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title: "Opportunity to be an Expert Adviser on the Social Mobility Commission's Policy and Evidence Advisory Panel"
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# Opportunity to be an Expert Adviser on the Social Mobility Commission's Policy and Evidence Advisory Panel

Buyer: SOCIAL MOBILITY COMMISSION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4cc31a4a-4867-4de9-9abd-2d3c1017c3a7

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## Summary

The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) is seeking to establish a Policy and Evidence Advisory Panel to improve social mobility in the UK through expert advice. The tender, titled "Opportunity to be an Expert Adviser on the Social Mobility Commission's Policy and Evidence Advisory Panel," falls under the services industry category, and is specifically classified as social research services (CPV: 79315000). Bidders must submit their proposals by 12 Noon on Monday, 14 February 2022. The successful advisors will be engaged for the contract period from 7 March 2022 to 7 March 2023, with opportunities covering various areas such as education, employment, and family dynamics, focusing on proven approaches to enhance social mobility.

This contract presents significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) to contribute to shaping policies impacting social mobility in England. Businesses with expertise in educational research, quantitative analysis, labour market strategies, or family support services would be well-positioned to compete. The established panel will include both academic leaders and seasoned policy experts, offering a unique platform to influence the Social Mobility Commission's annual statutory report and other important policy initiatives while fostering professional growth and visibility within the public sector.

## 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. The SMC is establishing a Policy and Evidence Advisory Panel of subject-matter experts to provide advice on a range of issues that impact social mobility: Academic roles: 1. Education (Lot 1) 2. Measurement (quantitative analysis) (Lot 2) 3. Routes to employment and the labour market (Lot 3) 4. Families expert (Lot 4) Policy roles: 5. Education (schools) (Lot 5) 6. Education (further education) (Lot 6) 7. Families expert (Lot 7) 8. Levelling up - geographic/ place inequalities (Lot 8) The panel will consist of both academic leaders in their field as well as seasoned policy experts. The panel 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 but is expected to be approximately 8 individuals. Being an expert on the Policy and Evidence Advisory Panel provides a unique opportunity to help shape the SMC's mission of improving social mobility for all. We intend to use advice arising from this contract to inform our thinking - we do not expect suppliers to engage on our behalf. A key task will be to review and provide input into the Social Mobility Commission's annual statutory report, The State of the Nation. This is laid before Parliament each year. In 2022 we expect to launch the report in April, so this will be one of the Panel's first tasks. On a more ongoing basis, we will request panel members 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 holding a role on the panel will not be excluded from bidding for future contracts offered by the SMC. Nor will holding a role on the panel provide anyone with any advantages in being considered for future bids for SMC contracts. To avoid a conflict of interest, experts on the panel 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 A. Bids should not exceed a total of 2 pages per role (excluding CV, publications list, declarations/annex). a. 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. B. Bidders must also please complete and submit the 'Declarations' (Document 5). C. Bidders must also complete and submit the 'Conflict of Interest' (Annex One). Bidders must submit their Bids before 12 Noon on Monday 14 February 2022, to: Colin.Seymour@cabinetoffice.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/aa001085-f74f-4840-a39f-c93c3d1be71a |
| 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 | 24 Jun 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 7 Mar 2022 - 7 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £86,786 |
| 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 | 8 |
| Supplier names | EDSK; EXOGENEITY; FAMILY KIDS AND YOUTH; INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT STUDIES; METRO DYNAMICS; PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL; SIBIETA ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION; UNIVERSITY OF SURREY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 24 Jun 2022 at 18:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aa001085-f74f-4840-a39f-c93c3d1be71a
- 8 Feb 2022 at 09:55 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8f8fceb-e399-4e5a-8fea-95464f611b5c
- 3 Feb 2022 at 19:39 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8f8fceb-e399-4e5a-8fea-95464f611b5c
- 18 Jan 2022 at 18:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8f8fceb-e399-4e5a-8fea-95464f611b5c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aa001085-f74f-4840-a39f-c93c3d1be71a
  24th June 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8f8fceb-e399-4e5a-8fea-95464f611b5c
  8th February 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8bcf59e9-5ba6-4fa2-86c0-45d6a4bc4461
  INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) to be an expert adviser on the Social Mobility Commission's Policy and Evidence Advisory Panel
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/de6764c0-d3b7-44e6-8f19-d1264bad26d3
  Opportunity to be an Expert Adviser on the Social Mobility Commission's Policy and Evidence Advisory Panel. Extension of submission deadline and revised procurement timetable.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/e834b337-2384-4899-974d-8d68b94352c2
  Signed contract (redacted) between private individual and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/71fe0cbd-50fc-49c4-b741-69a01e74c2d0
  Signed contract (redacted) between private individual and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/98717502-7143-4fc2-b8b2-b95a2a64c2a1
  Signed contract (redacted) between private individual and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/c23eb7a1-0fdb-4363-878d-4cd970034899
  Signed contract (redacted) between private individual and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/9d223802-8b60-4c30-a67f-4dbee940e1a7
  Signed contract (redacted) between private individual and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/ea4e798c-899f-415d-9b8e-ae38559d4c19
  Signed contract (redacted) between private individual and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/6ea5b6df-baa8-4b67-bc7e-058ee1a30325
  Signed contract (redacted) between private individual and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/baac2bc4-8eea-47b0-a5d8-98ab6ac0d735
  Signed contract (redacted) between Family Kids and Youth and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/9aa2d35f-ad8b-49cc-9f4a-e441f3f5895a
  Signed contract (redacted) between University of Surrey and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/b545bbb7-7183-48c0-80ff-d18a45451bae
  Signed contract (redacted) between Sibieta Economics of Education Limited and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/bfe659b7-ccbb-4bad-b1be-bc0c151ad819
  Signed contract (redacted) between Exogeneity Ltd and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/0a6f5d68-95fc-4fef-b5e7-6886818b64ed
  Signed contract (redacted) between Metro Dynamics Ltd and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/3332477e-47fa-45a7-a081-6e73973a8f33
  Signed contract (redacted) between Institute for Employment Studies and the Social Mobility Commission.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/ef116ed5-71b3-4191-919d-4de5814f036d
  Signed contract (redacted) between EDSK and the Social Mobility Commission.

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/social-mobility-commission

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