# UK SBS - PS21112 - REF Results user research Quotation Request

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED](/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: CX Partners Ltd
- Award value: £39,950
- Tender value: £40,000
- Award date: 3 September 2021
- Published: 22 October 2021
- Contract start: 13 September 2021
- Contract end: 30 November 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 7a44ff78-6e81-44b4-9560-5f376965e67f-478426
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2a313324-459a-42e9-96db-762b31293620

## Description

\*\*\*\*\* THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION \*\*\*\*\* This procurement is being concluded following a competitive quote exercise\. Brief Description of Requirement The supplier is required to undertake user research to establish the user requirements and ideal information design for the above items that the funding bodies will publish\. The successful supplier will undertake user research through focus groups and/or surveys of higher education institutions and other users of the REF results to understand how the format and functionality of the REF 2021 results best serve user needs

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7a44ff78-6e81-44b4-9560-5f376965e67f-478426)