# Tender for a Framework Agreement for the provision of Economic and Social Research Services to the Competition and Markets Authority \(CMA\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Competition and Markets Authority](/buyers/competition-markets-authority-2/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Cambridge Economic Policy Associates Limited \(CEPA\)
- Award value: £500,000
- Tender value: £4,000,000
- Award date: 16 August 2016
- Published: 4 December 2016
- Contract start: 17 August 2016
- Contract end: 16 August 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: works
- Notice ID: f94d2d9f-3c5f-45c9-8b5d-a7186e4c9c20-119628
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8bc064ac-834a-4ed0-b954-377e2edff954

## Description

A framework is required for the provision of specialist consultancy advice relating to economic and social research\. The framework has been divided into the following broad lots: Lot 1 - Social &amp; Economic Research &amp; Analysis Related to Competition &amp; Consumer Policy Lot 2 - Combining Social &amp; Economic Research &amp; Analysis with Market Research in Relation to Competition &amp; Consumer Policy &amp; Regulation Lot 3 - Behavioural Economics &amp; Psychological Research &amp; Training Lot 4 – Statistical &amp; Econometric Service &amp; Analysis Related to Competition &amp; Consumer Policy &amp; Enforcement &amp; Regulation Lot 5 – Industry &amp; Market Specific Research &amp;Technical Analysis Lot 6 – Provision of Specialist Advice relating to Research, Evaluation &amp; the Economics of Industrial Organisations Lot 7 – Specialist Academic Advice Relating to Competition &amp; Regulatory Economics Lot 8 – Specialist Advice Relating to Competition &amp; Regulatory Finance &amp; Accounting

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f94d2d9f-3c5f-45c9-8b5d-a7186e4c9c20-119628)
