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UK SBS BLOJEU-CR150081HEFCE Benchmarking Knowledge Exchange

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

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21 Mar 2018 at 13:24

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Tender

18 Nov 2016 at 20:17

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The UK Shared Business Services Limited is seeking proposals for the "UK SBS BLOJEU-CR150081HEFCE Benchmarking Knowledge Exchange" project, which falls under the market and economic research industry category. This tender is currently in the Award stage, having been officially published on 29 October 2015, with a tender submission deadline that closed on 9 November 2015. The associated contract is set to commence on 20 November 2015 and will run until 29 March 2016. The awarded contract has a total value of £16,200 and primarily aims to engage in services that test and provide recommendations on benchmarking indicators relevant to Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

This procurement presents an opportunity for businesses that specialise in research consultancy and market analysis, particularly those with insights into higher education data and benchmarking practices. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in academic or economic consulting, as well as those with international data experience, will be well-positioned to compete. This project aims to create impactful benchmarking tools that could be integrated into long-term practices within the HE sector, thus offering significant potential for growth and sector influence for successful bidders.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UK SBS BLOJEU-CR150081HEFCE Benchmarking Knowledge Exchange

Notice Description

Services Required Having conducted our own internal work, we are now seeking a small scale expert study to test out what we have done so far and make recommendations on how next stages might be taken forward. A major focus of this stage of the work is to consider any development from the perspective of HEIs themselves - what they would find useful and workable. We describe later in this section role of HE bodies in steering and activities being tendered. This stage of work has two main aims: * To satisfy Government that we are addressing sufficiently efficiency and effectiveness issues in KE and also issues raised, such as in the Dowling review, about the value of common practices and sharing effective practices. * To identify ways to transfer ownership of any development to the HE sector where it can be embedded in use long-term. The focus of this pilot study is on testing out our initial work on a set of benchmarking indicators/benchmarking tool and making recommendations on next steps. We expect that work will be conducted primarily through desk research and a limited number of interviews (HEFCE, HE bodies - particularly Universities UK, AURIL and Praxisunico, other funders, National Centre for Universities and Business). We are interested in tenderers that have knowledge and links on data outside of HEFCE/HESA/HE, particularly international data. A final report may draw attention to a wider range of overseas and non-HE evidence and bodies that may be relevant and could be examined and consulted on a next stage. We expect that the study will be overseen by a virtual steering group that includes HEFCE and expert leads on indicators/benchmarking from HE sector bodies. Please read through the specification for more details. Additional information: How to apply 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. Please register on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement 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. 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 . For help regarding the application process Tel 0345 010 3503

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c185bb68-884d-43e7-8790-6817093ab1ef
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not applicable
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

73210000 - Research consultancy services

75100000 - Administration services

79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£16,667 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£16,200 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Mar 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Nov 2015Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Nov 201510 years ago
Contract Period
20 Nov 2015 - 29 Mar 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

I.P. PRAGMATICS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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