---
title: "Benefits of Commitments on the Prohibition of Performance Requirements"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078dfe"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Department for Business and Trade"
published: "2026-10-22"
---

# Benefits of Commitments on the Prohibition of Performance Requirements

Buyer: Department for Business and Trade  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078dfe

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## Summary

The Department for Business & Trade commissioned research services on the benefits of commitments prohibiting performance requirements in trade agreements. The work is intended to build a stronger evidence base to support negotiations, including targeted agreements outside free trade agreements and the department’s free trade agreement programme. The research is delivered in the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to LSE Enterprise Ltd, trading as LSE Consulting, through a direct award without competition, below the applicable threshold. The contract was signed on 22 October 2026 and runs from 23 October 2026 to 30 October 2027. Its value is £79,970 excluding VAT and £95,964 including VAT. The award is active, and the contract is active. The work was arranged as a single lot. The published outcome provides no evaluation criteria or basis for comparing competing bids; the route used was a non-competitive direct award.

This award demonstrates demand from the Department for Business & Trade for research that strengthens the evidence base on trade policy commitments, specifically prohibitions on performance requirements and their benefits. Relevant competitors would need strong research capability and the ability to produce evidence that can inform international trade negotiations, including work relating to agreements outside the free trade agreement programme. The requirement is focused on policy research rather than general consultancy or unrelated trade services. LSE Consulting, a large supplier, was selected through a direct award without competition, so this outcome does not establish a competitive scoring model or a set of published qualification requirements. Suppliers able to deliver focused, credible analysis for government trade-policy work would be best placed to respond to a comparable requirement.

## Notice

The policy context for this report is the ambition of developing a more robust evidence base relating to commitments on the Prohibition of Performance Requirements (PPR) to aid negotiations, including for targeted non-FTA agreements as set out in the Trade Strategy and Labour Manifesto, as well as the FTA programme.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100020-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 23 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £79,970 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | LSE Enterprise Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2026 at 14:18 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100020-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100020-2026
  22nd October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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