Source: https://tendernation.io/suppliers/institute-for-employment-studies Supplier profile # Institute for Employment Studies Public sector contracts won, from published award notices SME [Companies House 00931547](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00931547) [ Follow competitor](https://tendernation.io/login "Sign in to follow competitors") [Compete for this work](https://tendernation.io/register) Contracts won 68 since 4 Jan 2011 Total awarded £6,805,180 where values were published Buyers 43 public bodies Latest win 17 Aug 2026 ## Contracts ending soon Contracts ending in the next 18 months. Buyers usually re-tender before the end date, so these are openings for competitors. - [ACAS27419 - Conflict Competence Framework](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d23-50e1-7064-bb9c-006c2a856584/acas27419-conflict-competence-framework) [UK Shared Business Services Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited) £95,275 Ends 19 Mar 2027 - [Youth Guarantee Trailblazer - Project Evaluation](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd3-f863-727e-a844-a79398fe3e92/youth-guarantee-trailblazer-project-evaluation) [The West of England Combined Authority](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-west-of-england-combined-authority) £99,310 Ends 31 Mar 2027 - [Labour Market Evidence Synthesis & Dissemination](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d06-af23-7149-b6a7-a017c9fc3332/labour-market-evidence-synthesis-dissemination) [Department for Work & Pensions](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-work-pensions) £1,100,000 Ends 10 May 2027 - [Research, Impact and Learning Framework](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b9c-e05c-7009-bd50-8343fd0e198e/research-impact-and-learning-framework) [The Education and Training Foundation](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-education-and-training-foundation) up to £0 (notice estimate) Ends 30 Jun 2027 - [Workforce Planning](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be8-7cda-712c-ac6b-7b37629f153c/workforce-planning) [West Midlands Combined Authority](https://tendernation.io/buyers/west-midlands-combined-authority) £74,999 Ends 16 Aug 2027 - [Impact Evaluation of Aspiring Chief Executive & Chair programmes](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d19-5b20-71ab-ba11-ce52f7b5265a/impact-evaluation-of-aspiring-chief-executive-chair-programmes) [NHS England](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-england) £64,900 Ends 31 Aug 2027 ## Recent contract awards - [Workforce Planning](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be8-7cda-712c-ac6b-7b37629f153c/workforce-planning) [West Midlands Combined Authority](https://tendernation.io/buyers/west-midlands-combined-authority) £74,999 17 Aug 2026 - [ACAS27419 - Conflict Competence Framework](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d23-50e1-7064-bb9c-006c2a856584/acas27419-conflict-competence-framework) [UK Shared Business Services Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited) £95,275 11 Aug 2026 - [the provision of Research brief Careers 2024-26 Via CCS RM6126](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d16-b5be-7154-8149-5ea07fd0d214/the-provision-of-research-brief-careers-2024-26-via-ccs-rm6126) [Construction Industry Training Board](https://tendernation.io/buyers/construction-industry-training-board) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling 23 Jul 2026 - [the provision of Research brief Careers 2024-26 Via CCS RM6126](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcb-3c30-71a9-947e-e49059572a10/the-provision-of-research-brief-careers-2024-26-via-ccs-rm6126) [Construction Industry Training Board](https://tendernation.io/buyers/construction-industry-training-board) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling 23 Jul 2026 - [Social Partnership Research](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bde-0428-7333-bf07-0d7db866cbd5/social-partnership-research) [Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (Medr)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/commission-for-tertiary-education-and-research-medr) £242,736 28 Apr 2026 - [Youth Guarantee Trailblazer - Project Evaluation](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd3-f863-727e-a844-a79398fe3e92/youth-guarantee-trailblazer-project-evaluation) [The West of England Combined Authority](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-west-of-england-combined-authority) £99,310 20 Mar 2026 - [Economic Inactivity Trailblazer Evaluation and Leaning Partner](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcf-749c-71b4-8f14-959def54ddab/economic-inactivity-trailblazer-evaluation-and-leaning-partner) [York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority](https://tendernation.io/buyers/york-and-north-yorkshire-combined-authority) £135,238 6 Mar 2026 - [Impact Evaluation of Aspiring Chief Executive & Chair programmes](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d19-5b20-71ab-ba11-ce52f7b5265a/impact-evaluation-of-aspiring-chief-executive-chair-programmes) [NHS England](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-england) £64,900 26 Feb 2026 - [Labour Market Evidence Synthesis & Dissemination](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d06-af23-7149-b6a7-a017c9fc3332/labour-market-evidence-synthesis-dissemination) [Department for Work & Pensions](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-work-pensions) £1,100,000 11 Nov 2025 - [Self-employed Universal Credit customers persistently earning below their Minimum Income Floor](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d04-ea3b-7111-be33-b649dcceff73/self-employed-universal-credit-customers-persistently-earning-below-their-minimu) [Department for Work and Pensions](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-work-and-pensions) £48,505 11 Aug 2025 - [Maternal Outcomes and Indicators of Pregnancy Maternity Discrimination](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d06-de60-71b3-bbdb-f81fb2c0d8ad/maternal-outcomes-and-indicators-of-pregnancy-maternity-discrimination) [Department for Business and Trade](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-business-and-trade) £115,113 6 Aug 2025 - [PS25118 Training product impact evaluation framework design](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfc-0dbd-7369-b321-3b1f69a11282/ps25118-training-product-impact-evaluation-framework-design) [UK SBS](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-sbs) £71,958 1 Jul 2025 - [the provision of Research brief Careers 2024-26 Via CCS RM6126](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcb-3c30-71a9-947e-e49059572a10/the-provision-of-research-brief-careers-2024-26-via-ccs-rm6126) [Construction Industry Training Board](https://tendernation.io/buyers/construction-industry-training-board) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling 2 Sept 2024 - [Research into Careers in Construction Research brief Careers 2024-26](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cd8-98f3-716c-98b6-3b2399b6356f/research-into-careers-in-construction-research-brief-careers-2024-26) [Construction Industry Training Board](https://tendernation.io/buyers/construction-industry-training-board) £101,390 2 Sept 2024 - [How do we effectively look at workforce inequalities in our regulation](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ce3-45f8-707e-9dc5-2a2876ad9d1a/how-do-we-effectively-look-at-workforce-inequalities-in-our-regulation) [Care Quality Commission](https://tendernation.io/buyers/care-quality-commission) £146,846 29 Feb 2024 ## Companies House Status Active Incorporated 3 May 1968 (58 yrs) Accounts Full Industry Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities [View filing history](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00931547) ## Who they win from - [Department for Education 8 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-education) - [UK Shared Business Services Limited 8 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited) - [Department for Work and Pensions (Social and Economic) 3 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-work-and-pensions-social-and-economic) - [Crown Commercial Service 3 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/crown-commercial-service) - [Construction Industry Training Board 3 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/construction-industry-training-board) - [The Education and Training Foundation 3 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-education-and-training-foundation) - [NHS England 2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-england) - [Newcastle University 2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/newcastle-university) ## Registered charity INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT STUDIES (no. 258390): income £4,085,959, spending £4,055,585 in the year to 31 Mar 2025. [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/258390) ## Bids named on award notices Bid for 11 contracts: won 11, lost 0. Award notices have listed every bidder only since the Procurement Act (February 2025). ## Paid by (last 12 months) - [Department for Work and Pensions](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-work-and-pensions) £286,570 - [Department for Education](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-education) £88,000 From councils' published spending over £500. ## On government frameworks - [Research & Insights](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6126)RM6126 · ends 23 Feb 2029 ## What they win - [Research & development](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) 41 - [Business services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) 22 - [Education & training](https://tendernation.io/sectors/education-training) 2 - [IT services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/it-services) 1 - [Public administration & defence services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/public-administration-defence) 1 Competing with Institute for Employment Studies? 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