--- title: "Understanding effective evaluation of the impact of outreach interventions on access to higher education. Phase 2" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9ef6d84e-89f4-4b04-9321-c5622dc2e7ff" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9ef6d84e-89f4-4b04-9321-c5622dc2e7ff" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9ef6d84e-89f4-4b04-9321-c5622dc2e7ff.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9ef6d84e-89f4-4b04-9321-c5622dc2e7ff.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HEFCE" published: "2017-06-21" --- # Understanding effective evaluation of the impact of outreach interventions on access to higher education. Phase 2 Buyer: HEFCE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9ef6d84e-89f4-4b04-9321-c5622dc2e7ff [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9ef6d84e-89f4-4b04-9321-c5622dc2e7ff) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9ef6d84e-89f4-4b04-9321-c5622dc2e7ff.json) ## Summary The procurement process initiated by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on behalf of the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) is for the contract titled "Understanding effective evaluation of the impact of outreach interventions on access to higher education. Phase 2." The tender is classified under research and development services, specifically focusing on research consultancy services. It is located in South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, and is currently in the Tender stage. The tender period is open until 12th July 2017, and the contract is expected to commence on 14th August 2017 and last until 30th September 2018. The estimated contract value is between £60,000 and £70,000. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialised in educational consultancy, research evaluation methodologies, or outreach programme assessments. Companies that can demonstrate expertise in developing educational evaluation standards or have experience working with disadvantaged youth to facilitate access to higher education would be particularly well-suited to compete. Engaging in this contract can help businesses expand their portfolio, network within the education sector, and contribute to impactful research that supports educational equity. ## Notice In August 2016 OFFA commissioned a team of researchers at the University of Warwick to investigate how institutions evaluate their outreach schemes. Their research forms part of a two phase, multi-year project to tackle the complex and challenging question of what constitutes effective evaluation of outreach. This is important because establishing the best ways to evaluate different interventions can contribute to the development of more impactful outreach to support disadvantaged young people to access and fully participate in higher education in England. The Office for Fair Access (OFFA), in partnership with the Department for Education and The Sutton Trust, wish to place a contract for a principal investigator (PI) to coordinate and lead the pilot testing of proposed standards for evaluation practice developed by the University of Warwick in phase one of the project. These standards will underpin different evaluation approaches across a range of outreach interventions to encourage disadvantaged young people to enter and succeed in university. This will lead to a set of useable and transferable standards of evaluation practice, guidance about different approaches to evaluation and evidence about which type of outreach interventions can have the greatest impact in different geographic and institutional settings. This will enable universities to improve their understanding and evaluation of the impact of outreach on access to higher education for people from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds. The contract is for phase two of the project, to run from August 2017 to September 2018. This tender is being run by HEFCE on behalf of OFFA. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b870098-ba20-4961-a9f5-c481640e8778 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Jun 2017 | | Submission deadline | 12 Jul 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 13 Aug 2017 - 30 Sep 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £70,000 | | 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 | HEFCE | | Locality | SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73210000 - Research consultancy services ## Release History - 21 Jun 2017 at 13:04 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b870098-ba20-4961-a9f5-c481640e8778 - 21 Jun 2017 at 12:59 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b870098-ba20-4961-a9f5-c481640e8778 - 21 Jun 2017 at 12:59 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b870098-ba20-4961-a9f5-c481640e8778 - 21 Jun 2017 at 11:04 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b870098-ba20-4961-a9f5-c481640e8778 - 21 Jun 2017 at 11:03 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b870098-ba20-4961-a9f5-c481640e8778 - 21 Jun 2017 at 11:00 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b870098-ba20-4961-a9f5-c481640e8778 - 21 Jun 2017 at 11:00 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b870098-ba20-4961-a9f5-c481640e8778 - 21 Jun 2017 at 10:47 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b870098-ba20-4961-a9f5-c481640e8778 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b870098-ba20-4961-a9f5-c481640e8778 21st June 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hefce/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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