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Life Course and Life Events Analysis Pensions Commission

Department for Work and Pensions

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

ContractTermination

11 Sep 2026 at 11:06

UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
Award

27 Mar 2026 at 11:28

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Work and Pensions commissioned research services for the Life Course and Life Events Analysis Pensions Commission. The work used secondary analysis of previously conducted longitudinal surveys to examine how labour market participation across the life course affects pension contribution rates and participation in pensions. This is a policy and socioeconomic research requirement focused on the relationship between employment patterns and pension engagement. The buyer is a UK central government department, with the requirement associated with its London-based organisation. The selected supplier was the Institute for Fiscal Studies, a research organisation and SME. Businesses with expertise in longitudinal survey analysis, labour-market research, pensions, retirement policy and the interpretation of complex socioeconomic data would be relevant to this type of requirement.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, for one lot. The Institute for Fiscal Studies was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 26 February 2026, with a value of £49,270 excluding VAT and £59,124 including VAT. Its stated contract period ran from 27 February to 31 July 2026, with an optional one-month extension available to 31 August 2026. The contract was terminated on 11 September 2026, with the reason classified as completed; implementation ended on 31 July 2026 and the final value was £49,270 excluding VAT and £59,124 including VAT. The award was for research services.

For competing research providers, this procurement indicates demand for applied analysis linking labour-market histories with pension contributions and pension participation. A credible supplier would need to work confidently with existing longitudinal survey datasets, design and carry out secondary quantitative analysis, and translate findings about employment over the life course into evidence relevant to pensions policy. Experience in labour economics, retirement research, pension behaviour or related public-policy evaluation would be directly applicable. The requirement also favours organisations able to handle complex socioeconomic data rigorously and present findings in a form useful to a government policy department. The selected supplier was an SME research institute, showing that specialist research capability can be relevant at this scale, including for organisations with a focused evidence base in fiscal, labour-market and pension analysis.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Life Course and Life Events Analysis Pensions Commission

Notice Description

Using 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06764d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086287-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£49,270 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Feb 2026 - 31 Jul 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Terminated

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Work and Pensions
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9NA
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Institute for Fiscal Studies

Further Information

Notice Documents

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