Notice Information
Notice Title
Research and recommendations on collaborative outreach
Notice Description
The final output from this contract will be a report delivering recommendations for the OfS to consider in policy and programme design for the reformed collaborative outreach programme succeeding Uni Connect. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=979539907
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Depending on the reception of the recommendations and report in December 2025, there may be scope to extend the contract for a further six months to enable more research
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05516e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055671-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £33,333 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £33,333 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £26,050 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 7 Sep 2025 - 7 Dec 2025 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OFFICE FOR STUDENTS
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@officeforstudents.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- 0117 931 7149
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8SR
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Gifford
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055671-2025
11th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055412-2025
10th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034277-2025
23rd June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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