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# Research into young people's experience of the labour market and minimum wages

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-into-young-people-s-experience-of-the-labour-market-and-minimum-wages-ocds-h6vhtk-05faee). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Low Pay Commission: "Research into young people's experience of the labour market and minimum wages". Published status: complete. Published Value: £35,000. 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:** £35,000 (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:** £34,968 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-into-young-people-s-experience-of-the-labour-market-and-minimum-wages-ocds-h6vhtk-05faee#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05faee`

## 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/research-into-young-people-s-experience-of-the-labour-market-and-minimum-wages-ocds-h6vhtk-05faee#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 sought tenders for research exploring young people's experiences of the labour market and their decisions about work, pay and education. 
The research will contribute to the evidence base on the impact of the minimum wage by providing insights from young people's perspective. It will complement the LPC's quantitative analysis of the Labour Force Survey, the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and other economic and labour market data. It will also complement our programme of stakeholder engagement, where we hear directly from young workers.
The full requirement is set out in Schedule 07 of the Invitation to Tender document available on the Low Pay Commission website.
The procurement had an estimated maximum value of £35,000 + VAT. The project will deliver final results in September 2026 (with a final report due later in 2026).

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

- **Estimated Value:** £35,000

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

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

  - Supplier(s): **Lancaster University**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-137328`
  - Value: £34,968 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £34,968
  - Signed Date: 11/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F085145-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-08T09:17:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:57:45.612Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05faee