Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business and Trade
Old Admiralty Building, Whitehall
London
SW1A 2DY
CommercialResearchandConsultancy@businessandtrade.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Central Government
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Research and Insights RM6126
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73110000 - Research services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Research commission to deliver the Make Work Pay (MWP) Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Scoping Study. This shall involve a mapping exercise including logic models and theory of change, the creation/identification of baseline data and the design of programme-level metrics and evaluation plans to measure impact.
The Supplier shall explore Monitoring & Evaluation techniques and best practice methodology for large-scale policy reform and critique and develop the current M&E framework through a combination of mapping and stakeholder engagement, workshops, desk-based research, and deep dives into data sources.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £120,730
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
United Kingdom - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Research commission to deliver the Make Work Pay (MWP) Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Scoping Study. This shall involve a mapping exercise including logic models and theory of change, the creation/identification of baseline data and the design of programme-level metrics and evaluation plans to measure impact.
The Supplier shall explore Monitoring & Evaluation techniques and best practice methodology for large-scale policy reform and critique and develop the current M&E framework through a combination of mapping and stakeholder engagement, workshops, desk-based research, and deep dives into data sources.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-027493
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Make Work Pay (MWP) Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Scoping Study
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 November 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
3 Thomas More Square
London
E1W 1YW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £120,730
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Business and Trade
Old Admiralty Building, Whitehall
London
SW1A 2DY
Country
United Kingdom