- Type
- award, contract
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition
- Ref. number
- 064464-2026
Project Description:
The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) monitors progress towards improving social mobility in the UK and promotes social mobility in England. It is an independent statutory body created by an Act of Pa…
rliament.
The SMC is interested in conducting research to understand how levels of dynamism and innovation vary across the UK. Our desire to produce this stems from a commitment that we made in our EGIG Report, which explored innovation, investment and renewal across the UK.
Background:
The UK is on
e of the most regionally unequal economies in the developed world. Productivity in Greater Manchester is 35% below that of London. Closing the productivity gap between Manchester and London to that observed between Lyon and Paris would incr