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Industry Portfolio Research Tool (IPRT)

Department for Business and Trade

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12 Oct 2026 at 09:37

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Business and Trade commissioned an Industry Portfolio Research Tool for the Office for Product Safety and Standards. The work combines business surveys, qualitative research and responsive research commissions. It is intended to build evidence on how businesses understand and manage their product safety responsibilities, to support policy development, regulatory delivery and evaluation. This is a research services requirement, delivered in London. The resulting evidence informs the department’s work with businesses on product safety; the research includes both planned survey and qualitative activity and commissions that can respond to specific evidence needs.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to I.F.F Research Limited on 29 September 2026. The selective procedure was a call-off from the Government Commercial Agency’s Research & Insights Dynamic Purchasing System. The award value is £900,000. The contract runs from 28 September 2026 to 27 September 2030, with an option to extend by up to six months; the stated maximum contract value in the description is £750,000 excluding VAT, and any extension does not increase that maximum. The response deadline was 10 August 2026. The requirement was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No specific evaluation criteria are recorded in the process details.

For research firms, this award demonstrates sustained public-sector demand for evidence on how businesses understand and manage product safety responsibilities. Credible competitors for a similar requirement would need to combine business survey delivery, qualitative research and the ability to undertake responsive commissions, then turn findings into evidence useful for policy, regulatory delivery and evaluation. The selected supplier is an SME, showing that this scale and blend of research was delivered by a smaller business. The work is relevant to organisations with established research capacity across quantitative and qualitative methods, and the flexibility to manage both a programme of research and discrete commissions for the Office for Product Safety and Standards. Experience researching business practices and translating results into practical evidence would be directly pertinent.»} ેણ彩票代理}

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Industry Portfolio Research Tool (IPRT)

Notice Description

Delivery of the Industry Portfolio Research Tool (IPRT) for the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), comprising business surveys, qualitative research and responsive research commissions to provide evidence on how businesses understand and manage product safety responsibilities, supporting policy development, regulatory delivery and evaluation activities. The contract was awarded via the Government Commercial Agency RM6126 Research & Insights Dynamic Purchasing System. It runs for an initial period of four years, from 28 September 2026 to 27 September 2030, with an option to extend by up to six months. Any extension is for time only and does not increase the maximum contract value of PS750,000 (excluding VAT).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-54594555-093b-4c25-8e43-18d0471f24cf
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bbb9ef34-2509-40b6-a3f2-dcc684b198d7
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
28 Sep 2026 - 27 Sep 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Business and Trade
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2DY
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IFF Research

Further Information

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