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title: "Agency workers surveys (AWS)"
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# Agency workers surveys (AWS)

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9dbd3041-f345-4c7b-b2ba-b095af2bb491

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## Summary

The procurement process for the project titled "Agency workers surveys (AWS)" has been conducted by UK Shared Business Services Limited, focusing on research and development consultancy services in the South West region of the United Kingdom. This tender was initiated through a selective procurement method as a call-off from the Crown Commercial Services Research Marketplace dynamic purchasing system. The procurement was completed with an awarded contract of £43,901.96 to I.F.F Research Limited, with the contract period running from 6th March 2020 to 31st July 2020. The tender closed on 21st February 2020.

This project aims to investigate agency workers’ awareness of employment rights and the discrimination they face, presenting significant opportunities for businesses involved in market and economic research. Companies specialising in labour rights, social research, or statistical analysis would be particularly well-suited to compete for related projects in this sector, leveraging this contract to enhance their portfolio and establish a reputation within the governmental space.

## Notice

**This is not a call to competition** This project was ran and award under the Crown Comnmercial Sevices Research Marketplace RM6018 DPS. Aims and objectives The aims of this project are to understand two main areas. It is worth noting that whilst we are very keen to understand both of the areas listed below, we are aware that by using a non-random approach to sampling, the estimates of scale of non-compliance will be approximates, however, it will still be valuable to gather this information as it will support the movement of the debate at large around non-compliance. a) There is a need to understand the level of awareness amongst agency workers regarding their employment rights, and whether they understand the role of the organisations that currently exist that can assist them if they have a problem with the employment business, umbrella company or hirer. b) Whether agencies workers are experiencing pay or other forms of discrimination and at what scale, and therefore, the detriment they experience as a result. Essentially, the policy and operational team would like to know more about the risks, scope and scale of detriment that is present with agency workers, if any. The detailed research questions will fall beneath these two areas are listed in the methodology section Deliverables The expected key deliverables for this survey are: * A clean, fully labelled, non-disclosive dataset in SPSS format (with weighting) for use in the Department and for depositing with the UK Data Archive * A full set of tables with cross breaks in Excel. * A written report of findings, including a stand-alone executive summary which will be published. We would like the report to be clear and comprehensive, whilst being engaging for the reader (BEIS can provide some examples of what they would expect). * A brief technical report detailing the survey methodology

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f5b5418-f6a5-4149-9b76-000f0643cd69 |
| 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 | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Apr 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Feb 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Mar 2020 |
| Contract period | 6 Mar 2020 - 31 Jul 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £43,901 |
| 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 | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | I.F.F RESEARCH |

## 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

- 24 Apr 2020 at 14:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f5b5418-f6a5-4149-9b76-000f0643cd69

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f5b5418-f6a5-4149-9b76-000f0643cd69
  24th April 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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