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    ContractsFocus Group Recruitment and Facilitation Services
    Awarded contract

    Focus Group Recruitment and Facilitation Services

    Awarded
    £37.6k
    Published 21 Sept 2026

    Engage an experienced supplier to recruit participants and facilitate focus group discussions for research and insights gathering.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 21 Sept 2026· 2 days agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £37.6k
    Published 21 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £37,610
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      17 Aug 2026
      1 months ago
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • TI
      THINKS INSIGHT AND STRATEGY BRITAIN THINKS LTD
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 days ago.

    21 Sept 202617 Aug 2026

    Brief

    This opportunity seeks a single supplier to provide comprehensive focus group services, including participant recruitment, session facilitation, and related logistics. The successful supplier will be responsible for identifying and recruiting qualified participants, conducting moderated focus group discussions according to client specifications, managing scheduling and venue coordination, and delivering findings in a professional format. Suppliers should have experience in qualitative research methodology, participant management, and facilitating group discussions across various demographics and subject matters.

    Track record

    6 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS has awarded 6 contracts to 6 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. WAVEMAKER LIMITED1× · 17%
    2. Serco Limited1× · 17%
    3. Matthew Syed Consulting1× · 17%
    4. DELOITTE LLP1× · 17%
    5. THINKS INSIGHT AND STRATEGY BRITAIN THINKS LTD1× · 17%
    6. M&C SAATCHI PR LIMITED1× · 17%

    Across professional services, the most active winners are REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, KPMG LLP, Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    b8b9c4f3-2448-4ee7-8eb2-e63001af76f0-914818
    OF
    Buyer
    OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
    Sector
    Professional Services