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    ContractsFree Trade Agreement Impact Research and Surveys Contract
    Awarded contract

    Free Trade Agreement Impact Research and Surveys Contract

    Awarded
    £1.3m
    Published 17 Sept 2026

    Research contract to evaluate the economic impacts of new UK Free Trade Agreements through annual surveys and qualitative research projects.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 17 Sept 2026· 3 weeks agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £1.3m
    Published 17 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £1,270,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      16 Jan 2026
      9 months ago
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • IR
      IFF RESEARCH LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 weeks ago.

    17 Sept 2026Today16 Jan 2026

    Brief

    This is an awarded contract published for transparency purposes. The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has established a call-off contract framework for conducting research on the impacts of newly negotiated Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). The contract covers both annual business surveys to track economic effects and additional research projects including follow-up qualitative research. This opportunity is suitable for research organizations and consultancies with expertise in trade analysis, survey design and execution, and qualitative research methods. The work will assess how the FTA programme is affecting UK businesses and the broader economy.

    Track record

    11 awards · 7 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE has awarded 11 contracts to 7 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Yonder Consulting3× · 27%
    2. IFF RESEARCH LIMITED2× · 18%
    3. Public Group International Ltd2× · 18%
    4. I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED1× · 9%
    5. IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED1× · 9%
    6. Frontier Economics1× · 9%

    +1 more supplier

    Across research innovation, the most active winners are IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED, WSP UK LIMITED, IFF RESEARCH LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    2b87c275-08a0-4f7c-9ac1-6d09007d2096-914587

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