Market analysis contracts
UK public sector · 91 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026
Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count
- Contracts awarded
- 91
- Last 12 months
- Median contract
- £55k
- Recorded value
- Recorded value
- £8.7m
- 89 of 90 main-service contracts have a published value
- Buyers
- 45
- Suppliers
- 80
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See which ones
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What stands out
- The five suppliers that won the most market analysis contracts took 14% of them (13 of 91).
- The median contract, £55k, is 31% below the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) awarded 13% of the market analysis contracts (12 of 91).
Who buys market analysis
By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.
- 1Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)12 contracts£833k
- 2UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS)7 contracts£897k
- 3Department for Business and Trade7 contracts£471k
- 4Department for Culture, Media and Sport5 contracts£534k
- 5Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)4 contracts£665k
- 6Ofcom4 contracts£362k
- 7UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)4 contracts£224k
- 8Homes England3 contracts£238k
- 9Scottish Government3 contracts£107k
- 10Ministry of Defence2 contracts£997k
Top market analysis contractors by contracts won
The 12 months to 6 October 2026.
- 1Perspective Economics4 contracts£416k
- 2Know.Consulting Limited3 contracts£192k
- 3Technopolis Group2 contracts£326k
- 4MTM London Ltd2 contracts£242k
- 5Institute for Manufacturing2 contracts£200k
- 6Frazer-Nash Consultancy2 contracts£163k
- 7WSP2 contracts£142k
- 8IFF Research2 contracts£140k
- 9Venturebright Ltd2 contracts£70k
- 10Optimat Limited2 contracts£67k
Latest and largest awards
Each links to the official notice.
Latest
Homes England to Savills · Awarded 28 September 2026
Financial Reporting Council to IFF Research · Awarded 17 September 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to OVE ARUP & PARTNERS JAPAN LIMITED · Awarded 16 September 2026
Department for Business and Trade to IFF Research · Awarded 16 September 2026
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to Corax Insights Limited · Awarded 7 September 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd · Awarded 20 August 2026
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to Dealroom.co · Awarded 19 August 2026
LONDON COUNCILS LIMITED to MADE WITH INSIGHT LTD · Awarded 14 August 2026
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to Perspective Economics · Awarded 10 August 2026
Department for Transport to Systra · Awarded 4 August 2026
Largest
Ministry of Defence to COGENT SKILLS SERVICES LTD and Cogent Skills · Awarded 20 March 2026
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to City Science Corporation Limited · Awarded 28 October 2025
UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) to Lane Clark & Peacock · Awarded 10 December 2025
UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) to Perspective Economics · Awarded 27 February 2026
Modern Methods of Construction (Market and Supply Chains) (official notice, opens in a new tab)
£173k
Department for Business and Trade to Risk & Policy Analysts Ltd · Awarded 20 January 2026
Contracts awarded by quarter
Where the contracts were awarded
England 86 · Scotland 3 · Wales 2
What is included
Desk and stakeholder research into the size, structure, economics and trends of an industry, sector or product market, including technology adoption and market audits, to inform government policy or investment.
- Sector sizing and analysis
- Technology market and adoption studies
- Product market audits
- Sector sustainability and remuneration studies
- Market analysis for a product or innovation
What is not included
- Consumer and audience research (see Market research)
- Competition and regulatory economics for regulators (see Regulatory and competition economics)
- Economic development and growth strategies (see Economic development, growth and skills strategies)
- Technology innovation needs assessments and technical research (see Technical research for standards and policy)
- Market data subscriptions (see it software (it.data.market research and intelligence data))