Contract award · 26 Feb 2026

25119 Data-Led system for Identifying Low Income Households

Cambridgeshire County Council awarded “Data-Led system for Identifying Low Income Households” to Policy in Practice for £615k on 26 Feb 2026.

IT servicesEast of England

Value £615k
WinnerPolicy in Practice SME

Procedure

Procedure as published: Other -.

Key facts

Buyer
Cambridgeshire County Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Policy in Practice SME
Value
£615,000
Procedure
Other -
Sector
IT services · Data collection and collation services (CPV 72314000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date26 Feb 2026
  2. Published24 Apr 2026Published 57 days after the contract date

Description

Cambridgeshire County Council is looking to procure a data-led system for identifying low-income households for all the districts within Cambridgeshire and the county for the next three years. The publication of the Cambridgeshire Poverty Strategy provided an insight into the realities of poverty locally and provided recommendations on how the County Council can support the reduction in poverty across the county. The report noted that 37,000 residents in Cambridgeshire live in a negative budget, with the number of people receiving Universal Credit increasing by 30% over the last four years. Though there are no Cambridgeshire-specific figures on the number of unclaimed support. Policy in Practise estimates that over £24 billion of support goes unclaimed, and it is reasonable to expect that there is a number of unclaimed benefits within Cambridgeshire. The report recommended 'income maximisation' to support the prevention of poverty. This includes ensuring that individuals and household…

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