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title: "Advanced Manufacturing Research Call-Off Contract"
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# Advanced Manufacturing Research Call-Off Contract

Buyer: Department for Business and Trade  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1f43f489-5a5b-4fe6-8162-8f0ac06757ac

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## Summary

The Department for Business and Trade commissioned advanced manufacturing research and evaluation services to provide timely, high-quality evidence for designing, delivering and assessing its policies and interventions. The requirement covers market and economic research, polling and statistics, classified under CPV 79300000. Work may be delivered across the United Kingdom, including England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. This is a public-sector research services requirement for organisations able to investigate advanced manufacturing markets and assess the effectiveness of related government activity across varied geographical settings.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Ipsos MORI on 2 September 2026. The award value is £4,800,000. The contract runs from 8 September 2026 to 8 September 2031. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The requirement was treated as a services procurement and was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The contract was evaluated through the purchasing route used for the dynamic purchasing system; the published information describes the requirement as one award rather than separate lots. The Department for Business and Trade is the buyer, and Ipsos MORI is the selected supplier.

This outcome indicates demand from the Department for Business and Trade for substantial, long-term research capability focused specifically on advanced manufacturing policy. Competitors would need to demonstrate credible expertise in market and economic research, polling, statistical analysis and evaluation, with the ability to turn evidence into findings useful for policy design, delivery and assessment. They would also need to support work across the United Kingdom and international locations, including Europe and overseas territories, so geographic reach and adaptable fieldwork capacity would be relevant. The requirement was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that smaller or mission-led research providers could be credible participants if they can provide the necessary specialist capability and delivery capacity.

## Notice

The purpose of this Contract is to provide DBT with timely, high-quality research and evaluation evidence to inform the design, delivery and assessment of Advanced Manufacturing policies and interventions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee55d540-74d5-43ba-85cf-460bb8edc507 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 8 Sep 2026 - 8 Sep 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,800,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Business and Trade |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Ipsos MORI |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 13:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee55d540-74d5-43ba-85cf-460bb8edc507

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee55d540-74d5-43ba-85cf-460bb8edc507
  15th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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