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title: "Office for Students - Contract for evaluation case studies for revised condition B3"
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# Office for Students - Contract for evaluation case studies for revised condition B3

Buyer: OFFICE FOR STUDENTS  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4eca530a-56fe-4a72-bfb7-1f3516646ff7

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## Summary

The Office for Students (OfS) is the regulator of higher education in England. They have issued a tender titled "Office for Students - Contract for evaluation case studies for revised condition B3". This tender falls under the industry category of Evaluation consultancy services. The procurement stage is currently in the Active status, with a tender period ending on June 5, 2023 and a contract period starting from July 17, 2023, to May 31, 2024. The procurement method is open, specifically an Open procedure. The location for delivery addresses is in the South West region of the UK.

This tender by the Office for Students presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly those specialising in evaluation consultancy services, to engage in a significant contract. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. With a contract value of £125,000 GBP, this procurement process aims to evaluate the impact of revised condition B3 in six providers, providing a platform for businesses to demonstrate their expertise in assessing behavioural change and causal pathways.

## Notice

The Office for Students (OfS) is the regulator of higher education in England. The OfS has implemented a revised approach to regulating student outcomes, known as revised condition B3, which came into operation from October 3, 2022. As part of a wider programme of activity to evaluate the introduction of the revised condition, the OfS is seeking a supplier to conduct an impact evaluation of the condition in six providers. These six cases each look to uncover and explain the impact of the revised condition in the respective providers in terms of behaviour change, with robust evidence for the causal pathways and the ruling out of alternative explanations.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f842d678-17ad-4331-ad0a-71307bb3ba60 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 16 Jul 2023 - 31 May 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £125,000 |
| 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 | 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) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

## Release History

- 25 Apr 2023 at 10:10 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f842d678-17ad-4331-ad0a-71307bb3ba60

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f842d678-17ad-4331-ad0a-71307bb3ba60
  25th April 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Evaluation-consultancy-services./B8JW74G948
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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