# The Universal Credit Survey - ecm\_12710

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Work and Pensions](/buyers/department-for-work-and-pensions/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [IPSOS \(market research\) Limited](/contract-winners/ipsos-market-research/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £243,063
- Tender value: £243,063
- Award date: 31 January 2025
- Published: 25 February 2025
- Contract start: 31 January 2025
- Contract end: 30 January 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 4af15f4d-bd55-4662-bb45-7b2b2c8fa797-830381
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1f5382fc-4d9f-4983-87b2-23620b06d0ea

## Description

The survey will ask about Universal Credit \(UC\) customer characteristics \(e\.g\., employment status, markers of vulnerability\), and the customer's understanding and attitudes regarding different aspects of UC\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4af15f4d-bd55-4662-bb45-7b2b2c8fa797-830381)