Contract award · 20 Oct 2026

WorkWell Expansion Evaluation Commissioning

Department for Work and Pensions awarded “WorkWell Expansion Evaluation Commissioning” to Institute for Employment Studies for £2.3m on 20 Oct 2026.

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Key facts

Buyer
Department for Work and Pensions · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£2,297,724.68
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
Business services · Social research services (CPV 79315000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date20 Oct 2026
  2. Published2 Nov 2026Published 13 days after the contract date

Description

The trial proposal is for the national roll out of the WorkWell programme to all ICBs for three years, with an RCT approach being used during this period to measure the impact of the programme, alongside a process and economic evaluation.

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Date Contract Supplier Value
20 Oct 2026 Institute for Employment Studies SME £2.3m

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