QA RESEARCH LTD

Large enterpriseBusiness servicesUK · LeicesterCompany No. 03186539

QA RESEARCH LTD is a UK limited company, based in Leicester, incorporated in 1996. Has won 36 UK public-sector contracts worth £2.2m across 27 buyers, primarily NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED and business services work.

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Active contracts

no new awards in 30d

Contracted (12m)

£1.3m

▲ 483% vs prior 12m

Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

46%

NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED

Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

Diversified. Top 3 buyers = 65% of revenue.

NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED

£1.0m

46%

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

£240k

11%

Care Quality Commission

£152k

DEFRA

£100k

Brighton and Hove City Council

£96k

Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
Customer Research and Engagement	NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED	Shared contract	£1.0m lot total · 6 suppliers	03 Mar 2026	pending
2024-736 Satisfaction surveys of AHDB customers and stakeholders	AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD	Direct contract	£240k	24 Jun 2025	active
Research and Evaluation Framework	Care Quality Commission	Shared contract	£152k lot total · 44 suppliers	12 Jul 2024	active
AHDB Evalution Support and Evaluation Validation requirements	DEFRA	Framework call off	£100k ceiling · ~£10k share (÷10)	09 Dec 2020	expired
BHCC SWl Household Travel Survey 2024	Brighton and Hove City Council	Direct contract	£96k	19 Dec 2023	expired
Greater Manchester Business Survey and Data Integration	THE BUSINESS GROWTH HUB LIMITED	Framework call off	£65k ceiling · ~£65k share	14 Oct 2019	expired
Workforce Flows project	Construction Industry Training Board	Direct contract	£58k	14 Apr 2026	active
Rotherham Show Evaluation Partner	Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council	Direct contract	£48k	06 Aug 2024	active
Professional services	Newcastle University	Direct contract	£46k	08 Mar 2017	expired
Environment Agency Rethinking Water Survey	Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs	Framework call off	£37k ceiling · ~£37k share	21 Dec 2022	expired
Resident Tracker survey 2016	Essex County Council	Direct contract	£37k	25 Apr 2016	expired
Evaluation of the local impact of the Think Family Programme	Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council	Framework call off	£32k ceiling · ~£32k share	22 Sept 2020	expired
Public Transport Stop Research	South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority	Direct contract	£30k	08 Aug 2025	expired
Listed Buildings Occupiers Survey 2018 - AWARD	Historic England	Direct contract	£30k	30 Jul 2018	expired
Service-Other/General Professional	Newcastle University	Direct contract	£29k	12 Jun 2017	expired

QA RESEARCH LTD

Buyer concentration

Contracts won · 36 total · 17 active · 18 expired

Top buyers · by total award value

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