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Published 29 Sept 2026, 13:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

User research participant · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)

Award under framework
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 description

DfE 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 published
Lot #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
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c88 Find a Tender
Related procedures1

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

29 Sept 2026 → 8 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published27 days ago
    29 Sept 2026, 13:52 BST
  2. Standstill ends18 days ago
    8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    29 Sept 2026, 13:52 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £450,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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£450,00028 Sept 2026standstill to 8 Oct 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Education

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDZG-3487-DPVD Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, London, SW1P3BTContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PEOPLE FOR RESEARCH LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03734502 Suite 302, Qc30 30 Queen Charlotte Street, Bristol, South West, BS1 4HJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender