Contract award · 3 Nov 2025

Trade Survey for Wales

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government awarded “Trade Survey for Wales” to IFF Research Ltd. for £539k on 3 Nov 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionResearch & developmentWales

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · National or federal agency/office
Value
£539,038
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Research & development · Research services (CPV 73110000)
Region
Wales
Timeline
  1. Contract date3 Nov 2025
  2. Published12 Nov 2025Published 9 days after the contract date

Description

Contract for the commission of fieldwork and fieldwork-related tasks for the Trade Survey for Wales (TSW). The aim of this project is for the Contractor to undertake cognitive testing, a pilot and one year of full fieldwork for the TSW during the FYs 25/26 and 26/27.

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