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UK7

Impacts of Council Tax Reform – Research Programme

  • First published: 07 November 2025
  • Last modified: 07 November 2025
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-05d421
Published by:
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Authority ID:
AA0007
Publication date:
07 November 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
UK7
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

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 Council tax is currently based on property values which are twenty years out of date.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.

Full notice text

Scope

Procurement reference

C212/2024/2025

Procurement description

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 Council tax is currently based on property values which are twenty years out of date.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.

Contracting authority

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services

Town/City: Cardiff

Postcode: CF10 3NQ

Country: United Kingdom

Website: http://gov.wales

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQYQ-3841-BHTP

Contact name: Joanne Amesbury

Email: Joanne.Amesbury@gov.wales

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales

Supplier

Centre for Economics and Business Research Ltd

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Unit 1 4 Bath Street

Town/City: London

Postcode: EC1V 9DX

Country: United Kingdom

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCLN-8377-ZPPT

Email: ogood@cebr.com

Telephone: 02073242857

Type:

  • Large
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Description of how these justifications apply

Only supplier who can facilitate this requirement.

Direct award justification

Single suppliers intellectual property exclusive rights

Trade agreements

Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

Contract

Impacts of Council Tax Reform – Research Programme

ID: 1

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Date the contract will be signed (estimated)

07 November 2025, 00:00AM

Contract dates (estimated)

10 November 2025, 00:00AM to 09 November 2028, 23:59PM

Key performance indicators

Contract Delivery Milestones

ID: 1

Reporting frequency: 3

Lots

Divided into 1 lots

Lot number: 1 Status: Complete

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services Research and Development

Delivery locations

ID Description
1020 East Wales
1010 West Wales and The Valleys

Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
27 October 2025
Deadline date:
Notice type:
UK5
Version:
1
Authority name:
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Publication date:
27 October 2025
Deadline date:
Notice type:
UK6
Version:
1
Authority name:
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Publication date:
07 November 2025
Deadline date:
Notice type:
UK7
Version:
1
Authority name:
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

About the buyer

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