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    ContractsCommunications and Marketing Research Services
    Awarded contract

    Communications and Marketing Research Services

    Awarded
    £1.2m
    Published 3 Jun 2026

    DBT is seeking a research agency on a call-off basis to provide communications and marketing research support for evidence-led strategic communications.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 3 Jun 2026· 3 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £1.2m
    Published 3 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £1,164,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      22 Apr 2026
      4 months ago
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • YC
      Yonder Consulting
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    3 Jun 2026Today22 Apr 2026

    Brief

    The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) seeks research agency support through a call-off contract framework to assist its Communications and Marketing directorate. The agency will deliver evidence-based, outcome-driven communications strategies and research. This opportunity is suitable for research organizations with expertise in communications research, marketing analytics, stakeholder engagement analysis, and evidence collection to inform DBT's public-facing communications campaigns and strategic messaging.

    Track record

    6 awards · 3 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE has awarded 6 contracts to 3 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Yonder Consulting3× · 50%
    2. Public Group International Ltd2× · 33%
    3. Frontier Economics1× · 17%

    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
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    c2840093-3d22-42cf-b743-b2df9b6e98ec-900396
    DF
    Buyer
    DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE
    Sector
    Research & Innovation