Closed tender

Employment effects of the National Living Wage

Details

Value
£80,000
Topic
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published
19 December 2025
Submission
2 February 2026

Tender description

The Low Pay Commission (LPC) sought tenders for research using novel methods or data to analyse the impact of recent increases in the minimum wage. We are specifically interested in the impacts on employment (and hours), but research may cover a range of other outcomes. This procurement is for research delivering its final findings in September 2027 with interim findings in September 2026. If your proposed project could be completed to a shorter timeframe, we strongly encourage you to submit a bid under LPC 2025/05 (Open call for research on the minimum wage). The estimated maximum cost of the contract was £80,000 (exclusive of VAT; £96,000 including VAT).

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published19 December 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date2 February 2026

About the buyer

The Low Pay Commission is an independent advisory non-departmental public body that advises the government on the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage. The Commission commissions minimum wage research itself. Open calls carry reference numbers such as LPC 2026/03. Each open call may commission up to three projects. Bidders send clarification questions to the Commission by email. Complete tenders must include every component listed in the invitation to tender. A secretariat of nine staff based in London supports the Commission.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Low Pay Commission's contract awards have been in research and development.

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