# Employers' perspective of automatic enrolment and Defined Benefit Schemes

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Works and Pensions.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Works and Pensions](/buyers/department-for-works-and-pensions/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [IFF Research Ltd](/suppliers/iff-research/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £73,991
- Tender value: £147,983
- Award date: 28 January 2026
- Published: 6 February 2026
- Contract start: 28 January 2026
- Contract end: 28 September 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Notice ID: 7afd202f-5fc3-440b-8aab-5861be8da869-882601
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ec3925ae-769a-44e2-b464-1b2538d3cda8

## Description

Employers play a critical role in the success of automatic enrolment \(AE\) through ensuring over 22 million employees are saving into their workplace pension and underwriting the £1\.2 trillion Defined Benefit \(DB\) industry\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7afd202f-5fc3-440b-8aab-5861be8da869-882601)