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RM6018 Research Marketplace Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) (CO ALB) - Liverpool, North West, United Kingdom

Framework

Sources

Tussell

Framework value

£170M

Number of suppliers

367

Count of identified call-offs

823

Value of identified call-offs

£303M

Services for social, economic and market research available using a dynamic purchasing system (DPS).

This framework lets you buy social, economic or market research for projects of all sizes and value. You can use filters to select the areas of work you want to commission, which will show you a range of suppliers from a shortlist that are appropriate for your needs.

The framework uses a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) which helps customers find relevant suppliers through a filtering system. Suppliers can apply to join...

Supplier name
City
Region
Country
SME
2CV Limited London United Kingdom Yes
3KQ Limited North West United Kingdom Yes
7TH Sense Research UK Limited London United Kingdom Yes
ABA MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED East Of England United Kingdom Yes
Accent Marketing And Research Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Adecco UK Limited London London United Kingdom No
AD HOC GLOBAL LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Adroit Economics Limited North West United Kingdom Yes
ADZUNA LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Aecom Limited London London United Kingdom No
AFRY MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LIMITED Oxford South East United Kingdom Yes
AGULHAS APPLIED KNOWLEDGE LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Alastair Burns & CO Ltd. South East United Kingdom Yes
Albion Environmental Limited Scotland Scotland Yes
ALDABA LIMITED London London United Kingdom Yes
Allto Limited Yorkshire And The Humber United Kingdom Yes
Alma Economics Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Alphaplus Consultancy Limited North West United Kingdom Yes
Amion Consulting Limited North West United Kingdom Yes
Anderson Acoustics Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
Applied Market Solutions Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
Arad Consulting Limited Wales Wales Yes
ARCADIAN WORLD LIMITED West Midlands United Kingdom Yes
ATKINSREALIS UK LIMITED Epsom South East United Kingdom No
AUDIENCENET LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
AXON CONSULTING LTD South East United Kingdom Yes
B2B INTERNATIONAL LTD London United Kingdom Yes
BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED South East United Kingdom No
BAKER RICHARDS CONSULTING LIMITED East Of England United Kingdom Yes
Baringa Partners LLP London United Kingdom No
BASIS RESEARCH LIMITED Oxford South East United Kingdom Yes
Bdifferent Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
BDRC CONTINENTAL LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Beaufort Research Limited Wales Wales Yes
Beehive Research Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
Behavioural Insights Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
Belmana Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
Biggar Economics Limited Scotland Scotland Yes
Bikal Distribution GKB Ltd West Midlands United Kingdom Yes
BLUE MARBLE RESEARCH LIMITED South West United Kingdom Yes
BMG RESEARCH LTD Helsby North West United Kingdom Yes
Bounce Agency Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Briab - Brand & Riskingenj AB Stockholm Sweden No
Brightblue Consulting Limited London United Kingdom Yes
British Geological Survey (NERC) Keyworth East Midlands United Kingdom No
Bryce Space And Technology Limited South East United Kingdom No
Building Research Establishment Limited Watford East Of England United Kingdom No
BURNING GLASS INTERNATIONAL, INC. Boston United States No
BVG ASSOCIATES LIMITED South West United Kingdom Yes
CACI LIMITED London United Kingdom No
Cadence Innova Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
CAG Consult LLP London United Kingdom Yes
Cambridge Centre For Evidence-Based Policing Ltd East Of England United Kingdom Yes
CAMBRIDGE ECONOMETRICS LIMITED East Of England United Kingdom Yes
Cambridge Economic Policy Associates Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Cardiff University Cardiff Wales United Kingdom No
Careers Research And Advisory Centre (Crac) Limited(The) East Of England United Kingdom Yes
Cartesian Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Catalyze Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
CENTRE FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS RESEARCH LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
CENTRE FOR PUBLIC IMPACT EUROPE London United Kingdom Yes
CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY South West United Kingdom Yes
CE - Onderzoek, Advies en Consultancy voor Duurzaamheid B.V. Delft Netherlands No
Cerastes Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
CFE (RESEARCH AND CONSULTING) LIMITED Leicester East Midlands United Kingdom Yes
Chrysalis Research UK Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
Cipfa Business Limited London London United Kingdom Yes
COMMUNITY RESEARCH LIMITED East Midlands United Kingdom Yes
Copenhagen Economics AS No
Cordis Bright Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Cragg Ross Dawson Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Critical Research Limited London United Kingdom Yes
CT GROUP (UK) TRADING LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
CULTURE AMP PTY LTD Melbourne Australia No
Datasumi Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
Davies Mckerr Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
DEFINE RESEARCH & INSIGHT LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
DELTA ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT LIMITED Scotland Scotland Yes
Deltapoll Limited East Midlands United Kingdom Yes
Demos London United Kingdom Yes
Deprivation.Org North West United Kingdom Yes
Derbyshire County Council Matlock East Midlands United Kingdom No
DEVELOPING TRADE CONSULTANTS LTD. New York United States No
Discovery Research Limited London United Kingdom Yes
DJS RESEARCH LIMITED North West United Kingdom Yes
Dotecon Limited London United Kingdom Yes
E4TECH (UK) LTD London United Kingdom Yes
Ebiquity UK Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Economic Insight Limited London United Kingdom Yes
ECONOMICS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED London London United Kingdom Yes
ECORYS UK LIMITED West Midlands United Kingdom No
Ecuity Consulting LLP London United Kingdom No
EGG RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
EKOS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED Scotland Scotland Yes
Element Energy Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Employee Pulsecheck Limited York Yorkshire And The Humber United Kingdom Yes
Enerdata Grenoble France No
ENERGY SYSTEMS CATAPULT LIMITED Birmingham West Midlands United Kingdom Yes
Engine Partners UK LLP London United Kingdom No
ENGLAND MARKETING LIMITED East Of England United Kingdom Yes
Enventure Market Research Limited Yorkshire And The Humber United Kingdom Yes
Ernst & Young LLP London United Kingdom No
Esro Limited London United Kingdom Yes
EUNOMIA RESEARCH & CONSULTING LIMITED Bristol South West United Kingdom Yes
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
EXPLAIN MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED Newcastle Upon Tyne North East United Kingdom Yes
Fathom Financial Consulting Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Fenix Media Limited London United Kingdom Yes
FLAMINGO RESEARCH LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
FOCALDATA LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
FORESIGHT FACTORY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Foundation For Genomics & Population Health East Of England United Kingdom Yes
Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited South East United Kingdom No
FRONTIER ECONOMICS LIMITED London United Kingdom No
FRONTLINE CONSULTANTS LIMITED Scotland Scotland Yes
FRUIT SOCIAL LTD London United Kingdom Yes
FXC Intelligence Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Geoplace LLP South East United Kingdom Yes
Get The Data Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
GFK U.K. LIMITED London United Kingdom No
GOOD BUSINESS LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Grant Thornton UK LLP London United Kingdom No
Greenstreet Berman Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
Guidehouse Europe Limited London United Kingdom Yes
HANBURY STRATEGY AND COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Hardian Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
HARLOW CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED Yorkshire And The Humber United Kingdom No
HARRIS INTERACTIVE UK LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Hartley Mcmaster Limited London United Kingdom Yes
HATCH ASSOCIATES LIMITED London United Kingdom No
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Scotland United Kingdom No
Hopkins Van Mil: Creating Connections Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
Humankind Research Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
Icaro Consulting Limited South West United Kingdom Yes
ICF CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED London London United Kingdom No
I.F.F Research Limited London London United Kingdom No
Ignition House Ltd South West United Kingdom Yes
Illuminas Partners LLP London United Kingdom Yes
Imogen Blood & Associates Ltd North West United Kingdom Yes
Impact Research Ltd Walton On Thames South East United Kingdom Yes
INFORMA MARKETS (UK) LIMITED London United Kingdom No
Innovation Bubble Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
Insight6 Limited London United Kingdom Yes
INSTINCTIF PARTNERS LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Institute For Employment Studies South East United Kingdom Yes
Institute For Fiscal Studies(The) London United Kingdom Yes
INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES(THE) South East United Kingdom No
Interanalysis Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
Itad Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
Ithoughts Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
Jacobs U.K. Limited London London United Kingdom No
Jigsaw Research Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Johnson And Lubbock Partners Limited East Midlands United Kingdom Yes
Join The Dots (Research) Ltd North West United Kingdom Yes
Kantar UK Limited London United Kingdom No
Know. Consulting Limited Tonbridge South East United Kingdom No
KORN FERRY (UK) LIMITED London London United Kingdom No
KPMG LLP London London United Kingdom No
Kubi Kalloo Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
KYNETEC WOODBRIDGE LIMITED South East United Kingdom Yes
Lake Communications Limited Republic Of Ireland No
Landman Economics Ltd East Of England United Kingdom Yes
Land USE Consultants Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Latimer Appleby Limited London United Kingdom Yes
LHASSA CONSULTING FZE Sharjah United Arab Emirates No
Linkfluence Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool North West United Kingdom No
LONDON ECONOMICS LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY London London United Kingdom No
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY Loughborough East Midlands United Kingdom No
LSE Enterprise Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
LS Research & Insight Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
Magenta Research Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester North West United Kingdom No
Marketing Metrix Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Market & Opinion Research International Limited London United Kingdom No
Matrix Insight Limited London United Kingdom Yes
MDS Transmodal Limited North West United Kingdom Yes
Mesh Planning Tools Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
Metro Dynamics Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Middlesex University London London United Kingdom No
Moonshot CVE Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
Morris Hargreaves Mcintyre Limited North West United Kingdom Yes
Munro Market Research Limited North West United Kingdom Yes
Mypocketskill Ltd South East United Kingdom Yes
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH London London United Kingdom No
NATIONAL ENERGY ACTION North East United Kingdom Yes
National Foundation For Educational Research In England And Wales(The) South East United Kingdom No
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH(INCORPORATED)(THE) London United Kingdom Yes
NATIONAL LEARNING AND WORK INSTITUTE East Midlands United Kingdom Yes
NATIONWIDE DATA COLLECTION LIMITED West Midlands United Kingdom Yes
NEMS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED North East United Kingdom Yes
NERA UK LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
NESTA London London United Kingdom No
NEWINGTON COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Niche Strategic Health Partners Ltd Manchester North West United Kingdom Yes
Nile HQ Ltd Scotland Scotland Yes
N.M.G. FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSULTING LIMITED London London United Kingdom Yes
NORTHERN VOICES LIMITED North West United Kingdom Yes
NORTH HIGHLAND UK LIMITED London United Kingdom No
Nous Group (UK) Ltd. London United Kingdom Yes
NPL MANAGEMENT LIMITED London United Kingdom No
OAKDENE HOLLINS LTD. South East United Kingdom Yes
Office for National Statistics (ONS) Newport Wales United Kingdom No
Office For Public Management Limited South West United Kingdom Yes
OFR CONSULTANTS LIMITED Manchester North West United Kingdom Yes
Old Bell 3 Ltd Wales Wales Yes
OMB Research Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
OPINIONPANEL LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Opinion Research Services Limited Swansea Wales United Kingdom Yes
OPTIAS PTY LTD Kensington​ Australia No
Optimat Limited Scotland Scotland Yes
ORB INTERNATIONAL LTD. St.Ives East Of England United Kingdom Yes
ORTUS ECONOMIC RESEARCH LIMITED North East United Kingdom Yes
OVE Arup & Partners Limited London London United Kingdom No
OXERA CONSULTING LLP South East United Kingdom Yes
OXFORD ECONOMICS LIMITED South East United Kingdom No
OXYGEN BRAND CONSULTING LIMITED North West United Kingdom Yes
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED London London United Kingdom No
PEARN KANDOLA LLP South East United Kingdom Yes
PEOPLE FOR RESEARCH LTD South West United Kingdom Yes
PERSPECTIVE ECONOMICS LIMITED Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Yes
Picker Institute Europe South East United Kingdom Yes
Pick Everard Leicester East Midlands United Kingdom No
POLAR INSIGHT LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Prestige Purchasing Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP London London United Kingdom No
PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED Scotland Scotland Yes
PRP ARCHITECTS LLP South East United Kingdom Yes
Public First Limited East Midlands United Kingdom Yes
PUBLIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Pure Science Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Purple Market Research Ltd East Of England United Kingdom Yes
PYE Tait Limited Leicester East Midlands United Kingdom Yes
QA RESEARCH LTD York Yorkshire And The Humber United Kingdom Yes
Qinetiq Limited South East United Kingdom No
QUADRANGLE GROUP LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP London United Kingdom Yes
Qualtrics LLC Provo United States No
Quenelles Limited West Midlands United Kingdom Yes
RAND EUROPE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY East Of England United Kingdom Yes
RARE RECRUITMENT LIMITED London London United Kingdom Yes
Reckon LLP London United Kingdom Yes
Redblue Research Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
Red Scientific Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
REGEN SW South West United Kingdom Yes
RESEARCH CONSULTING LIMITED Nottingham East Midlands United Kingdom Yes
Research Resource Scotland Limited Scotland Scotland Yes
Research Works Limited East Of England United Kingdom Yes
R H ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED Swansea Wales Wales Yes
Rhodium Group LLC New York United States Yes
Ricardo-Aea Limited Shoreham By Sea South East United Kingdom No
RISK & POLICY ANALYSTS LIMITED East Of England United Kingdom Yes
Risksol Consulting Ltd North West United Kingdom Yes
RS CONSULTING LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
RSM UK CONSULTING LLP London London United Kingdom No
SAC COMMERCIAL LIMITED Scotland Scotland Yes
SAVANTA GROUP LIMITED Scotland Scotland Yes
SE2 Limited South West United Kingdom Yes
Searoc Group Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
Shared Intelligence Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Yorkshire And The Humber United Kingdom No
Sherbert Research Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
SHIFT INSIGHT LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
SIGNAL MEDIA LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Simetrica Ltd London London United Kingdom No
Smart Consult & Research Ltd South East United Kingdom Yes
SOCIAL AND LOCAL CIC South West United Kingdom Yes
Social & Market Strategic Research Limited Yorkshire And The Humber United Kingdom Yes
Solutions Strategy Research Facilitation Limited East Midlands United Kingdom Yes
SP CUSTOMER INSIGHT LTD West Midlands United Kingdom Yes
Spotty Dog Strategy Ltd South East United Kingdom Yes
SQW Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
Steer Davies & Gleave Limited London United Kingdom No
Stonehaven Campaigns Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Stor-A-File Limited Leicester East Midlands United Kingdom Yes
Stratagem Consulting Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Strategic Research And Insight Ltd Wales Wales Yes
Strategy Strategy Limited London United Kingdom Yes
Strictly Financial Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
SYSTRA LIMITED London London United Kingdom No
Tavistock Institute of Human Relations(The) London United Kingdom Yes
TCI Research Limited No
TEAM TELEMARKETING LIMITED West Midlands United Kingdom Yes
Technopolis Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
THALES UK LIMITED South East United Kingdom No
THE BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE COMPANY LTD Oxford South East United Kingdom Yes
The Behaviouralist Ltd. London United Kingdom Yes
THE CARBON TRUST London United Kingdom No
THE CHAMBER OF SHIPPING LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited London United Kingdom No
THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST LIMITED London London United Kingdom No
THE INVOLVE FOUNDATION London United Kingdom Yes
THE KINDLING CONSULTANCY LLP London United Kingdom Yes
The Leadership Factor Limited Yorkshire And The Humber United Kingdom Yes
THE NATIONAL NON-FOOD CROPS CENTRE LIMITED Yorkshire And The Humber United Kingdom Yes
THE NURSERY RESEARCH & PLANNING LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
THE PRINCE'S FOUNDATION FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY London United Kingdom No
THE PUBLIC SERVICE CONSULTANTS LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
The Revolving Doors Agency London United Kingdom Yes
THE ROYAL UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTE FOR DEFENCE AND SECURITY STUDIES A 2et No
The Sports Consultancy Limited London United Kingdom Yes
THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA North West United Kingdom No
THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER (TRADING) LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
THINK IDEA LIMITED East Of England United Kingdom Yes
THINKS INSIGHT AND STRATEGY (BRITAIN THINKS) LIMITED Looe South West United Kingdom Yes
THIS IS MOTIF LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
To70 B.V. Den Haag Netherlands No
TONIC CONSULTANTS LIMITED South East United Kingdom Yes
Trajectory Limited East Midlands United Kingdom Yes
TRAX INTERNATIONAL LTD East Of England United Kingdom Yes
TRICORDANT LIMITED West Midlands United Kingdom Yes
TRINITY MCQUEEN LIMITED Yorkshire And The Humber United Kingdom Yes
TRL Limited South East United Kingdom No
Tussell Limited London United Kingdom Yes
TWO Ears One Mouth Ltd West Midlands United Kingdom Yes
UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED London United Kingdom No
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) (DHSC ALB) London London United Kingdom No
University of Bangor Bangor Wales United Kingdom No
University of Bedfordshire Luton East Of England United Kingdom No
University of Birmingham Birmingham West Midlands United Kingdom No
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL Bristol South West United Kingdom No
University of Cambridge Cambridge East Of England United Kingdom No
University of Central Lancashire Preston North West United Kingdom No
University of Durham Durham North East United Kingdom No
University of Greenwich London London United Kingdom No
University of Huddersfield Huddersfield Yorkshire And The Humber United Kingdom No
University of Leeds Leeds Yorkshire And The Humber United Kingdom No
University of Leicester Leicester East Midlands United Kingdom No
University of Liverpool Liverpool North West United Kingdom No
University of Northumbria At Newcastle Developments Limited Newcastle Upon Tyne North East United Kingdom Yes
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE) Nottingham East Midlands United Kingdom No
University of Oxford Oxford South East United Kingdom No
University of Portsmouth Portsmouth South East United Kingdom No
University of Reading Reading South East United Kingdom No
University of Sheffield Sheffield Yorkshire And The Humber United Kingdom No
University of Southampton Southampton South East United Kingdom No
University Of Strathclyde Glasgow Scotland United Kingdom No
University of Sussex Brighton South East United Kingdom No
University of the West of England Bristol Bristol South West United Kingdom No
University of York York Yorkshire And The Humber United Kingdom No
USER VOICE London United Kingdom Yes
VISION ONE RESEARCH LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Vivid Economics Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
Voluntas MRS Limited London United Kingdom Yes
VOX POPS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED South East United Kingdom Yes
Wallace Transform Limited Scotland Scotland Yes
Walnut Unlimited Ltd London United Kingdom Yes
WARWICK ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED West Midlands United Kingdom Yes
WATERMELON RESEARCH LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Wavehill Limited Wales Wales Yes
WESTCO TRADING LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
Whitehall Holdings Limited No
Whole Life Consultants Limited Scotland Scotland Yes
WINNING MOVES LIMITED West Midlands United Kingdom Yes
W & J Linney Limited East Midlands United Kingdom No
WOODNEWTON ASSOCIATES LIMITED North West United Kingdom Yes
Workbuzz Analytics Ltd South East United Kingdom Yes
Working Families London United Kingdom Yes
WPP BRANDS (UK) LIMITED London United Kingdom No
WSP UK LIMITED London London United Kingdom No
WSS Energy Consulting Limited South East United Kingdom Yes
YONDER CONSULTING LIMITED London United Kingdom Yes
York Aviation LLP Yorkshire And The Humber United Kingdom Yes
York Consulting LLP Yorkshire And The Humber United Kingdom Yes
YOUGOV PLC London United Kingdom No
Zinc Network Limited London United Kingdom No
ZK ANALYTICS LTD London London United Kingdom Yes

Contract detail

Contract status Framework - awarded
Value
£170M
Contract can renew No
Contract type -
Contract sector
  • Market research services
Contract suitable for SME No
Contract suitable for VCO No
Contract notice published 16 February 2021
Contract tender deadline -
Contract start 16 February 2018
Contract end

15 February 2022

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Contract duration 4 years
Contract value awarded
£170M
Contract awarded
15 February 2018
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