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Published 23 Oct 2026, 20:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Exploring Skills Needs in England: A Qualitative Research Study (con_31878)

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)

Below threshold - limited competition
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£80,904published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Jan 2026
Awarded to National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract sets out an agreement between the Department for Education (DfE) and the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) to deliver a qualitative study titled Exploring Skills Needs in England.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
73110000 Research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Oct 2026, 20:42 BST
Last source update
23 Oct 2026, 20:42 BST
Authority reference
con_31878
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100772
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078fa5 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    23 Oct 2026, 20:42 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £80,9041 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)SME£80,904 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Education

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDZG-3487-DPVD Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, London, SW1P3BTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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