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# Low Pay Commission · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/low-pay-commission-gov-pb122). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Low Pay Commission is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 11 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Low Pay Commission
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PDDW-8983-PTPH` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 11
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £247k (median award: £39k) across 5 of 5 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Low Pay Commission)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/low-pay-commission-gov-pb122

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 11 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 11 (100%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 11 notices, last 24 months (100% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Lancaster University](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lancaster-university-coh-rc000657):** 1 procedures
2. **[YOUGOV PLC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/yougov-plc-coh-03607311):** 1 procedures
3. **[University of the West of England Bristol](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-of-the-west-of-england-bristol-GB-FTS-173848):** 1 procedures
4. **[Smart Data Foundry](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/smart-data-foundry-coh-sc709914):** 1 procedures
5. **[LONDON ECONOMICS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/london-economics-coh-04083204):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[University of the West of England Bristol](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-of-the-west-of-england-bristol-GB-FTS-173848):** £75k · [The impact of the minimum wage on productivity (longer-term projects)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-impact-of-the-minimum-wage-on-productivity-longer-term-projects-ocds-h6vhtk-05fb04)
2. **[Smart Data Foundry](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/smart-data-foundry-coh-sc709914):** £73k · [Employment effects of the National Living Wage](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employment-effects-of-the-national-living-wage-ocds-h6vhtk-05fb00)
3. **[LONDON ECONOMICS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/london-economics-coh-04083204):** £39k · [Open Call for research relating to the National Minimum Wage including National Living Wage](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/open-call-for-research-relating-to-the-national-minimum-wage-including-national-living-wag-ocds-h6vhtk-05fafd)
4. **[Lancaster University](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lancaster-university-coh-rc000657):** £35k · [Research into young people's experience of the labour market and minimum wages](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-into-young-people-s-experience-of-the-labour-market-and-minimum-wages-ocds-h6vhtk-05faee)
5. **[YOUGOV PLC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/yougov-plc-coh-03607311):** £25k · [Low Pay Commission call for research on workers' experiences of low-paid work](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/low-pay-commission-call-for-research-on-workers-experiences-of-low-paid-work-ocds-h6vhtk-05889c)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 4
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Low Pay Commission intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/low-pay-commission-gov-pb122#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/low-pay-commission-gov-pb122
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt