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    ContractsRecruit and Manage User Research Participants
    Awarded contract

    Recruit and Manage User Research Participants

    Awarded
    £450k
    Published 29 Sept 2026

    Recruit and manage diverse user research participants for the Department for Education across multiple policy and service delivery areas.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 29 Sept 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £450k
    Published 29 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £450,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • PF
      People For Research Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    29 September 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking a supplier to recruit, screen, and manage participants for user research activities across various policy and service areas. The supplier will be responsible for the full recruitment lifecycle, including reviewing recruitment briefs, sourcing and screening participants against agreed criteria, scheduling attendance, managing communications, administering incentives, and providing reporting. Key responsibilities include supporting accessibility and inclusion requirements with technical testing where needed, and identifying recruitment risks early. Research activities will be delivered through remote, face-to-face, or hybrid models. The supplier should have experience in participant recruitment, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage diverse participant populations while maintaining detailed management information and reporting.

    Track record

    20 awards · 10 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION has awarded 20 contracts to 10 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. IFF RESEARCH LIMITED8× · 40%
    2. IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED3× · 15%
    3. NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH2× · 10%
    4. Ecorys1× · 5%
    5. I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED1× · 5%
    6. NCB RiP1× · 5%

    +4 more suppliers

    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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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-077c88
    DF
    Buyer
    DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
    Sector
    Research & Innovation