Official UK procurement notice
Life Course and Life Events Analysis Pensions Commission
Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£49,270published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Institute for Fiscal Studies
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUsing secondary analysis of longitudinal surveys previously conducted this project will explore how labour market participation through the life course affects pension contribution rates and pension participation.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Mar 2026, 11:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 11:06 BST
- Authority reference
C9359- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028422- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06764dFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026- Contract details notice published27 Mar 2026, 11:28 GMTUK7
- Contract termination notice published11 Sept 2026, 11:06 BSTUK11
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £49,2701 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Fiscal Studies | £49,270 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Life course & Life Events · Institute for Fiscal Studies
- Signed
- 26 Feb 2026
- Value
- £49,270
- Period
- 27 Feb 2026 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated
- Extensions
- Optional 1 month extension.
- Final value
- £49,270
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES(THE)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender