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title: "INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) to be an expert adviser for the Social Mobility Commission on a specific academic and/or policy area for the period of August 2023 - July 2024"
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# INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) to be an expert adviser for the Social Mobility Commission on a specific academic and/or policy area for the period of August 2023 - July 2024

Buyer: SOCIAL MOBILITY COMMISSION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4c1f9766-1a83-43e9-8863-417a18bd66af

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## Summary

The Social Mobility Commission is inviting tenders for expert advisers to provide advice on social mobility issues. The commission seeks subject-matter experts in academic and policy areas to contribute to its mission of improving social mobility. The tender process includes various thematic interests and requires bids not exceeding 2 pages per role, with a submission deadline of Wednesday 19 July 2023 at noon.

This opportunity can benefit businesses involved in social research services, particularly SMEs, and VCSEs. Companies with expertise in education, quantitative analysis, employment routes, family dynamics, and regional inequalities are well-suited to compete. The contract period runs from August 2023 to July 2024, offering a chance to shape the Social Mobility Commission's initiatives and contribute towards enhancing social mobility in the UK.

## Notice

The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) monitors progress towards improving social mobility in the UK and promotes social mobility in England. It is an independent statutory body created by an Act of Parliament. The SMC is looking to procure subject-matter experts to provide advice on a range of issues that impact social mobility: Academic: Education (Lot 1) Measurement (quantitative analysis) (Lot 2) Routes to employment and the labour market (Lot 3) Families expert (Lot 4) Research surveys - design, development and application (Lot 5) Policy: Education (schools) (Lot 6) Education (further education) (Lot 7) Families expert (Lot 8) Levelling up - geographic/ regional inequalities (Lot 9) The experts will consist of both academic leaders in their field as well as seasoned policy experts. The final number of experts recruited will depend on the quality of bids received and budget considerations, however, the SMC would like at least one expert per thematic interest. If successful in the tendering process, the expert will have a unique opportunity to help shape the SMC's mission of improving social mobility for all. The Commission intends to use advice arising from this contract to inform our thinking - the Commission does not expect suppliers to engage on our behalf. A key task will be to provide input into the Social Mobility Commission's annual statutory report, The State of the Nation. This is laid before Parliament each year. In 2023 we expect to launch the report in September 2023. On a more ongoing basis, we will request experts to be a sounding board for us - on our research pipeline, our policy recommendations, as well as when we are scoping new areas that may have causal links to social mobility. Anyone who is successful in this tender will not be excluded from bidding for future contracts offered by the SMC. Nor will provide any advantages in being considered for future bids for SMC contracts. To avoid a conflict of interest, experts would not be expected to advise on work they have been separately contracted by the SMC to do. In this case, we would aim to allocate experts to work where there is no such conflict of interest. Length of Bids Bids should not exceed a total of 2 pages per role (excluding CV, publication list, declarations/annex). Any bids above that will not be considered. The font size should not be smaller than 11. Embedded links or files will not be considered. Bidders must also please complete and submit the 'Declarations' (Document 5). Bidders must also complete and submit the 'Conflict of Interest' (Annex One). Bidders must submit their bids by Wednesday 19 July 2023 at noon to the Social Mobility Commission: contact@socialmobilitycommission.gov.uk. Failure to return bids by the time and due date or in the required format may disqualify bidders from consideration.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f14a1351-2e0c-4f5c-8b35-5956903d26b4 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2023 - 31 Oct 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £81,399 |
| 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 | SOCIAL MOBILITY COMMISSION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | EDSK; INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH; PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL; UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 20 Mar 2024 at 15:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f14a1351-2e0c-4f5c-8b35-5956903d26b4
- 10 Aug 2023 at 09:37 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c583256-5f19-4fc8-a545-5c25489079dc
- 14 Jul 2023 at 15:02 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c583256-5f19-4fc8-a545-5c25489079dc
- 5 Jul 2023 at 15:33 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c583256-5f19-4fc8-a545-5c25489079dc
- 16 Jun 2023 at 04:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c583256-5f19-4fc8-a545-5c25489079dc

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f14a1351-2e0c-4f5c-8b35-5956903d26b4
  20th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c583256-5f19-4fc8-a545-5c25489079dc
  10th August 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/71ad61a0-1625-48bd-aff8-7b1b800e1904
  INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) to be an expert adviser for the Social Mobility Commission on a specific academic and/or policy area for the period of August 2023 - July 2024
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/abf99d0f-a532-457c-bb8d-f8658f7a743c
  SMC Draft Terms & Conditions
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c07130e9-467d-454f-81a5-6c5806c54c02
  Templates for bidders to complete
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ee8ba583-fca1-411b-92f5-db03e6e14900
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/f5104255-922b-4a27-b632-19f7ba04f90c
  Signed contract (redacted) between the private individual and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/f0c3c03b-9831-45c6-bab7-675054f48b6b
  Signed contract (redacted) between the private individual and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/658257b0-2d34-41ab-a2cb-a1b53d2dbe31
  Signed contract (redacted) between the private individual and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/3b4ee005-96d8-4033-9c06-abf9e85169c7
  Signed contract (redacted) between the private individual and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/5b0173eb-def8-4b47-9a37-cfb3d6d07431
  Signed contract (redacted) between the private individual and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/76fca6b3-c034-420d-9f14-381052e760bd
  Signed contract (redacted) between the private individual and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/fdb59b20-caeb-49fc-a867-d9a072795f17
  Signed contract (redacted) between the University of Brighton and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/0825e264-c601-4f19-8049-91d71ee64e1c
  Signed contract (redacted) between the private individual and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/4744ca20-485d-406c-874a-c11b0131755d
  Signed contract (redacted) between the private individual and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/0727b5fa-487d-4c9e-8a19-1dbff3580f51
  Signed contract (redacted) between the private individual and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/55a2a6d9-f933-4a70-a521-972fb25313da
  Signed contract (redacted) between EDSK and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/28877edd-f1bb-4aa7-a827-a0ba08a1ba67
  Signed contract (redacted) between the Institute for Employment Research and the Social Mobility Commission.

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