Official UK procurement notice
Social Partnership Research · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (Medr) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe wish to appoint a contractor to design a programme of support to promote collaboration between tertiary education providers and trade unions in Wales.
The contractor will build upon the work already undertaken within the Further Education (FE) sector and design a flexible programme of support suitable for all parts of the tertiary education sector, including:
Further Education (FE)
Higher Education (HE)
Sixth Forms
Apprenticeships, and
Adult Community Learning (ACL)
CPV: Research consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 May 2026, 13:49 BST
- Last source update
- 13 May 2026, 13:49 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043919- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0697b2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Medr conducted their tender using the Crown Commercial Services RM6126 - Research and Insight collaborative agreement under the Dynamic Purchasing System to appoint a supplier to conduct Social Partnership Research.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT STUDIES | £242,736 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 043919-2026-1 · INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT STUDIES
- Signed
- 28 Apr 2026
- Value
- £242,736
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Institute for Employment StudiesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.