The Low Pay Commission (LPC) sought tenders for research investigating the impact of the National Minimum Wage (NMW), including the National Living Wage (NLW), on productivity.
The call for research was for projects that will deliver final findings in September 2027 and interim findings in September 2026.
The estimated maximum cost of the contract was £80,000 (exclusive of VAT; £96,000 including VAT).
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) sought tenders for research using novel methods or data to analyse the impact of recent increases in the minimum wage. We are specifically interested in the impacts on employment (and hours), but research may cover a range of other outcomes.
This procurement is for research delivering its final findings in September 2027 with interim findings in September 2026. If your proposed project could be completed to a shorter timeframe, we strongly encourage you to submit a bid under LPC 2025/05 (Open call for research on the minimum wage).
The estimated maximum cost of the contract was £80,000 (exclusive of VAT; £96,000 including VAT).
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) sought tenders from researchers with ideas for new or innovative research in relation to the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum Wage (NMW).
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.
The maximum estimated value of any single contract under this procurement was £45,000 (exclusive of VAT).
The Low Pay Commission sought tenders for research exploring young people's experiences of the labour market and their decisions about work, pay and education.
The research will contribute to the evidence base on the impact of the minimum wage by providing insights from young people's perspective. It will complement the LPC's quantitative analysis of the Labour Force Survey, the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and other economic and labour market data. It will also complement our programme of stakeholder engagement, where we hear directly from young workers.
The full requirement is set out in Schedule 07 of the Invitation to Tender document available on the Low Pay Commission website.
The procurement had an estimated maximum value of £35,000 + VAT. The project will deliver final results in September 2026 (with a final report due later in 2026).
We are looking to commission a piece of research surveying workers on their views and experiences of working in jobs that pay at - or close to - the NLW. This will bridge the gap between the LPC's broad programme of stakeholder engagement and our internal analysis of large, national datasets. The commissioned research will provide a representative and quantifiable snapshot of workers' views, reaching a diverse group of respondents. This work will help to provide the Commission with a rounded picture of low-paid workers' living standards and experiences.
This call is for funding up to £25,000 + VAT and is for one project only. The project will be completed by the Spring of 2026.