---
title: "User research participant"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077c88"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Department for Education"
published: "2026-09-29"
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# User research participant

Buyer: Department for Education  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077c88

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## Summary

The Department for Education is buying participant recruitment and management for user research across a broad range of its policy and service areas. The supplier reviews research recruitment briefs, finds people who meet agreed criteria, screens them, schedules their attendance and manages communications. The work also includes administering participant incentives where required, reporting and management information, and supporting accessibility and inclusion, including technology tests when needed. Recruitment risks must be identified and escalated early. Research can be delivered remotely, face to face or through a hybrid model. The service is for research activity across the United Kingdom.

The procurement has been awarded, with PEOPLE FOR RESEARCH LTD selected under a framework through a selective procedure. The award is dated 28 September 2026 and is valued at £450,000 excluding VAT (£540,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 3 December 2026 to 2 December 2028, with an option for the Department for Education to extend it by up to 12 months. It is a single-lot service. The competition was conducted competitively; the award information does not state the evaluation criteria. The planned contract signature date is 2 November 2026.

This award shows demand for a supplier able to deliver end-to-end participant recruitment for government user research across varied policy and service areas. A credible competitor would need to translate research briefs into recruitment activity, source and screen people against agreed criteria, coordinate attendance and communications, and administer incentives when required. The work also calls for dependable reporting, early identification and escalation of recruitment risks, and the ability to meet accessibility and inclusion needs, including arranging technology tests where requested. Suppliers need to support remote, face-to-face and hybrid research rather than relying on a single delivery format. The Department’s use of a framework and competitive award indicates that framework access and the ability to compete through that route matter for comparable future requirements.

## Notice

DfE required a supplier to recruit and manage participants for user research activities across a broad range of policy and service areas. As part of an end-to-end recruitment process, the supplier shall: * review recruitment briefs from DfE as detailed within the Statement of Work * source participants that meet agreed criteria * screen participants against agreed screening criteria * schedule and manage participant attendance * manage participant communications throughout the recruitment process * administer participant incentives where required * provide management information and reporting * support accessibility and inclusion requirements, including tech tests where DfE has identified they are needed * identify and escalate recruitment risks at the earliest opportunity Research may be conducted remotely, face-to-face or through hybrid delivery models.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091899-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 3 Dec 2026 - 2 Dec 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £450,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| 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 | PEOPLE FOR RESEARCH LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2026 at 13:52 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091899-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091899-2026
  29th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04fb0d
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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