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title: "OF525 Employer Surveying"
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# OF525 Employer Surveying

Buyer: OFFICE OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXAMINATIONS REGULATION (OFQUAL)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-71a61b9f-e5e0-4619-ba68-fa4febd96923

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "OF525 Employer Surveying" is undertaken by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) in the research and experimental development services industry, located in Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom. This contract is currently in the Award stage, with the award date being 16 January 2017, and the contract period lasting until 10 May 2017. The tender was conducted through an open procurement method, with a total value of £87,100, and a minimum value of £49,610. The end date for the tender period was 1 January 2017.

This opportunity is ideal for businesses focused on research and consultancy services, particularly those capable of conducting comprehensive surveys and analyses related to vocational and technical qualifications. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would find this tender particularly suitable, as it presents a chance to contribute to significant reforms in education that aim to enhance employer confidence in qualifications. Engaging in this process could foster business growth by allowing these organisations to demonstrate their expertise and secure further government contracts.

## Notice

As set out in the Post-16 Skills Plan, Government has embarked on a series of significant reforms to vocational and technical qualifications, including Functional Skills, Apprenticeships and introducing new Technical Education Qualifications. With this in mind we want to: (1) Establish a benchmark for how these qualifications and assessments (or their closest fore-runners) are viewed and used by employers. (2) Understand the specific issues/ features/ characteristics that lead to employers either valuing or rejecting these qualifications and assessments. Being able to track a range of metrics on behaviours and attitudes to these over time will give us a clear indicator of whether the reforms we implement lead to greater employer confidence in the qualifications and assessments we regulate. Also, getting to the fundamental reasons why employers do or do not place value on them will help us understand why this is the case, and therefore what could be done to improve public confidence in them.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/82ca8b64-3f75-4716-804b-aec11ab9842f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Feb 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Jan 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jan 2017 |
| Contract period | 16 Jan 2017 - 10 May 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £87,100 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £29,930 |
| 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 OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXAMINATIONS REGULATION (OFQUAL) |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV5 6UB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | Earlsdon |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PYE TAIT CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services

## Release History

- 10 Feb 2017 at 17:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/82ca8b64-3f75-4716-804b-aec11ab9842f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/82ca8b64-3f75-4716-804b-aec11ab9842f
  10th February 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.mytenders.org/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB138533
  NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided.

## Notice URLs

- http://ofqual.gov.uk

## Provenance

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