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Procurement and management of a trial of evidence-based home learning environment support programmes in the North of England

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Award

07 Dec 2018 at 10:21

Award Notice
Tender

05 Jan 2018 at 09:30

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has completed a public procurement process for the management of trials of evidence-based home learning environment support programmes in the North of England. The project was titled "Procurement and management of a trial of evidence-based home learning environment support programmes in the North of England" and is classified under research services. The award amount totals £5,350,000, with the contract period extending from 7th November 2018 to 31st March 2021. The procurement method selected was an open procedure, and tenders were accepted until 6th February 2018.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in research services, particularly those with expertise in early child development and educational attainment. Businesses adept at conducting randomised control trials and capable of managing large-scale projects would be particularly suited to compete for contracts stemming from this procurement. Such involvement not only allows for the advancement of educational strategies but also positions businesses to establish long-term partnerships with governmental departments and educational organisations, fostering growth in the public sector space.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Procurement and management of a trial of evidence-based home learning environment support programmes in the North of England

Notice Description

To launch a call for proposals and manage the delivery and evaluation of trials of evidence-based home learning environment support programmes in the North of England. The successful bidder will be responsible for: * launching a call for proposals; * assessing proposals and making recommendations to the Department for Education on which programmes to trial based on their analysis of the evidence base; * identifying potential trial areas and making recommendations to the Department for Education; procuring and managing sub-contracts with home learning environment support programmes and independent evaluators - including scoping out the design and delivery of randomised control trials; * brokering arrangements between providers of home learning environment support programmes, evaluators and trial areas; and * publishing and disseminating the results of trials The significant majority of the contract is to pay for the delivery and evaluation of trials, which will be subject to separate competitive processes, administered by the contract holder. We expect bidders to show how they will keep their management costs as low as possible to maximise funding for the trials themselves, while also making effective recommendations to DfE on which trials to take forward. Additional information: The successful bidder will need the following attributes: * Skills and experience in assessing the strength of the evidence base for programmes aimed at improving child outcomes, particularly early child development or educational attainment. * Skills and experience in commissioning the delivery and evaluation of randomised control trials and other quasi-experimental impact evaluation approaches of programmes aimed at improving child outcomes, particularly child development or educational attainment * Skills and experience in launching a call for proposals and managing comparable or similar projects * Capacity to manage a project of this scale, including evidence of staff resource to deliver high quality outputs promptly and to meet challenging timescales Please submit requests for a copy of the invitation to tender documents or additional information to Trial.HLE@education.gov.uk. We will accept tenders via email or post. Tenders should be submitted to: Trial.HLE-BIDS@education.gov.uk or Margaret Leopold, Level 2, Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3BT no later than 17:00 on 6 February 2018

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3787700f-5c5f-43e3-9a52-cd3effe06f8f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2680719-8101-40ea-bdba-032c594edb7a
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 (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

79315000 - Social research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£5,350,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Dec 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Feb 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Nov 20187 years ago
Contract Period
7 Nov 2018 - 31 Mar 2021 2-3 years
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
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Margaret Leopold
Contact Email
trial.hle@education.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION

Further Information

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