Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c74-5a51-72da-91bb-eba5596d67df/director-social-research awarded GB restricted procedure Suitable for SMEs # Director Social Research [Companies House](https://tendernation.io/buyers/companies-house) Estimated value £46,850 Published 16 Dec 2021 Deadline Closed 19 Nov 2021 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender ### Via CCS Research DPS RM6018 Social research project: New Directors' understanding of their legal duties and statutory responsibilities following Incorporation Incorporation, the legal process through which a corporate entity or company is formed, is a relatively straightforward and frictionless process to undertake. However, by doing so, individuals named as Directors of the new corporate entity or company become subject to a set of legal duties (as codified in the Companies Act 2006) and associated sets of statutory responsibilities in relation to engagement with specific reporting processes. The process of incorporation is managed by CH, but as CH is a register rather than a regulator, there is no necessity for new Directors to demonstrate understanding of the above prior to incorporation. In January 2021, the IES and INSS implemented a Business Opinion Omnibus survey in relation to understanding of Directors' Duties as defined in the Companies Act. Of respondents (individuals associated with an incorporated business; n=727, of which 44% were Directors), significant self-identified gaps in knowledge were demonstrated, with 29-33% of respondents who are Directors (the target group of this research) reporting that they do not fully understand each aspect of their duties as outlined in the Act. CH, as part of its drive to support new Directors and understand Customer behaviour most broadly, therefore have identified a need to develop more refined insight on new Directors' (those being Directors who have incorporated within the past 18 months) understanding and knowledge of their legal duties and the statutory responsibilities that they are subject to. We wish to commission a piece of qualitative social research to address this need. We plan to use the findings of this research to enhance our educational programmes for new Directors, and plan other intervention strategies. The findings are also of significant cross-government interest to other departments with a stake in this area. Read full description ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/7a7ecef0-634e-4c61-8fb9-44bf4e24fff5) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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