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# Industry Portfolio Research Tool (IPRT)

Buyer: Department for Business and Trade  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-54594555-093b-4c25-8e43-18d0471f24cf

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## Summary

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}

## Notice

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).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bbb9ef34-2509-40b6-a3f2-dcc684b198d7 |
| 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 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 28 Sep 2026 - 27 Sep 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £900,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £900,000 |
| 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 | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IFF Research |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2026 at 09:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bbb9ef34-2509-40b6-a3f2-dcc684b198d7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bbb9ef34-2509-40b6-a3f2-dcc684b198d7
  12th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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