Contract award · 9 Sep 2026

project_9776 - SEN Longitudinal Study

Department for Education awarded “project_9776 - SEN Longitudinal Study” to The National Centre for Social Research for £14.5m on 9 Sep 2026.

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Key facts

Buyer
Department for Education · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£14,499,024
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
Research & development · Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date9 Sep 2026
  2. Published24 Sep 2026Published 15 days after the contract date

Description

To provide a new longitudinal cohort study focusing on children and young people with special educational needs (SEN). The study will follow three cohorts of pupils with SEN across different educational stages - early years/KS1, primary to secondary transition, and post-16 transition.

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