Opinionpanel scoops LSC panel contract

The online firm will recruit respondents via the internet, telephone, Facebook and posters in schools and colleges. Panel building will start immediately and will be completed by January 2010.

Opinionpanel’s managing director, Ben Marks (pictured) said: “This is a fabulous win for us; we put in a lot of work for our bid and everyone here at Opinionpanel is delighted.”

The agency was awarded the contract after an open tendering process managed by the Central Office of Information (COI), having being appointed to its new framework of research agencies earlier this year.