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    ContractsEmployer Skills Investment Landscape Analysis
    Awarded contract

    Employer Skills Investment Landscape Analysis

    Awarded
    £29.8k
    Published 8 Oct 2026

    ISAC requires analysis of employer skills investment patterns and drivers across the UK's eight industrial strategy sectors to inform future skills policy interventions.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 8 Oct 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £29.8k
    Published 8 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £29,775
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • AU
      ASTON UNIVERSITY
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    8 October 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This contract, awarded in February 2026, is being published for transparency. The Industrial Strategy Advisory Council Secretariat (ISAC) is seeking to develop a comprehensive understanding of employer skills investment across the UK economy, particularly within the Industrial Strategy 8 (IS-8) priority sectors. The project will analyze the key factors driving employer investment in skills development and identify how these drivers vary across different sectors. Through detailed analysis and research, the contractor will establish a baseline understanding of the current state of employer skills investment, which will inform recommendations for targeted policy interventions to strengthen the UK's skills system. This is primarily an analytical project focused on evidence gathering and producing actionable findings to support strategic decision-making.

    Track record

    10 awards · 10 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, Department for Business & Trade has awarded 10 contracts to 10 suppliers.

    Who wins here
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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-07839d

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