Custom Research

Your commercial question, scoped, then answered.

Some questions do not fit a supplier search or a price benchmark: they are specific to a business and a moment. This service starts by turning your question into a written scope, then researches it from public and provided sources. You receive a written answer to the agreed question with its sources, an evidence classification and a statement of limits.

Question scoped in writingPublic and provided sourcesEvidence classifiedLimits stated
The decision this page is about

Can this question be answered from desk research at all?

The first piece of work is the scoping note. It restates the question, the decision that follows, what is already known and what would count as an answer. Sometimes the honest outcome of scoping is that part of the question needs primary research or a professional opinion, and the note says which part.

Scope and approach are agreed before research starts, so the report answers the question you accepted.

A written answer reports what the sources show. It does not promise a particular conclusion.

The service

Custom Commercial Research

Who it is for
Businesses with a specific commercial question that no standard product fits
The problem it solves
The question is clear to the business but not yet a research scope, and a generic report would miss it
What we need from you
  • the question in the client's words
  • why it matters and what decision follows
  • what is already known
  • deadline
How it works
  • question scoped in writing
  • scope and approach agreed
  • research carried out on public and provided sources
  • report with sources delivered
What you receive
A written answer to the agreed question with its sources, an evidence classification and a statement of limits
Included
  • scoping of the question
  • desk research on public and provided sources
  • structured findings and sources
  • method and limitations note
Not included
  • legal, tax or financial advice
  • primary research that needs panels or consent
  • guaranteeing a conclusion
  • regulated screening
Timing
Confirmed when your request is accepted.
What LATYNEX does
  • scope in writing
  • agree approach
  • research
  • write up with sources
Price
Confirmed when your request is accepted.
Step by step

How a custom piece runs

01

Question in your words

Why it matters, what decision follows, what is known and the deadline.

02

Scoping note

The question restated, assumptions, source types and what the answer will look like.

03

Research

On public and provided sources, with findings classified as they are made.

04

Written answer

The answer, the source log and the limitations note.

Questions that have fit this shape

Questions that have fit this shape

A distributor asking who else supplies a niche accessory

Not a manufacturer search, not a competitor map: a bounded question about a small segment, answered with sourced findings.

A retailer asking how a product type is described in a foreign market

Terminology, categories and the way sellers present it, read from listings and catalogues.

A founder asking whether a claim about a market is supported

The claim is broken into checkable parts and each is tested against published sources.

What it will not do

What it will not do

Replace a professional opinion

Legal, tax and financial questions go to a qualified professional.

Run panels or surveys

Work needing respondents or consent is outside desk research.

Screen people or companies for regulated purposes

Sanctions, PEP and similar screening are not part of it.

Good to know

What this is, and isn't

Research reports what can be established from public and provided sources. It is not a guarantee about a counterparty's future conduct and not legal advice.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What happens before research starts?+

The question is scoped in writing, and the scope and approach are agreed before the research is carried out.

What if the question cannot be answered from desk sources?+

The scoping note says so and names what would be needed instead.

Can I supply my own documents?+

Yes. They are used and marked client-provided.

Is there a standard template?+

No. The structure follows the question.

Request

Tell us what you need.

No obligation. We read your request and reply with a straight answer.

Research

Know the counterparty before you commit.

Tell us what you need to find out and by when. We confirm scope before any work starts.

Request research