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Post-18 choice of part-time study

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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02 May 2019 at 09:14

Award

16 Apr 2019 at 10:51

Tender

18 Jun 2018 at 13:47

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is seeking a contractor for a research project entitled "Post-18 choice of part-time study," aimed at assessing part-time education options as part of the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding initiated by the Prime Minister in February 2018. The procurement is currently in the award stage following an open tender procedure, with the contract value set at £96,533 and a minimum bid value of £80,000. The project will begin on 23rd August 2018 and conclude on 30th October 2018, involving a survey of prospective learners and qualitative interviews to understand their educational choices. Key deadlines previously included an Expression of Interest (EOI) submission by 29th June 2018.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for research and consultancy firms specialising in education and social research, particularly those experienced with surveys and qualitative studies. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as they can offer innovative methods for data collection. Businesses equipped to analyse and interpret demographic data regarding educational access issues would find this contract particularly suited to their capabilities, enabling them to contribute to significant educational policy developments.

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Notice Title

Post-18 choice of part-time study

Notice Description

We are seeking a contractor for a research project into part-time education. This project will form part of the evidence base for the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding that was announced by the Prime Minister in February 2018. The purpose of the review is to look at ways to ensure more people have a genuine choice of high quality technical and academic options. As part of the review, this research project has been designed to understand how prospective part-time students make their choices, the barriers that they face to entering education and what enablers there are to facilitate their entry. The research aims are: * To identify the proportion of the post-18 population who have considered, or are considering or may consider entering study. * To identify prospective learners' personal characteristics, circumstance and demographics. * To understand the goals and aims of prospective part-time learners when making decisions. * To understand the barriers and enablers that prospective part-time learners face when making decisions. * To understand goals and aims, barriers and enablers faced by prospective mature part time learners The project will comprise a survey of prospective learners with follow up qualitative interviews. Prospective learners are likely to be a difficult target population to access, but we envisage a panel/omnibus survey to be one effective method for surveying them. However, we are happy for contractors to put forward other innovative methods for data collection. We would expect the survey to be used to recruit individuals for the follow-up qualitative work. Please note the Deadline for EOIs is 5pm, Friday 29th June 2018 Additional information: Please note the word counts for this EOI is 1,000 words. Please note that the deadline for EOIs is 5pm, Friday 29th June 2018.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d4a7510c-5a3a-4c42-af74-00e299e631af
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/19f9b3d0-2efb-4337-b947-c2f12146ede2
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, VCSE
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£96,533 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 May 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 Jun 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20187 years ago
Contract Period
22 Aug 2018 - 30 Oct 2018 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

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