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title: "GB-Bristol: Office for Students - A review of collaborative support for improving equality of opportunity within access to higher education"
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# GB-Bristol: Office for Students - A review of collaborative support for improving equality of opportunity within access to higher education

Buyer: OFFICE FOR STUDENTS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-101f06de-3009-4bac-bcf5-ac1fab7bb940

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## Summary

The Office for Students has awarded a contract for the procurement exercise titled "A review of collaborative support for improving equality of opportunity within access to higher education" in the services category. The contract value is £97,349, and the tender period ended on June 25, 2023. The contract period is from June 26, 2023, to December 22, 2023. The buying organisation is the Office for Students located in Bristol, United Kingdom.

This tender offers an opportunity for small or medium enterprises (SMEs) to provide evaluation consultancy services to review Uni Connect and its funding arrangements. Businesses in the evaluation consultancy services sector would be well-suited to compete in this open procedure procurement process. The award was given to Public First, another SME, indicating suitability for similar businesses looking to collaborate in the evaluation consultancy services industry.

## Notice

This procurement exercise seeks to appoint an external supplier to review the current role and organisation of Uni Connect, its current funding arrangements and make recommendations. Once recommendations are outlined, we would like to see a plausible roadmap from the current situation to any credible future positions. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9303d7a8-9265-4e84-835c-c0f06512bcaa |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | 25 Jun 2023 - 22 Dec 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £97,349 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £97,349 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFFICE FOR STUDENTS |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 8SR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Gifford |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PUBLIC FIRST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 Jul 2023 at 14:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9303d7a8-9265-4e84-835c-c0f06512bcaa

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9303d7a8-9265-4e84-835c-c0f06512bcaa
  7th July 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=794184911
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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