Notice Information
Notice Title
Evaluation of Ofsted's Renewed Approach to Education Inspection
Notice Description
Monitoring and evaluation services procured via Crown Commercial Service dynamic purchasing system RM6126 (Research & Insights)
Lot Information
Lot 1
Design and delivery, by an independent supplier, of a multi-stage, mixed-methods evaluation to assess the implementation and impact of Ofsted's revised Education Inspection Framework
Options: 3 x 1-year extension options
Procurement Information
A further competition was conducted under the terms of CCS DPS RM6126 (Research & Insights)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059c96
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057482-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £715,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OFSTED
- Contact Name
- Simon Coller
- Contact Email
- simon.coller@ofsted.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M1 2WD
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Piccadilly
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
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