# PS26187 - Research Security Due Diligence and Risk Assessment Tools: Strategic Market and User Research

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DSIT](/buyers/dsit/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Economic Research Services Limited
- Award value: £139,808
- Tender value: £150,000
- Award date: 22 October 2026
- Published: 2 November 2026
- Contract start: 26 October 2026
- Contract end: 31 March 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 3c2e77b4-84b7-4324-bce2-96144893f96f-920094
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-77114869-c6e1-42e6-9302-562601a9bac8

## Description

\*\*\*\*\* THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION \*\*\*\*\* This procurement is being concluded following a competitive tinder against the RM6126 - Research & Insights DPS\. The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade \(BIST\) is seeking to understand the current landscape of research security due diligence and risk assessment tools, services and methodologies available to UK research organisations, how they are used in practice, and where capability gaps remain\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c2e77b4-84b7-4324-bce2-96144893f96f-920094)