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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Cumberland Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Experian Ltd
- Value
- £29,054.70
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- IT services · Data analysis services (CPV 72316000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Mar 2024
- Published2 Jan 2025Published 281 days after the contract date
Description
Mosaic (geodemographic / socioeconomic segmentation data): Customer segmentation data are required to allow considerations to be made about how people in different catchment areas might think or behave; this helps to shape how services can be designed to meet their needs, how best to engage and get key messages across to them. Household income data: Gross annual household income data are used to complement other local data to support a wide range of needs including Strategic Housing Market Assessments, Local Plans, Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and Home Upgrade Grant assessments. Household income data are an essential evidence base as a measure of poverty. Property price data: House price data are used with gross annual household income data to calculate housing affordability ratios; this is essential for Strategic Housing Market Assessments. Data are also used to set and update Affordable Price Caps for discounted sale schemes.
About the supplier
Experian Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00653331).