DfE awards £188,749 SaLT education research call-off to I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 10:51.

Opportunity overview

To conduct a mixed methods research project to understand: - How Speech and Language Therapists (SaLTs) and SaLT support workers work in education settings, including with pupils - Barriers and facilitators to enabling this workforce to work in education settings.

Awarded to

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IFF Research Ltd

Matched by normalised name

Published award value: £188.7k
Awarded: 30 Sept 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-92b2087c-8ff4-4777-8932-c01074274242-1
Status: active

Classification

CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗
n/aOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: tender_535386/1619559
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Call-off from a framework agreement
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 73000000
Description: Research and development services and related consultancy services

Tender Period

Ends: 12 Aug 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 1 Oct 2026, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: Yes

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Country Name: British Oversea Territories

Entry 2

Country Name: Channel Islands

Entry 3

Country Name: Europe

Entry 4

Country Name: Isle of Man

Entry 5

Country Name: Rest of the World

Entry 6

Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-CFS-179942
Name: Department for Education

Identifier

Legal Name: Department for Education

Address

Street Address: Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street,
Locality: London,
Postal Code: SW1P 3BT
Country Name: England

Contact

Email: David.RUBYAN-LING@EDUCATION.GOV.UK

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-CFS-339172
Name: IFF Research Ltd

Identifier

Legal Name: IFF Research Ltd

Address

Street Address: 5th Floor, Harlequin Building, 65 Southwark Street, London SE1 0HR

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-92b2087c-8ff4-4777-8932-c01074274242-1
Status: active
Date: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Published: 14 Oct 2026, 09:13

Value

Amount: 188,749
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-CFS-339172
Name: IFF Research Ltd

Contract period

Starts: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 1 Oct 2026, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f3267f8c-d03e-43f4-aa77-a7b1c603f9b1 ↗
Published: 14 Oct 2026, 09:13
Format: text/html
Language: en

Entry 2

Id: 2
Description: n/a
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/951d0248-dbf4-404b-8df1-ee289ec7e578 ↗
Format: application/pdf

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London, · SW1P 3BT · England
Delivery location · British Oversea Territories
Delivery location · Channel Islands
Delivery location · Europe
Delivery location · Isle of Man
Delivery location · Rest of the World
Delivery location · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

f3267f8c-d03e-43f4-aa77-a7b1c603f9b1-917653Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 14 Oct 2026, 09:13

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The Department for Education awarded a £188,749 call-off for mixed-methods research on how Speech and Language Therapists and support workers operate in education settings, including barriers and facilitators. The verified legal supplier is I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED.

Published outcome signals

Published notice typeAwarded contract notice on Contracts FinderEvidence: Process notice type and award document title.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-92b2087c-8ff4-4777-8932-c01074274242-1 has status 'active'.
Award date1 October 2026Evidence: Award date is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: f3267f8c-d03e-43f4-aa77-a7b1c603f9b1-917653
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-92b2087c-8ff4-4777-8932-c01074274242
First published: 14 Oct 2026
Last checked: 14 Oct 2026, 10:51
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award was published for I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED. The notice reports an award date and contract-period start date of 1 October 2026; it does not explicitly evidence signature.

Market significance

This is a specialist education-workforce research commission procured through a framework call-off, rather than an open competition.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED

98% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-92b2087c-8ff4-4777-8932-c01074274242-1 · 188749 GBP · active

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Verified company name: I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED (company number 00849983). The active award names source supplier 'IFF Research Ltd' and has value £188,749.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice type

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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Process notice type and award document title.

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award ocds-b5fd17-92b2087c-8ff4-4777-8932-c01074274242-1 has status 'active'.

Award date

96% confidence

1 October 2026

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Award date is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract-period start

96% confidence

1 October 2026

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Published contract period start is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract signature

99% confidence

Unknown

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The supplied award notice data does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£188,749

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The single award and tender value are both GBP 188,749.

Value allocation

97% confidence

Allocated to the single published award

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One award is published, naming one supplier, with value GBP 188,749.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender submission deadline

98% confidence

12 August 2026, 23:59 BST

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Tender period end date is 2026-08-12T23:59:00+01:00.

Award date

96% confidence

1 October 2026

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Published award date is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.

Notice publication

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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Award notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-14T09:13:20+01:00.

Published contract end

96% confidence

1 October 2026

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Published contract-period end is 2026-10-01T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Mixed-methods research into Speech and Language Therapists and support workers in education settings

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Tender description.

Research questions

99% confidence

Workforce practice with pupils and barriers and facilitators to working in education settings

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Tender description.

Delivery geography

88% confidence

Published delivery locations span the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World

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Tender item delivery-address list.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Selective

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Published procurement method is 'selective'.

Route to market

99% confidence

Call-off from a framework agreement

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Published procurement method detail.

Competition information

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information on tenderers, bids, scores and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice data.

SME and VCSE suitability

94% confidence

Marked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs

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Tender suitability flags state SME true and VCSE true.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Published contract period

96% confidence

1 October 2026 to 1 October 2026

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The award and tender contract-period fields give these dates.

Published duration interpretation

94% confidence

Less than one day based on the supplied timestamps

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Start is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00 and end is 2026-10-01T23:59:59+01:00.

Extensions and renewals

99% confidence

Unknown

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No extension or renewal terms are supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial route

99% confidence

Framework call-off

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The published procurement method detail states 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.

Demand signal

97% confidence

Targeted evidence-gathering on the SaLT workforce in education

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The stated scope concerns workforce practice and barriers and facilitators in education settings.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-92b2087c-8ff4-4777-8932-c01074274242
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Department for Education

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Buyer party legal name and process buyer name.

Buyer location

98% confidence

London, England

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Buyer address lists Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT, England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED

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Supplier verification resolved the supplier to company number 00849983 and verified company name I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED.

Company status

97% confidence

Active

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Supplier-verification record reports verified company status 'Active'.

Source trading/display name

99% confidence

IFF Research Ltd

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The award notice identifies the supplier as 'IFF Research Ltd'.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

97% confidence

No estimate available

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Although a contract-period end date is published, no renewal or extension terms are supplied; the same-day period also requires clarification.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier-name normalisation

99% confidence

Source supplier name differs from verified legal name

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The notice uses 'IFF Research Ltd'; supplier verification resolves this to I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED, company number 00849983, through normalised-name matching.

Contract-period anomaly

97% confidence

Published start and end dates fall on the same calendar day

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The record gives 1 October 2026 at 00:00:00+01:00 through 23:59:59+01:00.

Missing procurement detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

No bid count, evaluation results, framework name, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, signature evidence, or extension terms are provided.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The source supplier display name, 'IFF Research Ltd', differs from the verified legal name, I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED; this analysis uses the verified legal identity.
The published contract period starts and ends on 1 October 2026, producing a less-than-one-day period; no explanation is supplied.
Information on bids, evaluation, award rationale, framework identity, lot structure, pricing, contract signature, and extensions or renewal terms is not supplied in the published notice.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Department for Education SaLT education research award?

The verified legal supplier is I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED (company number 00849983). The source notice names IFF Research Ltd.

What is the award value?

The published value is £188,749.

How was the requirement procured?

It was published as a selective call-off from a framework agreement.

Has the contract been confirmed as signed?

No explicit signature evidence is included in the supplied notice data.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

project_10572 - Speech and Language Therapists in education: a mixed methods research project

Opportunity overview

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IFF Research Ltd

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