AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Department for Work & Pensions awarded a call-off for social research services supporting evaluation of the Jobs and Careers Service pathfinder pilot to I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award, valued at £4,000,000, is recorded for I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a four-year UK-wide social-research call-off from a framework agreement, supporting evaluation across three pathfinder research sites.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-92d60819-56ee-4a43-8974-76c8bf9e7fec-1 · 4000000 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 a value of £4,000,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source process status complete and award status active.
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Process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete"; award status is "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence18 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-18T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence18 September 2026 to 17 September 2030
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Award and tender contractPeriod specify these start and end dates.
Notice publication date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice document datePublished: 2026-10-14T13:44:02+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£4,000,000
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The award value is 4000000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the single recorded award and supplier.
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One award is supplied, with one supplier, IFF Research Ltd, and value 4000000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender response deadline
99% confidence17 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-17T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence18 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-18T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence18 September 2026
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Contract period startDate: 2026-09-18T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence17 September 2030
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Contract period endDate: 2030-09-17T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T13:44:02+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceSocial research services for evaluation of the Jobs and Careers Service pilot.
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The description says in-house researchers will evaluate delivery models and gather early insights from three JCS pathfinder research sites; primary CPV is 79315000, Social research services.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address lists countryName as United Kingdom.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot structure or lot allocation is published.
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No lots are supplied and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure: call-off from a framework agreement.
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procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Supplier suitability flags
96% confidenceSME and VCSE suitability were marked yes.
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Tender suitability lists sme: true and vcse: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids, invited suppliers, evaluation scores and award rationale are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceFour years, from 18 September 2026 to 17 September 2030.
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Published contract period start and end dates.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market implication
99% confidenceThe requirement was sourced through a framework call-off rather than an open procedure.
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Published procurement method details: "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Scope signal
96% confidenceThe engagement concerns evaluation and early learning from a three-site public-service pilot.
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The description refers to three pathfinder research sites, testing delivery models and gathering early insights.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name normalisation
99% confidenceThe published supplier name, "IFF Research Ltd", differs in formatting from the verified legal name, "I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED". The verified legal name is used in this analysis.
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Supplier verification completed a normalised-name match to company number 00849983 and flags nameMismatch: true.
Published-information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation methodology and scores, award rationale, framework identity, lot detail, extension terms and pricing breakdown.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source provides no bid count, invited-supplier list, evaluation scores, selection rationale or explanation of why the supplier was chosen.
- The framework agreement is not identified in the supplied data.
- No lot titles, individual lot values or lot allocations are published.
- No extension, option, renewal, pricing or payment terms are published.
- The source supplier name is "IFF Research Ltd" while the verified legal name is "I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED"; the difference is transparently reported and the verified legal name is used.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Department for Work & PensionsI.F.F RESEARCH LIMITEDIFF ResearchJobs and Career Servicessocial research servicesframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Jobs and Career Services Call-Off Contract?
The recorded supplier is I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED, verified under company number 00849983. The source notice names the supplier as IFF Research Ltd.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £4,000,000.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 17 September 2030.
What procurement route was used?
The notice records a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
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