Institute for Employment Studies

Large enterpriseR&D servicesUK · BrightonCompany No. 00931547

Institute for Employment Studies is a UK private company limited by guarantee, based in Brighton, incorporated in 1968. Has won 43 UK public-sector contracts worth £5.4m across 25 buyers, primarily Department for Work & Pensions and R&D services work.

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Active contracts

no new awards in 30d

Contracted (12m)

£1.5m

▲ 1379% vs prior 12m

Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

22%

Department for Work & Pensions

Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

Diversified. Top 3 buyers = 62% of revenue.

Department for Work & Pensions

£1.2m

22%

UK Shared Business Services Ltd

£1.1m

20%

Department for Education

£1.1m

20%

NHS England

£420k

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

£299k

Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
Labour Market Evidence Synthesis & Dissemination	Department for Work & Pensions	Direct contract	£1.1m	11 Nov 2025	active
BIS Research and Evaluation Framework	UK Shared Business Services Ltd	Framework call off	£1.1m ceiling · ~£13k share (÷83)	01 Jan 2016	expired
Procurement of evaluation partner/s - Enhanced primary care and HWB pilots	NHS England	Framework call off	£355k ceiling · ~£355k share	13 Oct 2021	expired
Evaluation of National Roll-Out of the Early Career Framework Induction Process : DFERPPU 20-21/054 Con_11536	Department for Education	Direct contract	£320k	23 Aug 2021	expired
CON_24281 - Languages Programme Evaluation	Department for Education	Direct contract	£275k	13 Dec 2023	active
Central London Works Evaluation	City of London Corporation	Framework call off	£250k ceiling · ~£250k share	12 Apr 2019	expired
How do we effectively look at workforce inequalities in our regulation	Care Quality Commission	Direct contract	£147k	29 Feb 2024	expired
Evaluation for the Employer Led Digital Training Initiatives	Department for Education	Framework call off	£147k ceiling · ~£147k share	28 Jan 2021	expired
Maternal Outcomes and Indicators of Pregnancy Maternity Discrimination	Department for Business & Trade	Direct contract	£115k	06 Aug 2025	expired
Research into Careers in Construction Research brief Careers 2024-26	Construction Industry Training Board	Direct contract	£101k	02 Sept 2024	active
Youth Guarantee Trailblazer - Project Evaluation	The West of England Combined Authority	Direct contract	£99k	20 Mar 2026	active
Survey of EU staff working in Higher Education Providers	Department for Education	Direct contract	£95k	17 Jun 2018	expired
UK SBS BLOJEU-CR17061OME SSRB Major Review of the Judicial Salary Structure	UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED	Framework call off	£84k ceiling · ~£84k share	29 Jun 2017	expired
IfATE Big Conversation Research Project	INSTITUTE FOR APPRENTICESHIPS	Direct contract	£81k	31 Oct 2022	expired
Process Evaluation of the Extended and More Flexible Government Traineeships Programme 2020/21	Department for Education	Framework call off	£77k ceiling · ~£77k share	24 Mar 2021	expired

Institute for Employment Studies

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Contracts won · 43 total · 10 active · 33 expired

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