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# Employment effects of the National Living Wage

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employment-effects-of-the-national-living-wage-ocds-h6vhtk-05fb00). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Low Pay Commission: "Employment effects of the National Living Wage". Published status: complete. Published Value: £80,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Low Pay Commission](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/low-pay-commission-gov-pb122)
- **Published Value:** £80,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 February 2026 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £73,116 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employment-effects-of-the-national-living-wage-ocds-h6vhtk-05fb00#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05fb00`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employment-effects-of-the-national-living-wage-ocds-h6vhtk-05fb00#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Tenders should be submitted to tim.butcher@lowpay.gov.uk, copying lpc@lowpay.gov.uk.

## Description
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) sought tenders for research using novel methods or data to analyse the impact of recent increases in the minimum wage. We are specifically interested in the impacts on employment (and hours), but research may cover a range of other outcomes.
This procurement is for research delivering its final findings in September 2027 with interim findings in September 2026. If your proposed project could be completed to a shorter timeframe, we strongly encourage you to submit a bid under LPC 2025/05 (Open call for research on the minimum wage).
The estimated maximum cost of the contract was £80,000 (exclusive of VAT; £96,000 including VAT).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000

- **Estimated Value:** £80,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/03/2026 to 31/12/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Smart Data Foundry**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-173955`
  - Value: £73,116 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £73,116
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F085180-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-08T09:22:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T04:47:23.206Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05fb00