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title: "Risk Information Behavioural Research"
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# Risk Information Behavioural Research

Buyer: Financial Conduct Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-410fe754-2ab9-422b-9e5f-a5f89a977580

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## Summary

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) commissioned behavioural research services for an online experiment concerning risk information. The work falls within market research services and is a professional services requirement rather than a supply, construction or physical works contract. Delivery is in London, including the FCA’s premises at 12 Endeavour Square, E20 1JN. The research is intended to support understanding of how people respond to, interpret or engage with risk information through an online experimental approach. Businesses relevant to this requirement are market research agencies, behavioural science consultancies and research providers with the ability to design, run and analyse online experiments for a public-sector or regulatory client. The contracting authority and buyer is the FCA.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 12 August 2026 to Verian Group UK Ltd. The award value is £102,612, against an estimated procurement range of £85,510 to £102,612. The contract runs from 19 August 2026 to 30 November 2026. It was conducted as a selective procedure and awarded as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 28 July 2026 at 12:00. The requirement was evaluated through the framework call-off process; the published information identifies the selected supplier but does not set out individual quality, price or other scoring criteria. The award is active, and the tender status is complete. The opportunity was identified as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This award indicates that the FCA uses specialist external suppliers for focused behavioural research on risk information, delivered through an online experiment. A credible future competitor would need strong market research and behavioural science capability, including experimental design, online research delivery, participant or respondent management, data collection and rigorous analysis. Experience translating research findings into clear evidence for a financial regulator or another policy-led public body would be relevant. Suppliers should also be able to manage a defined research assignment at professional scale, work to FCA requirements and deliver reliable outputs within a short contract programme. The stated suitability assessment was negative for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating that comparable work is positioned towards more established specialist providers with appropriate capacity and organisational resilience.

## Notice

Behavioural research services for the delivery of an online experiment related to risk information.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9952f494-a273-4c33-b9e4-8a9690c5223e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 19 Aug 2026 - 30 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £102,612 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £102,612 |
| 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 | Financial Conduct Authority |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Kantar Public UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79310000 - Market research services

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2026 at 13:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9952f494-a273-4c33-b9e4-8a9690c5223e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9952f494-a273-4c33-b9e4-8a9690c5223e
  27th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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