--- title: "Smartphone Randomised Controlled Trial (Con_32148)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3968151b-d09a-43c5-97f6-b4d73551c17d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3968151b-d09a-43c5-97f6-b4d73551c17d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3968151b-d09a-43c5-97f6-b4d73551c17d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3968151b-d09a-43c5-97f6-b4d73551c17d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Department for Education" published: "2026-08-12" --- # Smartphone Randomised Controlled Trial (Con_32148) Buyer: Department for Education Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3968151b-d09a-43c5-97f6-b4d73551c17d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3968151b-d09a-43c5-97f6-b4d73551c17d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3968151b-d09a-43c5-97f6-b4d73551c17d.json) ## Summary The Department for Education procured research and development services for a Smartphone Randomised Controlled Trial. The requirement concerns planning and delivering a controlled research study involving smartphones, rather than supplying smartphones as a standalone goods purchase. It falls within research and related consultancy services, with services classified under CPV 73000000. Delivery may cover the United Kingdom, Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and other parts of the world. The buyer is the Department for Education, based in London. This is a public-sector research commission for organisations able to design, manage and deliver evidence-generating work across a geographically broad study area. The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was run as a selective call-off from the GCA RM6126 Research & Insights Marketplace dynamic purchasing system, rather than as an open procedure. The tender submission deadline was 27 May 2026 at 5pm. The contract was awarded on 6 August 2026 to IFF Research, an SME. The awarded value is £1,958,248.71. The contract period runs from 6 August 2026 to 30 May 2029. The recorded award is active, and the award notice was published on 12 August 2026. The published procurement information identifies the service category and research requirement but does not set out a separate lot structure. For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need capability in applied research and development, with particular strength in designing and delivering randomised controlled trials involving smartphone use or smartphone-based data collection. Relevant experience should include research design, participant recruitment and management, study operations, data collection, analysis and production of robust evidence for a government client. Suppliers would also need the organisational capacity to coordinate delivery across the United Kingdom and wider international locations, where required. Experience of public-sector research commissions and access to the GCA Research & Insights Marketplace dynamic purchasing system would be important to compete through the same route. The procurement was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. ## Notice **This is not a call for competition** This is the contract award notice for "Smartphone Randomised Controlled Trial". The competition was carried out using the GCA RM6126 Research & Insights Marketplace DPS. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb7036ba-2851-4142-80cf-60e0144aac6e | | 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 | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 27 May 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 6 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 6 Aug 2026 - 30 May 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,958,248 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £1,958,248 | | 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 Education | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3BT | | 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 | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | IFF Research | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 12 Aug 2026 at 14:38 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb7036ba-2851-4142-80cf-60e0144aac6e - 12 Aug 2026 at 14:37 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb7036ba-2851-4142-80cf-60e0144aac6e - 12 Aug 2026 at 14:34 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb7036ba-2851-4142-80cf-60e0144aac6e - 12 Aug 2026 at 11:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb7036ba-2851-4142-80cf-60e0144aac6e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb7036ba-2851-4142-80cf-60e0144aac6e 12th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4693d151-eba9-4f5d-bef1-4af40e03bc0d n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/54b0e240-7eb0-48eb-a7aa-00146c47361b n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6f6a7da1-92a6-4ddb-91e1-e42eb6b8e7c9 n/a ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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