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# Experiences of applying for and receiving Attendance Allowance

Buyer: Department for Work and Pensions  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-46627cd0-588f-4732-86c1-0bdd6e52ae5b

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## Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions commissioned social research into people’s experiences of applying for and receiving Attendance Allowance. The project is intended to build the department’s evidence base on how people experience the application and receipt of the benefit, and the extent to which Attendance Allowance is achieving its original aims. It calls for a mixed-methods research project rather than delivery of the benefit itself. The buying organisation is the Department for Work and Pensions, based in London. The stated delivery locations span the United Kingdom, Europe and other locations worldwide, including the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and British Overseas Territories. This requirement is classified as social research services (CPV 79315000).

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. IFF was selected, with an award value of £163,896.03. The award date was 13 October 2026, and the contract period runs from 13 October 2026 to 12 August 2027. The original estimated procurement value was £163,829.03. The Department for Work and Pensions used a selective process as a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract was for one research requirement, with no separate lots described. The tender deadline was 27 July 2026 at 5pm. The stated scope requires mixed methods to investigate experiences of applying for and receiving Attendance Allowance and assess how far it meets its original aims. Small and medium-sized enterprises were identified as suitable for the work; voluntary, community and social enterprises were not.

For research suppliers, this award demonstrates demand from the Department for Work and Pensions for evidence on how people experience applying for and receiving Attendance Allowance, and whether the benefit achieves its intended aims. A credible competitor would need to design and deliver mixed-methods social research that can capture experiences across both application and receipt, then produce evidence capable of informing the department’s understanding of the benefit. The requirement’s broad delivery scope means suppliers should be able to conduct research across the United Kingdom and potentially the other stated locations. The award went to IFF through a framework call-off, so experience of public-sector research and access to an appropriate framework route would be commercially relevant when competing for this same type of DWP requirement in future. The procurement identified SMEs as suitable, indicating that smaller research firms could be credible competitors.

## Notice

This research project seeks to build the Department's evidence base around people's experiences of applying for and receiving Attendance Allowance, using mixed methods to understand: the extent to which Attendance Allowance is achieving its original aims

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56e3c52d-4f27-4ff1-86e7-edd4bd824c86 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 13 Oct 2026 - 12 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £163,829 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £163,896 |
| 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 Work and Pensions |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9NA |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 11:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56e3c52d-4f27-4ff1-86e7-edd4bd824c86

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56e3c52d-4f27-4ff1-86e7-edd4bd824c86
  14th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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