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    ContractsLabour Market Research and Analysis Services
    Awarded contract

    Labour Market Research and Analysis Services

    Awarded
    £1.3m
    Published 9 Nov 2026

    Call-off contract to provide flexible labour market research and analysis services for Skills England on emerging UK employment and skills issues.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 9 Nov 2026· 6 days agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £1.3m
    Published 9 Nov 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £1,250,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      18 Sept 2026
      1 month ago
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • NS
      NatCen Social Research
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 6 days ago.

    9 Nov 2026Today18 Sept 2026

    Brief

    Skills England is seeking a supplier to deliver labour market research and analysis services through a call-off contract framework. This arrangement allows Skills England to commission individual research projects quickly and flexibly to address priority issues and fill evidence gaps in the UK labour market. Suitable projects may include analysis of skills demand, employment trends, workforce demographics, or other labour market insights. The supplier will work with Skills England to scope and deliver tailored research that informs policy and strategic planning decisions.

    Track record

    3 awards · 2 winners
    Open panel

    Mostly framework call-offs rather than head-to-head competition.

    In research innovation, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has awarded 3 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. NatCen Social Research2× · 67%
    2. IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED1× · 33%

    Across research innovation, the most active winners are WSP UK LIMITED, IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED, IFF RESEARCH LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    a0ec24f7-6c16-490c-9165-170a81c7465d-921027

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    Sector
    Research & Innovation