Award

Opportunity Areas (OA) - Place-Based Evaluation

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

19 Mar 2021 at 13:07

TenderAmendment

10 Aug 2020 at 16:34

Tender

03 Aug 2020 at 15:31

Planning

22 Jul 2020 at 10:43

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is currently engaged in a procurement process for a qualitative evaluation of its Opportunity Areas Programme titled "Opportunity Areas (OA) - Place-Based Evaluation". This contract, which is at the award stage, has a maximum budget of £200,000 and pertains to the category of research and development services. The evaluation will cover all twelve Opportunity Areas across the United Kingdom, assessing how factors related to location influence programme delivery. The procurement used an open method and was published on 3 August 2020, with an initial deadline for expressions of interest set for 17 August 2020. The contract period will commence from 28 October 2020 and extend until 31 March 2022.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in qualitative research, evaluation methodologies, and data analysis. Companies with experience in educational assessments, especially those familiar with the complexities of local interventions across diverse areas, may find this procurement particularly relevant. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to apply, given the contracting authority's willingness to engage with innovative and agile research proposals that can adapt to variances across urban, rural, and coastal regions. Engaging with this project could enhance a business's portfolio through association with a government initiative aimed at improving educational outcomes.

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Notice Title

Opportunity Areas (OA) - Place-Based Evaluation

Notice Description

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are being sought to deliver a qualitative evaluation of the Opportunity Areas Programme. This evaluation will principally involve qualitative research across the 12 Opportunity Areas that focuses on programme beneficiaries as well as delivery partners. It will build the evidence base on the extent to which location/place, (e.g. rural, coastal or urban regions) affects the implementation, deliverability of local interventions. The final research findings will help inform the programme, department, and others, in tackling similar educational priorities in different areas or regions. An EOI and tender exercise was originally carried out for this project in the summer of 2019. We are now looking to re-procure the project with a reduced scope and budget of maximum PS200,000. The research design should allow for research/ data collection to be conducted in all 12 OAs -although the level of depth in understanding may differ across areas. Research should aim to engage beneficiaries of the programme and explore their experiences. It should also explore perspectives of delivery staff and partners to gain a good understanding of delivery in different contexts. The fieldwork will be expected to run from shortly after the project initiation to Autumn 2021 - with interim findings shared with DfE at suitable points. We expect suppliers to need to conduct at least two waves of data collection. We expect potential bidders to provide a rationale for fieldwork timings. If two waves of data collection were used, we envision that the first wave of fieldwork is likely to focus on reflecting back on years 1-3 of the programme, Covid-19 and set-up of delivery changes in year 4. Whilst the second wave of fieldwork, could build on this and additionally explore how these delivery changes in year 4 have been operationalised and provide some early indication on potential benefits from this. Potential bidders are invited to suggest innovative and agile methodological approaches that would meet the research objectives of this project. This research will build on published outputs from the OA programme and other existing qualitative data captured during the previous evaluation opportunities. Data from these waves will be made available to the successful bidder. We also expect the contractor to draw on the monitoring data where necessary and to liaise with analysts working on other areas of the evaluation The contractor will be expected to produce an overarching research report combining all fieldwork, data collection and analysis. This should, where possible, be supplemented with previous data collected as well as relevant monitoring data. We will also ask for interim reporting to ensure we are capturing learning and feeding this back into the programme at required stages (frequency and format, but we envisage this will include at least one interim report in the first quarter of 2021). Additional information: email addresses for contact: Andrew.Zacharia@education.gov.uk Katharine.Beaney@education.gov.uk Rebecca.Evans@education.gov.uk

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76a31009-648f-4d14-b7c6-93680f30e11e
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£199,311 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Mar 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Aug 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
2 Aug 2020Expired
Award Date
20 Oct 20205 years ago
Contract Period
28 Oct 2020 - 31 Jan 2022 1-2 years
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
Katharine Beaney
Contact Email
katharine.beaney@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
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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