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    ContractsBusiness Decision-Making Research for Innovative Scale-ups
    Awarded contract

    Business Decision-Making Research for Innovative Scale-ups

    Status
    Awarded
    Published 28 Sept 2026

    Conduct business interviews with innovative scale-ups to understand their decision-making processes around funding, talent, management, and location during growth phases.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 28 Sept 2026· 1 month agoviaContracts Finder
    Status
    Awarded
    Published 28 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      Not disclosed
      Source did not declare a figure
    • Tender closed
      27 Jul 2026
      3 months ago
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • SQ
      SQW LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 month ago.

    28 Sept 2026Today27 Jul 2026

    Brief

    Award Notice: This procurement has been concluded following a mini-competition under the GCA RM6126 Research & Insights Dynamic Purchasing System. Scope: Conduct business interviews to investigate how innovative scale-ups in the DSIT (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) sector make critical business decisions during growth phases. Key Focus Areas: - Funding strategies and capital acquisition - Talent recruitment and management - Organizational management practices - Geographic location decisions and expansion Delierables: Qualitative research findings presenting decision-making patterns, challenges, and best practices among innovative scale-up businesses to inform policy and support initiatives.

    Track record

    23 awards · 19 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, DSIT has awarded 23 contracts to 19 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Perspective Economics Limited3× · 13%
    2. TECHNOPOLIS LIMITED3× · 13%
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    4. Blue Bow Research & Consultancy Ltd1× · 4%
    5. ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED1× · 4%
    6. DISCOVERY RESEARCH LIMITED1× · 4%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    4cba1c88-57c0-4a4a-938b-b7b072fb723d-915700

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