Contract award · 30 Apr 2026

Impact Evaluation of Consumer Regulation Reforms

Regulator of Social Housing awarded “Impact Evaluation of Consumer Regulation Reforms” to RAND Europe Community Interest Company for £265k on 30 Apr 2026.

Business servicesYorkshire and the Humber

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Key facts

Value
£264,640
Procedure
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Sector
Business services · Social research services (CPV 79315000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date30 Apr 2026
  2. Published2 Sep 2026Published 125 days after the contract date

Description

The Regulator of Social Housing has awarded a contract for an independent evaluation of the consumer regulation reforms introduced from April 2024. The evaluation will assess the impact of the reforms on registered providers, tenants and the quality of social housing services and homes. The work includes evaluation design, stakeholder engagement, qualitative and quantitative analysis, interim reporting and final reporting. The evaluation will support accountability, learning and future regulatory decision making relating to consumer regulation in the social housing sector. The contract was awarded following a further competition under the Crown Commercial Service Research & Insights Dynamic Purchasing System (RM6126).

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