# Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders 2027-2031 con\_31575

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Ipsos Mori](/contract-winners/ipsos-mori/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £3,958,045
- Tender value: £3,958,045
- Award date: 21 April 2026
- Published: 12 May 2026
- Contract start: 28 April 2026
- Contract end: 31 July 2031
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d2ce99a4-6060-4f0f-8e4d-ca7178ceaef0-896681
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9de1ace9-5edf-4526-9a5c-f5a15d6e702a

## Description

WLTL2 will provide robust, high-quality evidence exploring the key drivers of teacher recruitment and retention through collecting evidence on the factors underlying teachers' behaviours and attitudes over time\. It will continue to develop the Department's evidence base on the teaching workforce in England through a comprehensive, regular survey to address strategic aims around teacher sufficiency\. The data collected will allow the Department to strategically monitor changes across multiple policy areas simultaneously to provide cross-cutting insight into key issues affecting the teaching workforce which will inform and shape teacher workforce policy\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2ce99a4-6060-4f0f-8e4d-ca7178ceaef0-896681)