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title: "The impact of the National Living Wage on businesses, particularly prices, productivity, profits, investment, and business creation (start-ups) and destruction (failures)"
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# The impact of the National Living Wage on businesses, particularly prices, productivity, profits, investment, and business creation (start-ups) and destruction (failures)

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2cda692e-e31f-425f-ab3d-00451f4a3d2a

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## Summary

The contract titled "The impact of the National Living Wage on businesses, particularly prices, productivity, profits, investment, and business creation (start-ups) and destruction (failures)" was awarded by UK Shared Business Services Limited (UK SBS) on 25th March 2019, following a tender process initiated under an open procedure. This procurement falls within the research and development consultancy services sector, with submissions required through the CCS eSourcing Portal by the deadline of 18th March 2019. The contract is set to last until 31st December 2020, and responses must adhere to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 guidelines.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the field of economic research and consultancy, especially those with a focus on analysing market impacts of policy changes like minimum wage increases. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) looking to expand their portfolios, particularly those with expertise in statistical analysis and market research, are well-suited to apply for this contract, leveraging its potential to enhance their business growth through increased involvement in public sector projects.

## Notice

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Monday 18th March 2019 11:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement The aim of this quantitative study is to gain a better understanding of the impact of minimum wages, especially the National Living Wage, on businesses, particularly prices, productivity, profits, investment, and business creation (start-ups) and destruction (failures). Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document. How to Apply As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement. To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice. If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email must clearly state: * the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; * the name of the registered Bidder; * the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control. Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts) Responses must be received by the date in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity. How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite 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. About UK Shared Business Services UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations. For full details of our partne

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e47030e-d0ce-4c26-a6cb-1dbc43f138dd |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 May 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Mar 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Mar 2019 |
| Contract period | 26 Mar 2019 - 31 Dec 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £79,796 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FRONTIER ECONOMICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

## Release History

- 15 May 2019 at 10:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e47030e-d0ce-4c26-a6cb-1dbc43f138dd
- 27 Feb 2019 at 14:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00167dff-f454-42ab-ad57-055a3e0a5d9d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e47030e-d0ce-4c26-a6cb-1dbc43f138dd
  15th May 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00167dff-f454-42ab-ad57-055a3e0a5d9d
  27th February 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/93b24661-004d-4810-b78e-df51281c7bb8
  CR19024 - ITQ Invitation To Quote Questions
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/24bd7079-06f3-4419-afd6-79f8fa1a0ee0
  CR19024 Annex A
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/22e4b748-80b8-41e2-9a1b-31efc67f4921
  CR19024 - S1 Services purchasing contract - low risk
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4a059b0e-d252-44e0-b2fd-87e7dcb2e08d
  CR19024 - ITQ Invitation To Quote
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2c78cc9e-ea20-4658-9b8f-5cee3184f5ca
  CR19024 - AW5.2 Price Schedule
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a841906a-9dbb-4365-b103-8ad4a71132fe
  Bidder - Logging into Emptoris for the first time
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c4f3b3d5-dc90-426d-9a89-c9aea6ec8d42
  Bidder Training
- https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
  CCS Emptoris eSourcing Portal
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/13b65518-84d3-449d-9a97-1c0f1355a671
  CR19024 - Redacted Contract CF

## Notice URLs

- http://www.uksbs.co.uk

## Provenance

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