CYP Financial wellbeing research

Official notice

Authority: MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: East of England (UKH24)

Awarded value£600,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to BMG Research Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of a specialist external research agency to design and deliver a UK-wide quantitative tracking study on the financial wellbeing of children and young people aged 7-17. The outcome is to inform policy, funding decisions and targeted interventions

CPV: Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Sept 2026, 13:51 BST
Last source update: 24 Sept 2026, 13:51 BST
Authority reference: C1646
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-090593
Classification (CPV): Research services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH24)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07798f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Call-off from a CCS framework agreement

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £600,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 4

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BMG Research Limited	£600,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

CYP Financial wellbeing research · BMG Research Limited
Signed
4 Aug 2026
Value
£600,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Money & Pensions Service Borough Hall, Bedford, East of England, MK429ABContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BMG RESEARCH LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02841970 Cheshire, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.