Awarded contract

Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders 2027-2031 con_31575

Details

Buyer: Department for Education
Supplier(s): IPSOS MORI UK LIMITED
Value: £3,958,045
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 12 May 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

WLTL2 will provide robust, high-quality evidence exploring the key drivers of teacher recruitment and retention through collecting evidence on the factors underlying teachers' behaviours and attitudes over time. It will continue to develop the Department's evidence base on the teaching workforce in England through a comprehensive, regular survey to address strategic aims around teacher sufficiency. The data collected will allow the Department to strategically monitor changes across multiple policy areas simultaneously to provide cross-cutting insight into key issues affecting the teaching workforce which will inform and shape teacher workforce policy.

Timeline

Completed: Award date28 April 2026
Completed: Award published12 May 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 July 2031in 5 years

About the buyer

The Department for Education is a ministerial department responsible for children's services and education policy in England, procuring both for itself and its executive agencies. Framework purchases follow the matching Crown Commercial Service terms. Many contracts are let on standard government terms, such as Cabinet Office short-form or model services agreements. Schools and academy trusts buy separately, using framework options the department reviews and approves in advance.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department for Education's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and education and training.

Decision makers

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