Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Department for Work and Pensions · National or federal agency/office
- Supplier
- NatCen Social Research
- Value
- £4,286,737.93
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Research & development · Research services (CPV 73110000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Oct 2025
- Published11 Feb 2026Published 111 days after the contract date
Description
This is a proposed externally-commissioned evaluation of Connect to Work, a large voluntary programme of localised Supported Employment for disabled people, people with long-term health conditions and disadvantaged groups.
About the supplier
NatCen Social Research: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04392418).