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title: "Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region: The Uncharted Territory"
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# Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region: The Uncharted Territory

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/entrepreneurship-in-the-mena-region-the-uncharted-territory-ocds-h6vhtk-03fa53). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Liverpool John Moores University: "Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region: The Uncharted Territory". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £40,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Liverpool John Moores University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-john-moores-university-urn-133827)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £40,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Data collection and collation services
- **Delivery Location:** EG, JO, LB, SA, TN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03fa53`

## 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/entrepreneurship-in-the-mena-region-the-uncharted-territory-ocds-h6vhtk-03fa53#tl-md)

## Description
The Middle East and North African (MENA) region faces significant challenges related to high unemployment rates. A research team, led by Moustafa Haj Youssef at Liverpool John Moores University, is embarking on a comprehensive survey project to create a unique dataset focused on labor market trends and business ownership in the MENA region. The study will encompass six countries: Egypt, Jordan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates. The dataset will include a wealth of information on various socio-economic and demographic attributes of individuals, such as age, education, income, marital status, labor market outcomes, household characteristics, and parental background. Additionally, the survey will delve into respondents' work experiences, offering insights not readily available in other MENA region datasets. A section of the survey will also explore respondents' personality traits and their sense of agency in their lives, contributing valuable data that is scarce not only in the MENA region but in many other regions as well.
This project aims to categorise workers into different groups, including self-employed and paid workers. Researchers plan to analyse the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of each group while considering the influence of cultural, social, religious, and institutional factors unique to the countries under study. The project will also distinguish between "sustained self-employed" and "dabblers self-employed," a differentiation not previously explored in the MENA region. Furthermore, the research team intends to estimate the returns to education for various worker groups and capture the diversity of responses to the COVID-19 pandemic among these groups.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** EG, JO, LB, SA, TN

- **Description:** Project Objectives:
•	Examine Self-Employment: Investigate self-employment in the MENA region, focusing on characteristics and the existence of distinct groups (sustainers vs. dabblers), and compare them with paid workers.
•	Understand Motives for Se...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026282-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-06T08:55:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T11:32:29.822Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03fa53