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Price Personalisation and Consumer Harm Research

Department for Business and Trade

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Department for Business and Trade

Buyer Address: Old Admiralty Building, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2DY, England

Contact Name: Department for Business and Trade

Contact Email: commercialresearchandconsultancy@businessandtrade.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
93500.0 GBP
Published
19 Aug 2025, 15:42
Deadline
07 May 2025, 16:00
Contract Start
05 Aug 2025, 23:00
Contract End
07 Mar 2026, 23:59
Category
services
CPV
73110000 - Research services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Alma Economics
Official Source
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Description

Contract for the provision of research into price personalisation and consumer harm through a quantitative behavioural study into the impacts of personalisation of prices/offers on vulnerable consumers.

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