Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Low Pay Commission
Top-five suppliers hold 100% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Low Pay Commission buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
73Recent contracts
Latest Low Pay Commission contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
The impact of the minimum wage on productivity (longer-term projects)
University of the West of England · 2026-03-20
£75K
Employment effects of the National Living Wage
Smart Data Foundry · 2026-03-12
£73K
Research into young people's experience of the labour market and minimum wages
The Work Foundation at Lancaster University · 2026-03-11
£35K
Open Call for research relating to the National Minimum Wage including National Living Wage
LONDON ECONOMICS LIMITED · 2026-03-09
£39K
Low Pay Commission call for research on workers' experiences of low-paid work
YouGov PLC · 2025-10-05
£25K
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100%
Top-5 supplier share
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Framework call-offs
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Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Low Pay Commission
How much does Low Pay Commission spend on procurement?
Low Pay Commission awarded 5 contracts totalling £247K between 2023-10-17 and 2026-10-17, working with 5 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £49K.
Who are Low Pay Commission's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Low Pay Commission by total award value are University of the West of England, Smart Data Foundry, LONDON ECONOMICS LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 100% of contract value.
What does Low Pay Commission buy from suppliers?
Low Pay Commission's procurement is concentrated in research and development services and related consultancy services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-10-17
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
- · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
- · Contracts Finder
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