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CENTRE FOR STRATEGY & EVALUATION SERVICES LLP

R&D services · Birmingham
SME

Centre for Strategy & Evaluation Services (CSES) offers multidisciplinary research and consultancy services, focusing on strategy, evaluation, and performance improvement across various sectors.

cses.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£2.7m
Live
3
Buyers
11
12m
£311k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities4
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts3 / 20
  • Top buyers11
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — CENTRE FOR STRATEGY & EVALUATION SERVICES LLPUpdated 27 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

CENTRE FOR STRATEGY & EVALUATION SERVICES LLP has won £2.7m across 11 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED at 43% · 65% in R&D services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
3 of 20Live contracts
43%Top-buyer concentration
65%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

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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 · 4
Impact AssessmentPreparing evidence for decision-makers on the advantages and disadvantages of policy options and their likely impacts. ↗Feasibility StudiesHelping clients decide whether to proceed with initiatives through cost-benefit assessments. ↗Programme & Policy EvaluationEvaluating the relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impacts, and added value of various programmes and policies. ↗Evaluation of LegislationConducting compliance assessments and evaluations of legislation across various policy fields. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 4 from notices
  • BIS Research and Evaluation FrameworkUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £1.1m
  • PS22407 - Research Collaboration Network Framework - Lot 4Business Energy and Industrial Strategy · £333k
  • PS22407 - Research Collaboration Network Framework - Lot 3Business Energy and Industrial Strategy · £167k
  • UK SBS - CR20117 - A Study on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Product SafetyUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £66k

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

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

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.

✓ 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 · 3 live · 17 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Hugh's Report-MH Impact of Life-threatening Child Illness on families 2026
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)7300000026 Jun 2026£217k9 moLive
Harms Data Question Development
Department for Business and Trade7311000006 Nov 2025£50k5 moClosed
OPSS ASEAN Economic Integration Programme Consumer Agency Research
Department for Business and Trade7330000023 Jul 2025£45k3 moClosed
OPSS Technology Research: Internet of Things and Smart Appliances
Department for Business and Trade7311000010 Jul 2025£48k9 moClosed
OPSS Technology Research: 3D Printing, Extended Reality Headsets (AR) (VR), Home Robots
Department for Business and Trade7311000024 Jun 2025£142k9 moClosed
Provision of a Systematic evidence review on the impact of the pandemic on mental health
Crown Commercial Service7931140011 Feb 2025£66k13 moClosed
DRCF AI Hub Evaluation
OFCOM7941900027 Jan 2025£52k2 moClosed
Formative Evaluation of the ASEAN Economic Integration Regulatory Reform Programme
Department for Business and Trade7330000027 Jan 2025£80k1.5 yrsLive
OPSS - Bespoke Construction Products
Department for International Trade7320000014 Oct 2024£132k10 moClosed
OPSS Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research
Department for International Trade7311000024 Apr 2024£20k3 moClosed
Total live value £296k · mean award £134k1–10 of 20

Top buyers · 11 buyers · top 3 = 75%

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

✓ From notices
1
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
2 contracts
43%
since 2016
2
Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
2 contracts
19%
since 2023
3
Department for Business and Trade
5 contracts
14%
since 2025
4
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)
1 contract
8%
since 2026
5
Department for International Trade
2 contracts
6%
since 2024
6
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
1 contract
3%
since 2024
7
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
3 contracts
3%
since 2017
8
Crown Commercial Service
1 contract
2%
since 2025
9
OFCOM
1 contract
2%
since 2025
10
The Water Services Regulation Authority
1 contract
1%
since 2022

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 65%.

✓ From notices
R&D services73
65%
Business services79
35%
⚠ Concentration: 65% 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
South West2 contracts
55%
London10 contracts
41%
North West1 contract
3%
West Midlands1 contract
2%
Region resolved for 78% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). CENTRE FOR STRATEGY & EVALUATION SERVICES LLP highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
BP
Baringa Partners LLP
No£20.0m2
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£3.2m4
CF
CENTRE FOR STRATEGY & EVALUATION SERVICES LLP
Yes£311k—
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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 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 06 Oct 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.

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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

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

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

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Registered details

Company no.
OC309369
Status
Active
Type
LLP
Incorporated
24 Sept 2004
Reg. office
Swerford House 148 Beaumont Road, B30 1ny, Birmingham
SIC codes
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Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

No active officers or PSCs on record.

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.

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CENTRE FOR STRATEGY & EVALUATION SERVICES LLP
OC309369 · this company

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