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Identifying innovative and sector leading practice in Equality and Diversity

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

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10 May 2017 at 13:57

Award Notice
Tender

18 Nov 2016 at 20:17

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Shared Business Services Limited is conducting a tender titled "Identifying innovative and sector leading practice in Equality and Diversity." This procurement falls within the market and economic research industry category and is located in England. The current procurement stage is complete, with the contract period running from 11 July 2016 to 14 November 2016. The tender was initially published on 8 June 2016, with a deadline for submissions on 29 June 2016. The contract value is £25,000, and the procurement method used is an open procedure.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses that specialise in equality and diversity practices, particularly those experienced in conducting market research and consultancy services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this particularly accessible, given the emphasis on impactful practices in higher education. Engaging with this procurement can enable firms to showcase their expertise and contribute to significant enhancements in institutional equality measures, potentially leading to further collaborations and projects in the public sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Identifying innovative and sector leading practice in Equality and Diversity

Notice Description

In broad terms, the tender contributes to fulfilling a request made by the Secretary of State in the 2016 HEFCE Grant Letter, as explained in the background. The specific aims are as follows: * To engage with the sector (specifically with equality and diversity practitioners) to understand what works in advancing equality and diversity * To identify and disseminate of impactful practice in advancing equality in higher education * To provide an enhanced understanding of the breadth of institutional equality work, enabling HEFCE to hold better informed conversations with institutions about their equality work * To contribute to HEFCE's own demonstration of due regard to the public sector equality duty The overarching objectives of the tender are as follows: * To develop a methodology for analysing self-evaluations of institutional equality and diversity work collected through a voluntary call for evidence (in liaison with HEFCE) * To qualitatively analyse these self-evaluations * To identify examples of sector-leading and innovative practice * To produce an initial draft for discussion with practitioners at a validation workshop by mid-September 2016 (exact date to be determined) * To facilitate a validation workshop in late September 2016 (exact date to be determined) * To produce a final report in advance of the deadline (expected to be 10 October 2016) Specifically, the validation workshop should: * Discuss and critically evaluate the draft findings of the analysis Specifically, the final report should: * Demonstrate rigorous and consistent analysis of the self-evaluations received through the call for evidence * Identify a range of examples to highlight and clearly illustrate sector-leading and innovative practice in advancing equality and diversity in the English higher education sector, supported by the discussions at the validation workshop Additional information: UK Shared Business Services eSourcing As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Bidder; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk : Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c126f7ad-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/709df834-97ae-48e9-b10a-1bfc2c341e60
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
Tender Suitability
SME
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

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£24,837 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 May 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
29 Jun 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Jul 20169 years ago
Contract Period
13 Jul 2016 - 14 Nov 2016 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
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FF
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EQUALITY CHALLENGE UNIT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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