Understanding Business Decisions and Behaviour: Unfair Dismissal and Financial Difficulties
Details
- Supplier(s)
- IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
- Value
- £147,000
- Duration
- 6 months
- Topic
- Research and development consultancy services
- Published
- 13 October 2025
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
Research to inform reforms on unfair dismissal and 'fire and rehire' practices. The project involves two separate research arms: one focusing on unfair dismissal, requiring 50 interviews with businesses with employees, and another on financial difficulties, requiring 50 interviews with businesses that have faced or are facing financial difficulties in the last five years.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date8 October 2025
- Completed: Award published13 October 2025Current notice
- Completed: Contract expiry date27 March 2026
About the buyer
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is a ministerial department that buys as a central government organisation. DBT buys through Government Commercial Agency agreements, formerly Crown Commercial Service. Businesses can join those agreements to supply goods or services. DBT follows each agreement's contractual terms.
A commercial pipeline gives a forward look at expected outsourcing over the next 18 months.
Over the past 5 years, most of DBT's contract awards have been in business services, research and development and IT services.
Decision makers
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| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-business-and-trade-dbt.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-business-and-trade-dbt.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-business-and-trade-dbt.gov | |
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| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-business-and-trade-dbt.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-business-and-trade-dbt.gov |
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