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Basis Social Limited

R&D services · London
SME

Basis Social Limited, operating as The Social Agency, is an award-winning research and innovation agency that employs diverse thinking and new technologies to address complex social problems. They work with a range of clients including government departments, regulators, and charities.

thesocialagency.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£7.0m
Live
8
Buyers
21
12m
£2.8m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 29
  • Top buyers21
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Basis Social LimitedUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Basis Social Limited has won £7.0m across 21 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Food Standards Agency at 38% · 89% in R&D services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 29Live contracts
38%Top-buyer concentration
89%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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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
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 1
Research and InnovationThey employ diverse thinking, new technologies, and research techniques to solve complex social problems.
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Understanding experiences of ageismCENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER LIMITED · £81k

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

Case studies · 3

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

◐ From supplier website
Language MattersA project exploring public perceptions of language relating to protected characteristics, involving over 4,000 adults in the UK. ↗Gen (Z)eroA project addressing concerns that climate change actions might unfairly impact young people, based on surveys with young individuals. ↗CRISPR cows and super sows

Extracted automatically from thesocialagency.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 · 5

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 5
Finalist MRS Public Policy/Social Research 2025award
Winner MRS Grand Prix for Social Impact 2024award
Winner MRS Inclusive Research 2023award
Winner Analysis in Government Innovative Methods Award 2022award
Winner MRS Best New Venture 2021award

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

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 8 live · 21 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Research: Social Science Call-Off
Food Standards Agency7300000001 Apr 2026£2.5m3 yrsLive
Post Office Consultation Analysis & Citizen Engagement
Department for Business and Trade7932000026 Aug 2025£300k6 moClosed
NICE Listens public dialogue
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence7931130008 May 2025£83k7 moClosed
CMA Market and Behavioural Research under Lot 4 (Secondary Research) only
Competition and Markets Authority7311000013 Nov 2024£50k2 yrsLive
Public Attitudes Research Survey
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology7311000030 Oct 2024£100k2 yrsLive
PS24157 - Research looking at Respondents who don't engage in Early Conciliation
UK SBS7300000001 Aug 2024£38k5 moClosed
PS24105 - Assessing Students' Attitudes towards working on Network Infrastructure
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero7300000017 Jun 2024£159k8 moClosed
PS24062 - Development of ADR UK public panel
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7321000014 Feb 2024£39k10 moClosed
PS24049 - Energy Efficiency Historical Successes
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero7300000014 Feb 2024£48k3 moClosed
PS24034 Comfort Taking Evidence Review
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero7320000012 Feb 2024£40k5 moClosed
Total live value £2.6m · mean award £241k1–10 of 29

Top buyers · 21 buyers · top 3 = 68%

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

✓ From notices
1
Food Standards Agency
3 contracts
38%
since 2021
2
NHS England
2 contracts
17%
since 2023
3
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
1 contract
12%
since 2023
4
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY
1 contract
10%
since 2023
5
Department for Business and Trade
1 contract
4%
since 2025
6
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
3 contracts
4%
since 2024
7
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
2 contracts
3%
since 2022
8
Ministry of Justice
1 contract
2%
since 2023
9
Competition and Markets Authority
2 contracts
2%
since 2023
10
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
1 contract
1%
since 2024

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 89%.

✓ From notices
R&D services73
89%
Business services79
11%
⚠ Concentration: 89% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire5 contracts
66%
London11 contracts
26%
South West4 contracts
4%
North West3 contracts
3%
Wales1 contract
1%
Region resolved for 84% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Basis Social Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
MG
M GROUP HIGHWAYS LIMITED
No£117.8m1
XE
XEWLI LIMITED
Yes£19.9m1
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£6.1m6
BR
BMG RESEARCH LTD
No£4.1m3
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£3.6m6
BS
Basis Social Limited
Yes£2.8m—
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Red flags · 0 active

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

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

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 22 Dec 2026
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.

✓ From notices
±

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.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
13073488
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
09 Dec 2020
Reg. office
The Fisheries, 1 Mentmore Terrace, London, E8 3PN
SIC codes
73200
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • BHATTACHARY, Darren Paul, Dr — director
    Appointed 09 Dec 2020
  • CLAY, Daniel Oliver — director
    Appointed 09 Dec 2020
  • The Social Agency Holdings Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

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
BASIS SOCIAL LIMITED
13073488 · this company

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