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title: "Review of the HDR UK Black Internship Programme"
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# Review of the HDR UK Black Internship Programme

Buyer: HEALTH DATA RESEARCH UK  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-971a376d-33de-413a-9863-97aefe82e077

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## Summary

Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) has concluded the procurement process for an independent review of its Black Internship Programme. The successful contract, awarded to Advance HE, aims to evaluate the programme's design, implementation, and its impact on diversity within the health data science sector. The procurement, conducted under an open procedure with a minimum value of £40,000 and maximum value of £60,000, involved a tender period ending on 19 July 2024, with the contract spanning from 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025. Located in the United Kingdom and classified under research and evaluation consultancy services, this procurement entered the award stage on 27 September 2024, with the final contract value standing at £45,398.40 inclusive of VAT.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in research and evaluation consultancy, particularly those with experience in assessing educational and diversity programmes. Companies capable of employing mixed-method review methodologies, such as the Context, Input, Process, Product (CIPP) framework, will find this project particularly suitable. Smaller enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) were encouraged to participate, enhancing business growth potential by collaborating with a leading health research organisation like HDR UK.

## Notice

HDR UK's Black Internship Programme has been running since 2021, providing opportunities for Black students and recent graduates in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) subjects to gain meaningful insights into health data science, to encourage them to consider pursuing a career in this field, and thereby helping to improve diversity within the sector. The Programme is now in its fourth year and provides participants with an 8-week paid internship with a host organisation in the health data science sector, including academic institutions, the NHS, and industry partners. To date, 315 interns have either completed or are in the process of completing an internship with a host organisation. We are commissioning an independent review of the programme, to objectively determine whether it has met the intended outputs and outcomes. Review objectives: Evaluate the programme design and implementation, including the approach to engaging the target internship audience and host organisations. Determine if the BIP has achieved its intended outputs and outcomes. Understand the programme's value to and influence on HDR UK and the wider health data science sector. Generate recommendations for the scope of the next iteration of the programme. Review design: We recommend the reviewers use the Context, Input, Process, Product (CIPP) framework to structure the review, as a well-established model for evaluation of educational programmes (Stufflebeam, 2003) . However, we are also open to alternative framework suggestions made by the consultants. Suppliers are invited to propose a detailed review methodology, utilising the CIPP framework, or something similar. We anticipate this will involve a mixed method approach, comprising a desk review of documents, qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis using survey data gathered from programme stakeholders, descriptive analysis of quantitative programme data, and comparative analysis of similar internship programmes. Deliverables: 1. Preliminary results workshop and validation of review findings 2. Evaluation report 3. Cleaned datasets of all data produced for the review Upon receipt of the deliverables, HDR UK will be producing a manuscript for publication in such format it deems most appropriate. Tenderers are invited to provide input and suggestions as part of their tender into recommended format and/or potential contribution towards the production and publication of the manuscript. Selection: The format for tenders and selection criteria are provided in the tender documentation found in the link below. Tenders will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria set out in the documentation. The highest scoring tenders may be invited to an interview to clarify elements of a written tender. Timings in relation to this ITT can be found in the ITT documentation at the link below.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8725a537-dcae-4ffb-ad70-756c26aa28d4 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jul 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,398 |
| 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 | HEALTH DATA RESEARCH UK |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North West London |
| Postcode | NW1 2BE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Bloomsbury |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ADVANCE HE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

## Release History

- 4 Oct 2024 at 08:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8725a537-dcae-4ffb-ad70-756c26aa28d4
- 12 Jul 2024 at 09:32 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/112f0aa5-27d4-467b-9d95-f8d59f88bfd8
- 8 Jul 2024 at 11:26 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/112f0aa5-27d4-467b-9d95-f8d59f88bfd8
- 19 Jun 2024 at 13:27 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/112f0aa5-27d4-467b-9d95-f8d59f88bfd8
- 18 Jun 2024 at 13:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/112f0aa5-27d4-467b-9d95-f8d59f88bfd8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8725a537-dcae-4ffb-ad70-756c26aa28d4
  4th October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/112f0aa5-27d4-467b-9d95-f8d59f88bfd8
  12th July 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.hdruk.ac.uk/jobs/invitation-to-tender-review-of-the-hdr-uk-black-internship-programme/
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6eea3407-03fb-4678-a1b2-705eaac0803b
  Log of all clarification questions asked and responded to.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c24e1a90-6d49-45b3-b9d2-de225319ed5e
  Log of all clarification questions asked and responded to.

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