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Clients

RCU delivers research and consultancy projects to clients in the public and private sectors with a particular emphasis on those in skills and education.  Our clients vary from individual organisations who wish to know more about the market in which they operate to large public bodies wanting to inform or evaluate policy.

Our clients include awarding bodies, employers, Further Education colleges, government agencies (BIS, Skills Funding Agency, LSIS, QCDA), local authorities partnerships and universities including:

RCU is on an approved supplier list for a number of national bodies.

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Testimonial by Ann Turner, Principal, Myerscough College

Testimonial by Ann Turner, Principal, Myerscough College

Frequently Asked Questions

I see you're based in Preston - is your market mainly North West?

Our base is in the North West, but our client base is all around the UK.

What sets RCU apart from other research and consultancy organisations in the sector?

Most organisations talk about quality assurance as a differentiator. By definition, if most people argue they are different because of their quality, the statement is out of line with the facts. Sure, we achieved the international standard for market research organisations (ISO 20252) as one of the first in the UK to do so and also have the stringent Data security standard (ISO 27001). The key thing about ourselves is that all employees are shareholders. There aren't many organisations where you find yourself speaking to someone who actually owns the business. That gives us a special perspective and we believe this a genuine  difference which clients notice.

What sorts of organisation do you work with?

We work for a wide range of organisations in the public sector, mainly. Historically, our focus has been on the post-16 education sector where we have carried out assignments for both individual providers such as colleges or local authorities but we have also done research on behalf of Awarding Bodies and national government departments.