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Contracts Award Notice - Quantitative Free Trade Agreement Evaluation

Department for Business and Trade

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
London
Contract value
£1,200,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
25 March 2026
Published
16 June 2026

Procurement

Contract period
5 June 2026 - 5 June 2030
4 years
Procedure type
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
CPV classifications
  • 79311400 Economic research services

What happened

Department for Business and Trade awarded this contract to Frontier Economics worth £1,200,000 on 12 May 2026. The contract runs until 5 Jun 2030.

Description

This contract will allow DBT to commission a range of econometric and quantitative research projects as required over the coming years, supporting the production of interim monitoring outputs and full ex-post evaluation reports using approximately up to five years' worth of ex-post data from each FTA's date of entry into force.

To continue delivering on its commitments, DBT requires a Supplier to provide ongoing analytical and evaluation services under a call-off contract. The Supplier will be expected to design and implement robust quantitative analyses, develop detailed evaluation frameworks, and provide technical support to the Authority's internal analysts to ensure that DBT's FTA M&E programme remains comprehensive, methodologically sound, and responsive to evolving policy priorities.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Frontier Economics
Award value
£1,200,000
Award date
12 May 2026

Contact

Address
Old Admiralty Building, London, SW1A 2BL
Phone

Identifiers

Buyer reference
tender_515093/1583300
Notice ID
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OCID
ocds-b5fd17-a1db00ab-1c09-43df-81b2-10fc56faafa4

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