# UK SBS CR18029 - The facilitation of a better understanding of how employers set pay for young people

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED](/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH\(INCORPORATED\)](/suppliers/national-institute-of-economic-and-social-research/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £29,704
- Tender value: £30,000
- Award date: 9 March 2018
- Published: 22 March 2018
- Contract start: 12 March 2018
- Contract end: 30 November 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2776503d-3dd4-4edc-9f2f-38d3735244eb-207052
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1c4e54d0-2cee-44a2-8f8c-daad073771cf

## Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is 26/02/2018 at 14:00hrs DO NOT apply directly to the buyer\. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal\. Brief Description of Requirement The Low Pay Commission \(LPC\) invites tenders for research that facilitates a better understanding of how employers set pay for young people\. We are particularly interested in whether these factors have been affected by the recent change to the minimum wage framework as a result of the introduction in April 2016 of the National Living Wage \(NLW\) for those aged 25 and over, and the 21-24 Year Old Rate\. We are also interested in whether the policy framework for employers regarding young people, for example the different treatment with regards to National Insurance and funding for training, has affected pay decisions\. We are also interested in how these may have changed over time\. Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement\. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System\. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ / RFP document\. How to Apply As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd \(UK SBS\) and Crown Commercial Service \(CCS\), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement\. To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice\. If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial\.gov\.uk Your email must clearly state: • the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; • the name of the registered Bidder; • the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email\. Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control\. Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 \(Threshold amounts\) Responses must be received by the date in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity\. How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing\.cabinetoffice\.gov\.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'\. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number \(as provided by Dun and Bradstreet\) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so\. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement\. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial\.gov\.uk\. Your email must clearly state: • name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; • name of the registered Bidder; • name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email\. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite\. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done\. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing\.cabinetoffice\.gov\.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder\. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event\. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information\. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section\. About UK Shared Business Services UK Shared Business Services Ltd \(UK SBS\) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise\. Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority\. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers\. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations\. 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## Source

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