Retirement Saving Research Consortium

Official notice

Authority: The Pensions Regulator (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£35,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Institute for Fiscal Studies

What is being bought

Published requirement description

he research undertaken by the Consortium seeks to understand the challenges people face when saving for retirement and how policy and economic conditions influence outcomes. The 2026–28 research agenda aims to strengthen understanding of key pension policy issues across the public, private and third sectors, and to improve the quality of public debate.

As part of this agenda four research strands will be delivered covering:

How much do employers contribute to Defined Contribution pensions

How are people accessing private pensions in the run up to the state pension age?

The dynamics of health and private pension decisions after the age of 50

Self-employment and retirement decisions

Project outputs will include a public report for each of the four strands, alongside an online or in person launch event per strand.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

73110000 Research services

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: 13 Apr 2026, 09:34 BST
Last source update: 13 Apr 2026, 09:34 BST
Authority reference: PA0075
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-033064
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06808e Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
13 Apr 2026, 09:34 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £35,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Institute for Fiscal StudiesSME	£35,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Institute for Fiscal StudiesSME
Signed
24 Mar 2026
Value
£35,000
Period
24 Mar 2026 – 30 Apr 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Pensions Regulator

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PCMB-7693-JMNG Telecom House, Brighton, South East, BN1 6AFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Pensions Policy InstituteAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCLN-8377-ZPPT 2 Marylebone Road, London, London, NW1 4DFContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Apr 2026, 09:34 BST