Notice Information
Notice Title
Understanding and overcoming the challenges of targeting students from under-represented and disadvantaged ethnic backgrounds
Notice Description
The Office for Fair Access (OFFA) wish to place a contract for a principal investigator (PI) to undertake research and produce guidance regarding the targeting of disadvantaged and under-represented pupils from different ethnic groups through access, student success and progression activities. This is in order to improve OFFA and the sector's understanding of the challenges associated with this work, and provide practical solutions as to how these challenges might be overcome across the student lifecycle. The contract is for: * reviewing current practice across the sector and identifying examples of effective practice * carrying out in depth analysis of case studies identified from the sector review to champion examples of effective practice in the targeting of students from under-represented and disadvantaged ethnic backgrounds * identifying the key challenges institutions are facing in relation to this work and collating this in a final report * producing a written piece of practical guidance for the sector on how to effectively target students from under-represented and disadvantaged ethnic backgrounds, which will: o identify the key challenges institutions face in targeting their access, student success and progression activities at students of different ethnicities o develop possible solutions to these challenges o demonstrate the benefits to students and institutions in effective targeting of access, student success and progression activities. The long term goal of this project is to both challenge and support the sector to do more to address the differences in participation, outcomes and progression that persist between students from different ethnic backgrounds that can be masked by the overarching label of "Black and minority ethnic (BME)". Depending on the allocation of future funding, OFFA aims to develop a second phase of this project in which the developed methodology is piloted in institutions.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-0fa94f97-a238-4e52-97f7-b44b72e422fd
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef2c3893-162e-4d93-b213-ee81028f932c
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £20,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £20,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Dec 20178 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Sep 2017Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Oct 20178 years ago
- Contract Period
- 22 Oct 2017 - 31 Mar 2018 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING COUNCIL FOR ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Claire Forkner
- Contact Email
- c.forkner@hefce.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STOKE GIFFORD
- Postcode
- BS34 8SR
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Gifford
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef2c3893-162e-4d93-b213-ee81028f932c
30th December 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38eed47e-6831-45d9-9cda-37834ecd087e
4th September 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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