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PS26238 - Connected Products Market Analysis Research

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01/ The notice

Key facts

Value: £199,650Estimated value stated in the notice
Deadline (UK time): Thu 17 Sep 2026, 14:00 BSTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Thu 17 Sep 2026, 14:00 BST, which is not an open deadline.
Published: 13 Oct 2026
Region: Any region

02/ The brief

What the notice says

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***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the GCA RM6126 Research & Insights DPS

Brief Description of Requirement

This project will commission an independent market analysis of the UK connected products market, focusing on connected products that may be within scope of future cyber security policy and legislation. The research will develop a taxonomy of in-scope products, create a comprehensive dataset of organisations and provide analysis of manufacturers, developers, importers, distributors and retailers placing connected products on the UK market. The study will assess market structure, market concentration, international trade patterns, and the degree to which products are likely to comply with the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The requirement is driven by the need to develop a robust evidence base to support policy development, options assessment, impact assessment and future legislative decisions relating to the cyber security of connected products. Current evidence exists for stand alone software markets, but significant gaps remain in relation to connected hardware, operational technology and enterprise connected devices. The research will provide essential baseline data to inform future policy interventions and regulatory design.

03/ Classification

CPV codes

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73000000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

2 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

13 Oct 2026
Contract notice
Contract notice published 13 October 2026.
Release cf-v2:d218c08e64631c2acd0cfefbb7b5afd35b95f1fb096a7d0d3f29db009674e652
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13 Oct 2026
Award notice
Award notice published 13 October 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Thu 17 Sep 2026, 14:00 BST.
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05/ Limits

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06/ Questions

About this notice

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Estimated value stated in the notice: £199,650.

07/ Related

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Reference: fabe6b36-6674-4987-9b6a-d729ff6ad011
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Stage: award · Awarded
Last verified: Thu 15 Oct 2026, 16:18 BST
Read at: Fri 16 Oct 2026, 19:46 BST

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