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NatCen Social Research

R&D services
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Awarded
£82.1m
Live
8
Buyers
27
12m
£6.1m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 100
  • Top buyers27
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — NatCen Social ResearchUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

NatCen Social Research has won £82.1m across 27 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Public Health England at 22% · 94% in R&D services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
8 of 100Live contracts
22%Top-buyer concentration
94%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.

↔ Cross-checked
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.

⚑ Self-reported & from notices

Service tags, sectors served and target geographies appear here once a supplier verifies ownership of this profile.

Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • Mental Health of Children and Young People Follow Up 22/23NHS Digital · £2.6m
  • Citizen Engagement on the EnvironmentDEFRA · £352k
  • IoW Pilot SurveyDepartment of Health and Social Care (T&T) · £235k
  • Feasibility study exploring a natural environment programmeDEFRA · £142k
  • Home care and personal assistants' surveys on PPE requirement, stock and usageDepartment of Health and Social Care (T&T) · £57k
  • Children and Nature Programme EvaluationDEFRA · £48k

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

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

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 · 92 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Get Britain Working Trailblazers
Department for Work & Pensions7311000021 Jan 2026£1.5m1.8 yrsLive
Defining and Quantifying Extra Support Needs
H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS7931500003 Nov 2025£380k14 moLive
Connect to Work
Department for Work & Pensions7311000023 Oct 2025£4.3m6.1 yrsLive
Feasibility studies to assess the usability of local authority or commercial data holdings on disability and/or care.
Office for National Statistics7300000024 Oct 2024£100k5 moClosed
PS24168 - Report commissioned to showcase ADR UK research
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7321000002 Jul 2024£10k3 moClosed
Music Programmes Evaluation
Department for Education7300000023 May 2024£225k3.3 yrsLive
Planning and Preparing for Later Life
Department for Work & Pensions7300000015 Jan 2024£450k12 moClosed
Provision of the Family Resources Survey (FRS) 2024 - 2027
Office for National Statistics7311000006 Feb 2024£13.5m3.2 yrsLive
25789 Cost of living Payments Evaluation
Department for Work & Pensions7300000026 Sept 2023£525k14 moClosed
Defra awarded contract for Partnership working evaluation framework and guidance
DEFRA7300000003 Jan 2023£23k2 moClosed
Total live value £27.5m · mean award £821k1–10 of 100

Top buyers · 27 buyers · top 3 = 56%

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

✓ From notices
1
Public Health England
8 contracts
22%
since 2017
2
Office for National Statistics
8 contracts
18%
since 2016
3
Department for Education
8 contracts
16%
since 2013
4
Crown Commercial Service
17 contracts
16%
since 2016
5
Department for Work & Pensions
8 contracts
10%
since 2019
6
NHS Digital
2 contracts
4%
since 2019
7
Health and Social Care Information Centre
1 contract
3%
since 2015
8
Department for Transport
5 contracts
3%
since 2016
9
DfTc - Department for Transport
4 contracts
3%
since 2017
10
DEFRA
6 contracts
1%
since 2018

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 94%.

✓ From notices
R&D services73
94%
Business services79
6%
⚠ Concentration: 94% 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
London40 contracts
50%
Wales8 contracts
23%
North West22 contracts
22%
Yorkshire3 contracts
5%
West Midlands1 contract
1%
South West3 contracts
0%
Eastern1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 76% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). NatCen Social Research highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
PH
PRIVATE HOME CARE UK LIMITED
Yes£13.1m1
C&
City & County Care Services Ltd
Yes£13.1m1
DC
Domiciliary Care Services (UK) Limited
Yes£13.1m1
EH
EMBRACE HEALTHCARE LTD
Yes£13.1m1
NS
NatCen Social Research
No£6.1m—
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Red flags · 0 active

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

✓ Verified
No Companies House record linked — automated risk checks unavailable.

Compliance scorecard

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

↔ Cross-checked
No Companies House record linked — statutory compliance checks unavailable.

Modifications

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

✓ From notices
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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

Registered details, directors and PSC.

✓ Live sync
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No Companies House record linked

No Companies House number on file — this supplier may be overseas, a sole trader or a consortium.

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