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Ofcom is tendering for a Market Research Framework. Ofcom’s Market Research team commissions primary research projects and services, working with a range of teams across the organisation, including Economics and Analytics, Networks and Communications, Broadcasting and Media Policy, Spectrum, Strategy & Policy and Online Safety. We require suppliers that can deliver high quality market research projects, with findings suitable for publication, following industry best practice. Examples of our work can be located on the Market Research section of the Ofcom website: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data
There will be six Market Research Lots in the new framework for the provision of standard market research services, each of which relate to a broad area of standard research expertise; Quantitative (Adults), Qualitative (Adults), Qualitative (Adults minority groups), Children’s Research (Qualitative and Quantitative), Online omnibus/ panel and Behavioural Insight. If Ofcom has a specialist or niche market research service requirement, we may choose to commission that through the framework, or we may choose to commission it via an open Invitation to Tender Process, by inviting specialist suppliers to bid.
At this stage of the process, Applicants are invited to express an interest in providing standard market research services to Ofcom in one or more of these lots. Applicants that pass this initial assessment will be invited to take part in the second stage of the tender. If successful in the second stage of the tender, they will be added as suppliers to the framework agreement for a particular Lot(s).
| Supplier | Identifier | Award Value | Cross-References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2CV Limited | 03195457 | - | - |
| Accent | 06829041 | - | - |
| Beano Studios Ltd | 10054526 | - | - |
| Blue Marble Research | 05639871 | - | - |
| BMG Research Limited | 02841970 | - | DONOR£10K across 1 donation To: Labour Party |
| Continental Research (BVA BDRC) | - | - | - |
| Cowry Consulting LTD | 09819435 | - | - |
| Critical Research Ltd | 06566825 | - | - |
| Discovery Research Limited | 03068609 | - | - |
| DJS Research Ltd | 05494158 | - | - |
| ESRO Ltd (Trading as Revealing Reality) | 05438122 | - | - |
| Explain Market Research Limited | 02880683 | - | - |
| Firefish Limited | 03854900 | - | - |
| Humankind Research | 10690925 | - | - |
| ICE Creates Ltd | 03881965 | - | - |
| IFF Research Ltd | 00849983 | - | - |
| Ipsos UK | - | - | - |
| Irrational Agency Limited | 10034145 | - | - |
| Jigsaw Research Ltd | 03650224 | - | - |
| Kantar Public Limited trading as Verian | - | - | - |
| London Economics Ltd | 04083204 | - | - |
| Magenta Research Ltd. | 09982818 | - | - |
| MEL Research Ltd | 03000946 | - | MP LINK Debbie Abrahams— Employment and earnings |
| MTM London Ltd | 05025878 | - | - |
| Opinium Research LLP | OC331181 | - | - |
| PA Consulting Services Limited | 00414220 | - | DONOR£19K across 2 donations To: The Rt Hon John Healey MP, Mr Michael Dugher MP LOBBYIST Lodestone Oxford Limited (7 quarters) MP LINK John Healey— Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP Michael Dugher— Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (former) |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | OC303525 | - | DONOR£3.38M across 100 donations To: Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Conservative and Unionist Party +7 more MP LINK |
| Savanta Group Ltd | SC281352 | - | MP LINK |
| The Behavioural Insights Team | - | - | - |
| The National Centre for Social Research | - | - | - |
| Trinity McQueen Ltd | 08389485 | - | - |
| Verve Partners Limited | 06663787 | - | - |
| Yonder Consulting Limited | 04153928 | - | MP LINK |
This procurement was divided into 6 lots, each awarded separately. 172 bids were received in total.
| Lot | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lot Lot 1 – Quantitative Research (Adults) 720 days (≈2 yrs) | - | cancelled |
| Lot Lot 2– Qualitative Research (Adults) 720 days (≈2 yrs) | - | cancelled |
| Lot Lot 3 – Qualitative Research (Adults minority groups) 720 days (≈2 yrs) | - | cancelled |
| Lot Lot 4 – Children’s Research (Qualitative and Quantitative) 720 days (≈2 yrs) | - | cancelled |
| Lot Lot 5 – UK online omnibus/ panel surveys 720 days (≈2 yrs) | - | cancelled |
| Lot Lot 6 – Behavioural Insight 720 days (≈2 yrs) | - | cancelled |
Weightings from the notice, applied to every lot.
Government spending data: These suppliers have received £2,183,796,390 in 15,819 payments (over £25k) from Home Office, Ministry of Defence, Department for Transport, Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and 78 more public bodies (2010-04-01 to 2026-08-25).
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