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Designing Pro-Competitive Interventions: Evidence on Market Shaping, Economic Security, and Investment

Department for Business and Trade

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14 Sep 2026 at 11:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Business & Trade commissioned a research and consultancy programme on how businesses respond to market-shaping interventions, economic security measures and investment incentives. The work covers approximately 50–70 business interviews across five sectors, followed by reports, datasets and presentations to inform future policy development. This is a public-sector research service rather than a goods supply or construction project. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The relevant commercial capability is applied economic research and related consultancy, including designing research programmes, gathering evidence from businesses, analysing responses to government interventions and producing clear outputs for policy teams. Organisations with experience in market analysis, economic security, investment incentives and business engagement would find the requirement most closely aligned with their work.

This procurement has been completed and awarded through a below-threshold direct award without competition. It comprised one lot. LSE Enterprise Ltd was selected as the supplier, and the contract was signed on 11 September 2026. The contract runs from 14 September 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an option for the Department for Business & Trade to extend it by up to two months, to a maximum date of 31 May 2027, subject to written notice. The contract value is £112,500 excluding VAT and £135,000 including VAT. The service category is research and development services and related consultancy services. The contract is active and the procurement is complete.

The award shows demand for policy-focused research that combines business engagement with economic analysis and practical outputs for central government. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to recruit and conduct around 50–70 structured interviews across several sectors, draw reliable evidence from businesses, and interpret how firms respond to market-shaping measures, economic security requirements and investment incentives. It would also need the capacity to turn research findings into authoritative reports, usable datasets and presentations for policy development. Strong capability in applied economic research, stakeholder access, qualitative interviewing, cross-sector analysis and communicating findings to government decision-makers would be commercially relevant. The scale calls for an established research team able to manage a multi-sector programme and deliver several output formats.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Designing Pro-Competitive Interventions: Evidence on Market Shaping, Economic Security, and Investment

Notice Description

A programme of research examining business responses to market-shaping interventions, economic security measures and investment incentives, including approximately 50-70 business interviews across five sectors and the production of reports, datasets and presentations to inform future policy development.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f8e1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086758-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£112,500 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
14 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Business and Trade
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2DY
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

LSE Enterprise Ltd

Further Information

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