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    ContractsIndependent Quality Validation of Household Income Statistics
    Awarded contract

    Independent Quality Validation of Household Income Statistics

    Awarded
    £326.4k
    Published 13 Oct 2026

    Independent validation and quality assurance review of Department for Work and Pensions household income statistics and datasets.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 13 Oct 2026· TodayviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £326.4k
    Published 13 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £326,445
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      26 Aug 2026
      1 months ago
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • IF
      Institute for Fiscal Studies
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    13 Oct 202626 Aug 2026

    Brief

    The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) seeks an independent contractor to conduct comprehensive validation and quality assurance of its Households Below Average Income (HBAI) statistics and related datasets for specified published years. This work involves verifying data accuracy, integrity, and reliability; testing analytical methodologies; identifying potential errors or inconsistencies; and providing an independent assessment of statistical quality. The validation process will ensure the published HBAI statistics meet established quality standards and can be relied upon for policy analysis and public reporting. Suppliers should have expertise in statistical analysis, data quality assurance, and familiarity with social policy datasets.

    Track record

    9 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS has awarded 9 contracts to 6 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD3× · 33%
    2. BARINGA PARTNERS LLP2× · 22%
    3. Institute for Fiscal Studies1× · 11%
    4. ALLIED PUBLICITY SERVICES MANCHESTER LIMITED1× · 11%
    5. IFF1× · 11%
    6. TLT LLP (CD Added for CCS Contracts)1× · 11%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    88bf25bd-e9cd-4950-aac4-e76b6f9fadd8-917546

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