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title: "Security of Work and Dismissal Employee & Employer Surveys"
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# Security of Work and Dismissal Employee & Employer Surveys

Buyer: Department for Business and Trade  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-436f2ea3-6b79-4db9-9b33-aa1d0954544a

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## Summary

The Department for Business and Trade commissioned research services to design and deliver two surveys: one of employers and one of workers across Great Britain. The surveys will monitor and evaluate the Employment Rights Act 2025 and the wider Make Work Pay programme, producing evidence at programme and policy level. The work will also support future evaluation, including impact assessments, cost-benefit analysis and post-implementation reviews, and build a repeatable evidence base for further survey work commissioned through statements of work. The research subject is security of work and dismissal. The delivery population is in Great Britain; the procurement also lists delivery locations across the United Kingdom and a range of international locations.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to IFF Research on 7 September 2026. The award value is £1,440,000, with a contract period from 18 September 2026 to 17 September 2027. The requirement was procured as a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system using a selective process. The tender deadline was 24 August 2026 at 12:00 (UK time). The award was for the two-survey research requirement; no separate lots or evaluation criteria are recorded in the published procurement data. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award demonstrates demand from the Department for Business and Trade for substantial, policy-focused survey research on employment rights, job security and dismissal. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to design and deliver robust research with both employer and worker populations across Great Britain, and produce evidence that supports programme monitoring as well as policy evaluation. The buyer’s stated needs include findings suitable for impact assessments, cost-benefit analysis and post-implementation reviews, alongside a repeatable research base that can support further commissions. Suppliers with the capacity to manage both survey strands and translate results into evidence useful for government policy work would be well placed. The successful supplier was an SME, and the procurement was considered suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

## Notice

The requirement is for the establishment of the Security of Work and Dismissal Employee & Employer Surveys Call-Off Contract, to provide research services supporting the monitoring and evaluation of the Employment Rights Act 2025 and the wider Make Work Pay programme. The successful supplier will design and deliver two externally commissioned surveys - one covering employers and one covering workers in Great Britain - to provide programme-level and policy-specific monitoring evidence, support future evaluation activity (including Impact Assessments, cost-benefit analysis and Post Implementation Reviews), and establish a repeatable evidence base capable of being commissioned via Statements of Work in future years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd107125-a259-4706-ae54-f80e0780255a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 18 Sep 2026 - 17 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,440,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,440,000 |
| 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 | Department for Business and Trade |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IFF Research |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2026 at 11:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd107125-a259-4706-ae54-f80e0780255a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd107125-a259-4706-ae54-f80e0780255a
  5th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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