This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Services of Dr James Brown to conduct a Labour Market Surveys Academic Review
Authority: Office for National Statistics (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£30,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to The University of Sydney
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is to continue the work set out through external academic assurance. This has already played a critical role in shaping and strengthening TLFS methodology, providing:
A detailed review of TLFS design and performance, with key recommendations.
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
- Administrative change
- 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
- 2 Jun 2026, 09:30 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jun 2026, 13:13 BST
- Authority reference
CS-26-214(a)- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-051875- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ab07Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2026- Contract details notice published2 Jun 2026, 09:30 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published2 Jun 2026, 13:13 BSTUK10
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £30,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 5 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Sydney | £30,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · The University of Sydney
- Signed
- 5 May 2026
- Value
- £30,000
- Period
- 2 Jun 2026 – 17 May 2028 · up to 17 Nov 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Buyer may extend the Contract for a period of up to 6 Months by giving not less than 10 Working Days' notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period
- Change 2 Jun 2026 contract amendment published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The University of SydneyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender