Published date: 5 March 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 15 December 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£260,000

Procurement reference

tender_397712/1321673

Published date

5 March 2024

Closing date

15 December 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

5 February 2024

Contract end date

5 June 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The aim of this project is to gather evidence on Universal Credit Intensive Work Search (IWS) claimant and staff views and experiences of video and telephone work search review appointments and face-to-face appointments reviews ("blended channels") for claimants in the treatment sites) compared to face-to-face appointments in control sites. The research will help understand if the trial is being delivered according to the policy intent, and it will explore how the intervention works in practice and identify any recurrent operational issues. It will also provide evidence to inform policy decisions about a future national expansion of the trial intervention

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Award information

Awarded date

22 February 2024

Contract start date

5 February 2024

Contract end date

5 June 2025

Total value of contract

£259,957.81

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

IFF Research Limited

Address

St Magnus House 3 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3RHD

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Department of Work and Pension

Address

Caxton House, Tothill Street,
London
SW1H 9NA
England

Email

freedom-of-information-request@dwp.gov.uk