Real living wage

The demand curve

Notices demanding it per 10,000 published, by year — rate-normalised so corpus growth never masquerades as demand. Complete years only.

The pale bars are 2025 onward. The Procurement Act went live on 24 February 2025 and changed how notices are written, so the step across that date is partly a change in convention and not only a change in demand. We have not measured how much of it is which, so please do not read this as a trend.

The receipts

Notices that demand it, and the sentence each demand was found in. Nothing is counted here without one.

• Fire Door Inspections, Remedials and Replacements across the County of Powys, Mid Walesmandatory

  Powys County Council

  Bidders must be accredited as a Real Living Wage Employer through the Living Wage Foundation at the time of tender submission or, where not currently accredited, must commit to obtaining accreditation within six (6) months of contract award,

• Framework for the Provision of Residential and Nursing Care Servicesmandatory

  Cumberland Council

  shall review the contract term around the Real Living Wage annually.

• Terrorism Insurancemandatory

  London Borough of Sutton

  It is a requirement of this procurement that bidders must pay the London Living Wage to be considered for an award of the contract.

• Agency Workers 071-2024 Provision of Front of House (FOH), Back of House (BOH) & Kitchen (Chefs & preparation) Agency Workers for Manchester Central Convention Complex Limitedmandatory

  Manchester City Council

  Untrained workers (see criteria for trained workers below) and trained workers must be paid the National Living Wage or Real Living Wage irrespective of age and the chargeable rates for such untrained workers are also set out in Appendix 2 along with the future pricing mechanism.

• Maintaining Pumping Stations in Oxford and Providing Ad-hoc attendance to Breakdowns - AWARDmandatory

  Oxford City Council

  Contractors shall make reasonable endeavours to comply with the Council's commitment to pay a Living Wage to its own employees and those of its sub-contractors

• HS2 Curzon Street Station - Waste Management Servicesmandatory

  Mace Dragados

  As an HS2 site all personnel must be paid at least Living Wage and generally be directly employed.

• Close Cleaning and Close Window Cleaning Contractmandatory

  Partick Works Limited

  Please note that payment of the Real Living Wage to operatives on this contract is mandatory.

• The McAuley Catholic High School - Tender for Catering Servicesmandatory

  The Litmus Partnership Ltd

  In support of the client's high expectations of the catering service, suppliers are required to ensure that The Living Wage is factored into their proposals for all catering employees and that a proactive approach is taken to catering staff training.

• Demolition - Garages on Hillside Gardensmandatory

  London Borough Of Lambeth

  Contractors must pay the London Living Wage to all site staff and subcontractors (checks will be made)

• Integrated Children and Young People's Therapies Servicemandatory

  Royal Borough Of Greenwich

  In addition, the London Living Wage must be included in the Tenderer’s pricing model.

• Cleaning and Waste Managementmandatory

  British Library

  The payment of the UK Living Wage and London Living Wage shall in accordance with the annual rates determined by the Living Wage Foundation http://www.livingwage.org.uk/calculation.

• Danum Academy - Catering Servicesmandatory

  THE LITMUS PARTNERSHIP LTD

  In support of the Academy’s high expectations of the catering service, bidders are required to ensure that The Living Wage is factored into their proposals for all catering employees and that a proactive approach is taken to catering staff training.

See it live

3 open tenders demand Real living wage right now.