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Impacts of Council Tax Reform – Research Programme

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Welsh Government is undertaking a programme of research to inform the Programme for Government commitment to reform council tax to ensure a fairer and more progressive system. Council tax is currently based on property values which are twenty years out of date. The Welsh Government is committed to the aim of making council tax more up-to-date and fairer. The current programme of research builds on the extensive programme of work between 2017 2024 to explore reforms to local taxes and local government finance in Wales, included the exploration of the impact of council tax reforms by the IFS, published in 2023/4. This contract will develop further this previous research as well as cover related areas of local government finance reform and interest. Summary - The Welsh Government is commissioning work, over a three-year period to further understand the impacts of specifically council tax reform, but also potentially other types of local government finance reform, across a range of research questions and themed work packages.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£300k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 Nov 2025
Including VAT
£360k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PCLN-8377-ZPPT
Location
London, UKI31, WC1E 7AE, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C212/2024/2025
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Only supplier who can facilitate this requirement.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Id
GB-PPON-PQYQ-3841-BHTP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQYQ-3841-BHTP

Address

Street Address
Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF10 3NQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL22

Contact

Name
Joanne Amesbury

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-WLS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
Institute for Fiscal Studies
Id
GB-PPON-PCLN-8377-ZPPT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCLN-8377-ZPPT

Address

Street Address
7 Ridgmount Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC1E 7AE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
Yes
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73000000
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCLN-8377-ZPPT
Name
Institute for Fiscal Studies

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Impacts of Council Tax Reform – Research Programme
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
7 Nov 2025, 00:00

Period

Starts
10 Nov 2025, 00:00
Ends
9 Nov 2028, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
360,000
Amount
300,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Contract Delivery Milestones

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3

Documents

Entry 1
Id
008288-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Jan 2026, 08:40
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF10 3NQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. 008288-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·