# NCB RIP \(trading as Research in Practice\) — UK public sector contract awards

> A prime supplier profile built from sourced government contract award notices.

## Key facts

- Awards: 13
- Known award value: £3,836,540
- First award: 30 March 2018
- Latest award: 19 March 2026

## Top public sector buyers

- [Department For Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards) — 3 awards
- [Cumberland Council](/buyers/cumberland-council/contract-awards) — 2 awards
- [Torbay Council](/buyers/torbay-council/contract-awards) — 2 awards
- [City of Doncaster Council](/buyers/city-of-doncaster-council/contract-awards) — 1 awards
- [Department of Health and Social Care \(DHSC\)](/buyers/department-of-health-and-social-care-dhsc/contract-awards) — 1 awards

## Contract awards

### [DA from the CCS LVPS RM6237 FW for the Social Care Research and Information Tool contract](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e0323545-e2b3-48c2-b241-509133fdcb43)

Stockton-on-tees Borough Council · £45,900 · 28 July 2025 · awarded

### [ODWT Lot 3 Framework Strength Based and Preventative approaches ASC](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-81e48410-d0e1-4259-89f0-ae12668bf4b2)

Cumberland Council · £50,000 · 19 February 2026 · awarded

### [ODWT Lot 3 - Risk Assessment and Positive Risk Taking in Adult Social Care\.](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a64c8242-0c32-45a2-8315-2d4ab2f4dccd)

Cumberland Council · £50,000 · 19 March 2026 · awarded

### [Access Platform](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-45580c5a-19f6-4860-9619-9a051c441ca3)

City of Doncaster Council · £45,870 · 25 March 2025 · awarded

### [con\_21997- Cafcass Pilot Delivery Partner](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-91c057e7-e834-4427-beef-39841bf7b21e)

Department for Education · £108,296 · 4 September 2023 · awarded

### [National Workload Action Group Secretariat and Lead Delivery Partner on Social Worker Retention and Agency Resources](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a1830de8-b0b3-4207-9320-b5021764eefa)

Department for Education · £1,010,368 · 27 July 2023 · awarded

### [Research in Practice Subscription](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-071c657b-cd44-488a-8e72-f166e957aaa4)

Torbay Council · £23,250 · 3 March 2022 · awarded

### [Research In Practice Subscription](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-da7bf268-c66a-4483-96c9-27ae4e46de3e)

Torbay Council · £23,250 · 3 March 2022 · awarded

### [DHSC Administrative Support for The Principal Social Workers' Network](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-598ae860-3a09-48ce-9d59-6f0b07d592eb)

Department of Health and Social Care \(DHSC\) · £187,600 · 29 September 2021 · awarded

### [EHRC 2122-07 Challenging adult social care decisions in England and Wales](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-17347841-8080-43ad-ad15-8b1b7d3790fe)

Equality and Human Rights Commission · £59,047 · 13 August 2021 · awarded

### [Wakefield Families Together](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-23aaea0b-1308-42f5-a613-1fdb580b7d45)

Wakefield Council · £59,828 · 25 March 2021 · awarded

### [Practice Learning](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-27faad78-b752-4098-aceb-54e0cf36af08)

KINGSTON-UPON-HULL CITY COUNCIL · £100,000 · 13 August 2020 · awarded

### [Assessed and Supported Year in Employment and Practice Supervisor Development Programme](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5632e607-b852-4ccd-82af-a0ad6b60aa18)

Department For Education · £3,083,499 · 30 March 2018 · awarded