--- title: "Degree Standards External Evaluation" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2f7e9493-912f-4422-8d5c-d1ca3c8af907" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2f7e9493-912f-4422-8d5c-d1ca3c8af907" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2f7e9493-912f-4422-8d5c-d1ca3c8af907.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2f7e9493-912f-4422-8d5c-d1ca3c8af907.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY" published: "2016-12-22" --- # Degree Standards External Evaluation Buyer: THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2f7e9493-912f-4422-8d5c-d1ca3c8af907 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2f7e9493-912f-4422-8d5c-d1ca3c8af907) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2f7e9493-912f-4422-8d5c-d1ca3c8af907.json) ## Summary The Higher Education Academy (HEA) is currently seeking an external evaluator for a project titled "Degree Standards External Evaluation." This procurement process falls within the higher education services industry and is set to run from August 2016 to July 2018, with the tender period ending on 10 February 2017. The evaluation will support the development of professional standards and requirements in higher education, providing essential insights into new methodologies for degree standards and calibration exercises. Interested parties may reach out to the HEA, located at Innovation Way, York Science Park, Heslington, YO10 5BR, England, via email at procurement@heacademy.ac.uk. This tender represents a significant opportunity for consultancy firms and organisations specialising in educational assessment, evaluation, and training services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in higher education practices, professional development training, and evaluation methodologies would be particularly well-positioned to compete for this contract. Successful bidders can contribute to vital reform in higher education standards, thereby enhancing their reputation and establishing long-term partnerships within the education sector. ## Notice The Higher Education Academy (HEA) have been awarded the contract by HEFCE, on behalf of the four UK Funding Councils for higher education, to lead a project related to degree standards, running from August 2016 to July 2018. This will involve the HEA leading on the design, piloting and delivery of: * a sustainable generic model for the professional development of external examiners through working with a range of higher education providers, and through online and face-to-face delivery. * calibration exercises in collaboration with subject associations and Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs). An external evaluator is required to undertake a robust evaluation relating to the feasibility, validity, reliability, impact and longer term credibility in the sector of the professional development and calibration approaches developed in the first year of the project, and of the generic professional development course delivered in the second year of the project. The determined evaluation methodology will enable evidence-informed decision-making by the Funding Councils on the most effective professional development and calibration approaches. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52c8fbb0-d6f8-4895-afb6-f43b361714a0 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not applicable | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Dec 2016 | | Submission deadline | 10 Feb 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 6 Mar 2017 - 31 Jul 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY | | Locality | YORK | | Post town | York | | Postcode | YO10 5BR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE21 York | | Local authority | York | | Electoral ward | Hull Road | | Westminster constituency | York Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80300000 - Higher education services - 80570000 - Personal development training services ## Release History - 22 Dec 2016 at 13:24 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52c8fbb0-d6f8-4895-afb6-f43b361714a0 - 22 Dec 2016 at 13:21 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52c8fbb0-d6f8-4895-afb6-f43b361714a0 - 22 Dec 2016 at 11:10 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52c8fbb0-d6f8-4895-afb6-f43b361714a0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52c8fbb0-d6f8-4895-afb6-f43b361714a0 22nd December 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/heacademy/aspx/Home In-Tend tender submission - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/heacademy/aspx/Tenders/Current ## Notice URLs - http://www.heacademy.ac.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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