Contract award · 23 Oct 2025

Product Safety Consumer Survey (PSCS)

Department for Business and Trade awarded “Product Safety Consumer Survey (PSCS)” to YouGov PLC for £800k on 23 Oct 2025.

Research & developmentLondon

Value £800k
WinnerYouGov PLC

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Department for Business and Trade · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier
YouGov PLC
Value
£800,000
Procedure
Restricted procedure
Sector
Research & development · Research services (CPV 73110000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date23 Oct 2025
  2. Published13 Nov 2025Published 21 days after the contract date

Description

The procurement covers three streams: 1 - Core survey – biennial push-to-web survey with offline follow-up and qualitative sessions, targeting 4,000 online and 250–500 offline respondents per wave. 2 - Topical surveys – up to two per year on emerging product safety issues, with samples up to 10,000 participants. 3 - Ad hoc research – rapid projects for urgent or specific topics. The supplier will manage survey design, testing, fieldwork, analysis, and reporting, delivering anonymised datasets, infographics, and presentations. Outputs will inform OPSS policy, ensure inclusion of underrepresented groups, and meet DBT digital accessibility standards.

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