Umbrella Companies Research

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Description

The core evidence gap lies in understanding how agencies and end clients will respond behaviourally to the new legislation due to come into force in April 2026. This legislation shifts PAYE liability from umbrella companies to agencies or end clients, aiming to close tax loopholes and reduce risk around fraud. Whilst internal administrative data can, to some extent, tell us how businesses have responded to the new legislation, it is unable to give us the narrative on why they have responded the way they have. Additionally, it is also unable to tell us whether they have improved/increased their due diligence or assurance processes which would be key if they continue to use umbrella companies. It is in this granularity of detail, which we seek to explore through this research, HMRC will be able to understand the motivations of these agencies and any evolving models HMRC have not anticipated that come with new legislation. We are also interested in exploring reactions to the legislation through a qualitative lens. This will enhance HMRC understanding and provide a full assessment of the umbrella company space, evaluating the impact legislation has on agencies and their payroll behavio…

Awards

Official publications

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  Published: 30 October 2026
• DMS REACT Dev Service Extension and Uplift
  Published: 29 October 2026
• Integration Platform Services (IPaaS)
  Published: 29 October 2026
• HMRC Enterprise Architecture Modelling Tool
  Published: 28 October 2026
• Powercenter Service Contract
  Published: 23 October 2026
• One Identity HPAM Higher Privileged Asset Management
  Published: 22 October 2026
• Optimizely Experimentation Platform Renewal
  Published: 13 October 2026
• MaxMind IP Geolocation Data Contract Renewal
  Published: 12 October 2026
• TPC STRATEGIC DELIVERY PARTNER
  Published: 4 October 2026

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The submission deadline is 19 March 2026, 12:00. Check the official source, as dates can be modified.

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The estimated value published by the buyer is £115,140.

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The contracting authority is H M Revenue & Customs (United Kingdom).

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