# Research on VCSE Procurement

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA & SPORT
- Contract winner: [PERSPECTIVE ECONOMICS LIMITED](/contract-winners/perspective-economics/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £63,675
- Tender value: £63,675
- Award date: 13 January 2022
- Published: 10 February 2022
- Contract start: 10 December 2021
- Contract end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 7edef08a-f135-4f44-8108-00ff4682fd07-509056
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9cf6bf52-ae43-4a32-bee4-f086a99984c4

## Description

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport \(DCMS\) requires a Supplier to conduct research into the role, and the potential role, of Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise \(VCSE\) organisations in delivering public sector contracts\. The key objective of this commission is to provide robust evidence, analysis and policy recommendations on the growth potential and barriers to entry for VCSE organisations delivering public sector contracts\. This research will inform development of policy within DCMS and across Government\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7edef08a-f135-4f44-8108-00ff4682fd07-509056)