Published date: 10 July 2017

Last edited date: 10 July 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 31 July 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Economic research services - 79311400

  • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£20,000 to £80,000

Procurement reference

1704 - PSCR - SR68226824 KAI Research R1 CCG

Published date

10 July 2017

Closing date

31 July 2017

Contract start date

4 September 2017

Contract end date

5 March 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) would like to invite research organisations to express an interest in tendering for a research study aimed at exploring the drivers of tax compliance behaviour among Wealthy individuals and investigating ways to improve it. Obtaining this evidence will help HMRC target its tax compliance strategy and maximise its revenue.

We anticipate that the research will have two stages: a pilot stage and a main stage, with a review point in the middle:
• The aim of the pilot stage is to test out the key elements of the main study including the methodology (response and levels of engagement with participants; eliciting honest and meaningful responses from the participants); testing ideas to improve tax compliance among this group; and feasibility of expanding the pilot into a full scale research project.
• The aim of the main stage of the research is to explore the factors that influence tax compliance behaviour among Wealthy individuals in depth, and to research effective means of improving it. The Wealthy group includes High Net Worth (HNW) and affluent individuals. The research aims to engage directly with both of them, or failing that, with their tax agents.

This is an increasingly important area of work for the department, and an opportunity to conduct innovative research that will feed into the development of new policies. We recognise that this group may be challenging to engage in compliance research but at the same time the project offers plenty of opportunities for trying new approaches; in addition, we have managed to successfully carry out research with other hard to reach populations in the past, and we could provide a sample of the wealthy population as a sampling frame.

EOIs will be evaluated on the following criteria:
• Demonstrates knowledge and experience of successfully engaging hard to reach populations (such as wealthy individuals) directly in research; and
• Demonstrates experience of conducting high-quality research with individuals on sensitive subjects (such as research related to financial decision making).

As this is an EOI stage only you are not expected to provide a detailed response. Submitted documents should not exceed 1000 words and should outline how you propose to meet the research requirement. If you have any queries regarding this research project please contact Dina Dimou (Konstantina.dimou@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk).

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About the buyer

Contact name

Nic Crowe

Address

HM Revenue & Customs
5W Ralli Quays
3 Stanley Street
M60 9LA
England

Telephone

03000 578070

Email

Nicholas.Crowe@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk