User Research Participants · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)

Award under framework

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£300,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Jul 2026

Awarded to Criteria Fieldwork Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Specialist recruitment agency to support and recruit diverse user researchers for including qualitative and quantitative studies on behalf of the One Login Programme.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

73110000 Research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award under framework
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Call-off under a framework
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Jul 2026, 12:09 BST
Last source update: 26 Aug 2026, 10:28 BST
Authority reference: prj_7173
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-081111
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06caa9 Find a Tender

Related procedures1

Call-off under framework Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2026

Contract award notice published
14 Jul 2026, 12:09 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
26 Aug 2026, 10:28 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £300,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Criteria Fieldwork LtdSME21 Jul 2026 – 20 Jul 2027 · up to 20 Jul 2028Extensions: One (1) twelve (12) month extension	£300,000	14 Jul 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Criteria Fieldwork LtdSME
Signed
15 Jul 2026
Value
£300,000
Period
21 Jul 2026 – 20 Jul 2027 · up to 20 Jul 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
One twelve month extension
No agreed KPIs: Contract is below £5 million

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVWZ-3216-PVQL 22 Whitehall, London, London, SW1A 2EGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Criteria Fieldwork LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03210409 144 Liverpool Road, London, London, N1 1LAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender26 Aug 2026, 10:28 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender14 Jul 2026, 12:09 BST