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The Diffley Partnership

Edinburgh
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The Diffley Partnership is a team of skilled research and insight professionals that provides high-quality evidence and analysis to inform important decisions for clients. They engage with various sectors to deliver insights through research, consultancy, and communications.

diffleypartnership.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Live
6
Buyers
5
12m
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  • ESG & policies
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  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
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  • Contracts6 / 6
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
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  • Red flags0
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Quick answer — The Diffley PartnershipUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

The Diffley Partnership has won — across 5 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Scottish Government at 0% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
6 of 6Live contracts
0%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 3
ResearchSpecialist experience in a broad range of research techniques, particularly in creative research methods. ↗Consultancy & AdviceDelivering insights and analyses across social, consumer, and business issues to keep clients updated with public and stakeholder opinions. ↗CommunicationsProviding impartial commentary on political developments and public opinion across various media formats. ↗

Extracted automatically from diffleypartnership.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies · 6

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Understanding Extremism in Scotland: Public Perceptions and ExperiencesA study exploring public perceptions and experiences related to extremism in Scotland. ↗Consumers and the Transition to Net ZeroLived Experience of Emergency & Community Food Provision in EdinburghResearch on the lived experiences of individuals using emergency and community food provisions. ↗National Transport Strategy People’s Panel PilotFrom Attitudes to Action: Environmental concerns and behaviours in BritainPrivate Sector Attitudes to Retirement

Extracted automatically from diffleypartnership.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 6 live · 0 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Social Enterprise Census 2023-2025
Scottish Government79315000———Live
Gypsy / Traveller Accommodation Fund and Interim Site Design Guide Evaluation
Scottish Government73300000———Live
Research Appraisal Evaluation and Delivery Framework - Lot 3 Research
South of Scotland Enterprise Agency79310000———Live
SPS-02183 Research and Evaluation Services
Scottish Prison Service————Live
Provision of Consultation Analyses for the Scottish Sentencing Council
Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service72316000———Live
Visitor Levy Consultation Analysis Report, Economic Impact Assessment, Forecasting and Integrated Impact Assessment
The Highland Council72221000———Live
Total live value — · mean award —

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 0%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Scottish Government
2 contracts
0%
2
South of Scotland Enterprise Agency
1 contract
0%
3
Scottish Prison Service
1 contract
0%
4
Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service
1 contract
0%
5
The Highland Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Scotland6 contracts
0%
Region resolved for 0% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). The Diffley Partnership highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
BP
Baringa Partners LLP
Yes£20.4m3
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£6.1m9
BR
BMG RESEARCH LTD
Yes£3.7m2
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£3.3m4
PF
People For Research Limited
Yes£3.0m1
TD
The Diffley Partnership
No——
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 18 Apr 2027
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

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Registered details

Company no.
SC562642
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
06 Apr 2017
Reg. office
2nd Floor, Prospect House, 5 Thistle Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1DF
SIC codes
73200
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • DIFFLEY, Mark Gary — director
    Appointed 06 Apr 2017
  • Charlotte Street Partners Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent · voting rights 25 to 50 percent
  • Mr Mark Gary Diffley — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 50 to 75 percent · voting rights 50 to 75 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
THE DIFFLEY PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
SC562642 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.