Notice Information
Notice Title
Deepdives into Social Mobility: A Local Perspective Stage 2 and 3
Notice 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 Parliament and is sponsored by the Cabinet Office. The SMC is interested in understanding more about the people and places with poor social mobility. We are therefore seeking expert suppliers who can conduct quantitative analysis to identify the factors associated with good and bad social mobility outcomes, both at the geographic and household level. Examples of subjects considered as part of this analysis might be the role of local labour markets, educational institutions and income deprivation at the geographical level, and family composition and parental behaviours at the household level. The successful supplier will provide original analysis across a range of datasets and comprehensive and compelling narrative in a final report. The SMC wishes to continue building and improving on our evidence base. Our State of the Nation 2023 (SON23) research shows very clear inequalities of mobility across the country, captured in our regional analysis of mobility rates. We have a robust understanding of the areas with high and low levels of social mobility across the UK, but only in a descriptive sense. We are therefore keen to understand more about the economic and individual characteristics of these areas that drive these outcomes. This will include a detailed analysis of the key characteristics of low-mobility areas, including the role of economic, household and family factors, and the crucial differences between these and higher-mobility areas. This is the second stage of a multi-year, mixed methods research project - the 'Deepdive' into low mobility areas. The first stage, currently ongoing, is a qualitative research project, covering people's understanding and experience of, and attitudes towards, social mobility and its enablers. This analysis is unlikely to provide definitive causal conclusions, but will help to draw out clear conclusions on the implications for policy and further research. Ultimately, the Commission aims to have a better understanding of the key factors which shape, influence and enable social mobility at the local level, allowing policymakers to be more precise in their approaches to improving social mobility in the UK. Bidders must submit their Bids before 4pm on 18 October 2024. All Bids must be submitted to contact@socialmobilitycommission.gov.uk. Failure to return Bids by the time and due date or in the required format may disqualify Bidders from consideration.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-9950b60e-bc2f-4377-a4b4-fa4bb2b6825b
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38355804-61f8-46c2-882e-cc7a4263b142
- 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
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79315000 - Social research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £198,840 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Dec 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Oct 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Nov 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 8 Nov 2024 - 29 May 2026 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
- SOCIAL MOBILITY COMMISSION
- Contact Name
- Rachel Smith
- Contact Email
- contact@socialmobilitycommission.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 07563 373 851
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2HQ
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38355804-61f8-46c2-882e-cc7a4263b142
13th December 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/34ecee8e-b985-4490-a62d-ae06943a5657
17th October 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1fe43884-ebba-4897-b509-b261d06c65e6
INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) for Deepdives into Social Mobility: A Local Perspective Stage 2 and 3 -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c22ca2ab-a0da-43e8-9de9-892228df48b4
Declarations to be completed as part of the bids -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/29055b5e-b569-4126-897f-e919489870ab
Clarifications questions as of 01/10/2024 -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e44478b7-3728-418f-b711-e32d037cbac7
Clarifications questions as of 08/10/2024 -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c9a7e971-d705-49e3-aa20-8c5965fd4956
Clarifications questions as of 14/10/2024 -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/65744d7a-1daf-4c24-903e-68eb1bf91033
Clarifications questions as of 17/10/2024 -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/15207f1e-a984-482f-ad91-afd8b3c1b4fa
Signed contract (redacted) between Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Social Mobility Commission.
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