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Published 23 Dec 2025

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DBT Research: Econometrics Call Off Contract

Authority: Department for Business and Trade

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services (73000000)
Published contract value£4,500,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 31 Mar 2027
Awarded to ICF Consulting Services Limited
Contract starts 12 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope of this contract will encompass both business and trade themes, including but not limited to productivity and economic growth, exporting and export promotion, supply chains, foreign direct investment and digital trade. It will cover quantitative approaches, particularly econometrics and modelling with the option to include qualitative approaches to support, covering but not limited to case studies, focus groups and interviews.

Published procurement details

Procedure
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Buyer reference
tender_500931/1538713
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Selective
Additional classifications 1: Reference
73110000
Additional classifications 1: Scheme
CPV
Additional classifications 1: Description
Research services
Additional classifications 2: Reference
73200000
Additional classifications 2: Scheme
CPV
Additional classifications 2: Description
Research and development consultancy services
Additional classifications 3: Reference
79300000
Additional classifications 3: Scheme
CPV
Additional classifications 3: Description
Market and economic research; polling and statistics
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    12 Dec 2025
  2. Contract starts
    12 Dec 2025
  3. Notice published
    23 Dec 2025
  4. Contract ends
    31 Mar 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suppliers named on the notice

  • ICF Consulting Services LimitedSupplier 62 Threadneedle St, London, EC2R 8HP
    Identifier
    02702417 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    Large

Official documents & specifications (1)

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Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-8cfc7a99-7760-4f94-81fe-e13d7b1893ee-2026-03-27T13:54:30Z
Published
23 Dec 2025
Latest update
27 Mar 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-8cfc7a99-7760-4f94-81fe-e13d7b1893ee
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-8cfc7a99-7760-4f94-81fe-e13d7b1893ee-1