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Understanding effective evaluation of the impact of outreach interventions on access to higher education. Phase 2 - AWARD

HEFCE

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17 Oct 2017 at 14:16

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Summary of the contracting process

The Office for Fair Access (OFFA), in partnership with the Department for Education and The Sutton Trust, has awarded a contract for the project titled "Understanding effective evaluation of the impact of outreach interventions on access to higher education. Phase 2." The procurement stage is currently complete, with the award date on the 16th of August, 2017. This project, which falls under the industry category of Research and Development Services (CPV code: 73000000), aims to create standards for evaluating outreach interventions from August 2017 to September 2018. The contract value is £70,000, and it involves the University of Exeter in providing research consultancy services with delivery addresses including the UK and overseas territories.

This tender represents an excellent opportunity for research consultancy firms focused on education and outreach initiatives, especially those with experience in evaluating academic interventions. Companies specialised in developing transferable evaluation practices and methodologies will find this contract particularly relevant, as it seeks to enhance the understanding of outreach impacts on disadvantaged students aspiring to access higher education. Firms that can demonstrate expertise in educational research and quantitative evaluation techniques will be well-positioned to contribute significantly to this important project.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Understanding effective evaluation of the impact of outreach interventions on access to higher education. Phase 2 - AWARD

Notice Description

In August 2016 OFFA commissioned a team of researchers at the University of Warwick to investigate how institutions evaluate their outreach schemes. Their research forms part of a two phase, multi-year project to tackle the complex and challenging question of what constitutes effective evaluation of outreach. This is important because establishing the best ways to evaluate different interventions can contribute to the development of more impactful outreach to support disadvantaged young people to access and fully participate in higher education in England. The Office for Fair Access (OFFA), in partnership with the Department for Education and The Sutton Trust, wish to place a contract for a principal investigator (PI) to coordinate and lead the pilot testing of proposed standards for evaluation practice developed by the University of Warwick in phase one of the project. These standards will underpin different evaluation approaches across a range of outreach interventions to encourage disadvantaged young people to enter and succeed in university. This will lead to a set of useable and transferable standards of evaluation practice, guidance about different approaches to evaluation and evidence about which type of outreach interventions can have the greatest impact in different geographic and institutional settings. This will enable universities to improve their understanding and evaluation of the impact of outreach on access to higher education for people from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds. The contract is for phase two of the project, to run from August 2017 to September 2018. This tender is being run by HEFCE on behalf of OFFA.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/407fffba-8c9a-46fa-81bc-852b666b0e6f
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

73210000 - Research consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£70,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Oct 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Jul 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Aug 20178 years ago
Contract Period
13 Aug 2017 - 30 Sep 2018 1-2 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
HEFCE
Contact Name
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Gifford
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EXETER UNIVERSITY

Further Information

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