Official UK procurement notice
User research participant · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£450,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 28 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to People For Research Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDfE required a supplier to recruit and manage participants for user research activities across a broad range of policy and service areas.
As part of an end-to-end recruitment process, the supplier shall:
- review recruitment briefs from DfE as detailed within the Statement of Work
- source participants that meet agreed criteria
- screen participants against agreed screening criteria
- schedule and manage participant attendance
- manage participant communications throughout the recruitment process
- administer participant incentives where required
- provide management information and reporting
- support accessibility and inclusion requirements, including tech tests where DfE has identified they are needed
- identify and escalate recruitment risks at the earliest opportunity
Research may be conducted remotely, face-to-face or through hybrid delivery models.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Sept 2026, 13:52 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 13:52 BST
- Authority reference
project_10575- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091899- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c88Find a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
29 Sept 2026 → 8 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published27 days ago29 Sept 2026, 13:52 BST
- Standstill ends18 days ago8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2026- Contract award notice published29 Sept 2026, 13:52 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £450,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| People For Research LimitedSME3 Dec 2026 – 2 Dec 2028 · up to 3 Dec 2029Extensions: The Authority may, at its sole discretion, extend the Contract for a further period of up to twelve (12) months | £450,000 | 28 Sept 2026standstill to 8 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PEOPLE FOR RESEARCH LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender