Contract award notice
Evaluation of the NCEA Programme (2026-2029)
DEFRA named Ipsos as the supplier in an award dated 23 July 2026.
What the notice records
- Buyer
- DEFRA
- Supplier
- Ipsos
- Awarded value
- £761,391 (the notice’s own figure, in GBP)
- Award date
- 23 July 2026
- Notice published
- 14 August 2026
- Category (CPV)
- Research services (73110000)
- Description
- The evaluation will deliver an objective and methodologically rigorous assessment of the NCEA programme. It is vital that the supplier ensure comparability with findings and methods from previous evaluation phases (Phases 1 and 2), while updating the framework and reviewing evaluation questions, to reflect the current stage in the programme's life-cycle and the updated 2026/27-2028/29 NCEA business case.
- Source
- Contracts Finder — official notice