Open Call for research relating to the National Minimum Wage including National Living Wage
Buyer: Low Pay Commission
- Published
- 19 December 2025
- Submission deadline
- 2 February 2026
- Estimated value
- £45,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Lots
- 1
- Documents
- 2
- Notice number
- 085171-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fafd
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 73000000Research and development services and related consultancy services
Description
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) invites tenders from researchers with ideas for new or innovative research in relation to the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum Wage (NMW). The Low Pay Commission is a non-departmental public body that advises the Government about the NMW, including the NLW and the minimum wage rates for young workers and apprentices. We are responsible for evaluating the effects of the NMW and NLW and making recommendations on future rates. To carry out these functions, our work involves: • carrying out extensive research and consultation with employers, workers and their representatives and taking written and oral evidence from a wide range of organisations; • analysing relevant data to understand the state of the economy and labour market and the impact of the minimum wage; • commissioning research projects into these questions. This research will fill gaps in our current understanding of the impacts of the minimum wage, particularly the increases in the minimum wage rates since 2020. It will complement the LPC's own analysis of pay, the labour market and the broader economy and sit alongside other pieces of commissioned research. We are aware that…
Official publications
- FTS · 085171-2025 · 19 December 2025
Other tenders from Low Pay Commission
- Research relating to the impacts of the minimum wage, 2-year projects (open call)
- Survey-based research on workers' experiences of low-paid work
- Research relating to the impacts of the minimum wage, 1-year projects (open call)
- Quantitative research into the impacts of recent increases in the youth rates of the UK minimum wage
- Research into young people's experience of the labour market and minimum wages
- Research relating to the Apprentice Rate of the minimum wage
- Employment effects of the National Living Wage
- Research related to the youth and apprentice rates of the minimum wage (2-year projects)
- The impact of the minimum wage on productivity (longer-term projects)
- Low Pay Commission call for research on workers' experiences of low-paid work
Frequently asked questions
- What is the deadline to bid for this tender?
- The submission deadline is 2 February 2026. Check the official source, as dates can be modified.
- What is the estimated value of this tender?
- The estimated value published by the buyer is £45,000.
- Who is the buyer of this tender?
- The contracting authority is Low Pay Commission (United Kingdom).
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- Bids are submitted through the official public procurement portal in the United Kingdom. El Vínculo helps you find tenders and analyse their documents; submission always happens at the official source.
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