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Institute for Fiscal Studies

Business services · London
SME

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is an independent research institute focused on economic and social policy analysis in the UK. It conducts research on various topics including government finances, inequality, and public services.

ifs.org.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£3.4m
Live
7
Buyers
10
12m
£290k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts7 / 24
  • Top buyers10
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Institute for Fiscal StudiesUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Institute for Fiscal Studies has won £3.4m across 10 public-sector buyers, with 7 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED at 35% · 63% in Business services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
7 of 24Live contracts
35%Top-buyer concentration
63%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 2
Research and analysisThe IFS conducts in-depth research and analysis on economic and social issues. ↗EventsThe IFS organizes seminars, workshops, and lectures on various economic topics. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • BIS Research and Evaluation FrameworkUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £1.1m
  • Deepdives into Social Mobility: A Local Perspective Stage 2 and 3Social Mobility Commission · £199k

Extracted automatically from ifs.org.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

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Buyer references

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Accreditations & memberships

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KPI performance

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Contracts · 7 live · 17 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
PR2305 - Research for Understanding of Increased Demand for PHSO Service
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman7300000024 Feb 2026£65k10 moLive
Provision of Research to estimate labour supply elasticities by sub-populations
Crown Commercial Service7931500024 Sept 2025£149k12 moLive
The impact of undergraduate degrees on lifetime earnings 2026 (con_28496)
Department for Education7300000012 Sept 2025£75k10 moClosed
Deepdives into Social Mobility: A Local Perspective Stage 2 and 3
Social Mobility Commission7931500008 Nov 2024£199k1.6 yrsClosed
Early Years Childcare Entitlements: Impact evaluation and Value-for-Money analysis con_25452
Department for Education7300000013 May 2024£485k3.4 yrsLive
Developing an earnings metric to assess the quality of HE provision - con_22713
Department for Education7300000003 Nov 2023£199k8 moClosed
PS23127 - Low Pay Commission Call for Research on the Impacts of the National Minimum Wage, including the National Living Wage, on Businesses - ITQ
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy7931000022 May 2023£60k7 moClosed
Provision of Household Below Average Income data validation survey
Crown Commercial Service7931140010 Oct 2022£247k3 yrsClosed
23934 Material Deprivation Projection Model Peer Review RP0674
Department for Work & Pensions7300000026 Feb 2021£4k1 moClosed
A Longer-term Project to Assess the Impact of the National Living Wage on Employment, Hours, Earnings and Household Incomes
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED7320000010 Mar 2020£100k1.8 yrsClosed
Total live value £699k · mean award £143k1–10 of 24

Top buyers · 10 buyers · top 3 = 82%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
2 contracts
35%
since 2016
2
Department for Education
7 contracts
27%
since 2017
3
Crown Commercial Service
5 contracts
20%
since 2015
4
Department for Work & Pensions
3 contracts
8%
since 2018
5
Social Mobility Commission
2 contracts
6%
since 2024
6
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
1 contract
2%
since 2026
7
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
1 contract
2%
since 2023
8
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)
1 contract
1%
since 2018
9
Homes England
1 contract
0%
10
MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE
1 contract
0%

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 63%.

✓ From notices
Business services79
63%
R&D services73
37%
⚠ Concentration: 63% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West2 contracts
48%
North West6 contracts
31%
London6 contracts
21%
North East1 contract
0%
South East1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 72% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Institute for Fiscal Studies highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
PH
PRIVATE HOME CARE UK LIMITED
Yes£13.1m1
C&
City & County Care Services Ltd
Yes£13.1m1
DC
Domiciliary Care Services (UK) Limited
Yes£13.1m1
EH
EMBRACE HEALTHCARE LTD
Yes£13.1m1
IF
Institute for Fiscal Studies
Yes£290k—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 07 Apr 2027
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

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No modifications recorded

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News mentions

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

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Registered details

Company no.
00954616
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc
Incorporated
21 May 1969
Reg. office
2 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 4DF
SIC codes
72200
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • GASKELL, Kevin Harry — director
    Appointed 16 Sept 2024
  • ARMAH, Winifred — director
    Appointed 01 Nov 2023
  • DHINGRA, Swati, Prof — director
    Appointed 01 Nov 2023
  • NICHIONNA, Orna Gabrielle — director
    Appointed 26 Jun 2020
  • KANE, Peter Ronald — director
    Appointed 26 Jun 2020
  • GREGSON, David John — director
    Appointed 28 Nov 2018

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES(THE)
00954616 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.