Award

Open call for research on public sector pay and workforces 2017

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

03 Jul 2017 at 13:58

Tender

08 Feb 2017 at 14:50

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves an open call for research on public sector pay and workforces, initiated by UK Shared Business Services Limited. The initiative, led by the Office of Manpower Economics, aims to support eight independent Pay Review Bodies addressing pay recommendations for approximately 2.5 million public sector workers. The tender, classified under research and development consultancy services (CPV 73200000), had a total budget of £100,000 and was published on 8 February 2017. The tender period concluded on 28 March 2017, and contracts from this initiative are set to operate from 8 May 2017 to 29 December 2017.

This tender presents significant opportunities for organisations specialising in economic, labour market, and statistical research, particularly those that can offer innovative methodologies or utilise under-exploited data sets. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as the procurement is structured to include up to five separate projects and potential suppliers, fostering competition and collaboration within the industry. Businesses with expertise in public sector pay analysis and workforce studies would be particularly well-suited to engage with this procurement process.

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Notice Title

Open call for research on public sector pay and workforces 2017

Notice Description

The Office of Manpower Economics (OME) provides support for the eight independent Pay Review Bodies, which make evidence-based recommendations to the Government on levels of pay for their remit groups covering 2.5 million workers - around 45 per cent of public sector staff - and a pay bill of PS100 billion. In making recommendations, Review Bodies consider the need to recruit, retain and motivate suitably able and qualified people as well as affordability. In supporting these bodies, one of OME's key functions is to provide high quality research-based technical advice drawing on economic, pay, labour market, statistical and other technical data. More information about the OME, the bodies it supports, and the research it has undertaken, may be found on its website. OME is inviting proposals to undertake research on public sector pay and workforces that will provide objective new evidence to the Pay Review Bodies to inform their advice to Government. These research papers will be in the areas of: aspects of pay and reward; factors influencing individual-level or organisational productivity; and understanding public sector labour markets. Up to five separate projects may be commissioned under this invitation, as well as up to five potential suppliers. The OME is looking to build the evidence base available to Review Bodies on public sector reward and workforce issues, and to encourage innovative and new research. The findings will therefore need to have relevance to at least one, preferably more, remit group occupations. We are open to all methodologies which offer a new contribution to the body of knowledge on public sector pay and workforces. In particular we encourage proposals which involve innovative use of new techniques or under-exploited yet robust data (e.g. unstructured data sets or new ways of matching/linking existing data sets). Additional information: Full details of this opportunity can be found on the e-sourcing portal please follow instructions below. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: * name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; * name of the registered Bidder; * name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-1634c4e3-7d8d-4012-aba2-73213154efae
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7ab67c4-c9fc-44e9-b535-f9d76aa76d58
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£73,721 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Jul 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Mar 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 May 20178 years ago
Contract Period
18 May 2017 - 29 Dec 2017 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
Rebecca Fish
Contact Email
rebecca.fish@uksbs.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

ECONOMIC INSIGHT

INCOMES DATE RESEARCH

INSTITUTE OF EMPLOYMENT STUDIES

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