--- title: "Against the Odds: achieving greater progress for disadvantaged students at Progress 8" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c0118223-fbfe-4f4e-935e-6b509e5d47ec" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c0118223-fbfe-4f4e-935e-6b509e5d47ec" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c0118223-fbfe-4f4e-935e-6b509e5d47ec.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c0118223-fbfe-4f4e-935e-6b509e5d47ec.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2019-04-26" --- # Against the Odds: achieving greater progress for disadvantaged students at Progress 8 Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c0118223-fbfe-4f4e-935e-6b509e5d47ec [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c0118223-fbfe-4f4e-935e-6b509e5d47ec) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c0118223-fbfe-4f4e-935e-6b509e5d47ec.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is inviting tenders for the project titled "Against the Odds: achieving greater progress for disadvantaged students at Progress 8." This initiative is aimed at addressing the attainment gap between students eligible for free school meals and their peers. The procurement is classified under social work and related services, with a total value of £100,000 and a minimum threshold of £80,000. The tender is currently at the planning stage, with a deadline for submissions set for 3rd May 2019. The contract is expected to begin on 3rd June 2019 and run until 31st March 2020, with opportunities available to all interested parties across Great Britain, the Channel Islands, and overseas territories. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in educational research, social work, and consultancy services focused on improving educational outcomes for disadvantaged groups. Companies with experience in conducting studies related to educational environments, equity in schooling, or strategies for engaging parents and communities may find this project particularly aligned with their expertise. The open procurement method encourages participation from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), providing a platform for innovative solutions that could help schools replicate successful strategies to close the attainment gap. ## Notice There is a persistent attainment gap between children entitled to free school meals and those who are not. This gap is evident at every stage of education from Key Stage 1 phonics right through to A level and beyond. However, in both 2017 and 2018, in 6 per cent of secondary schools, GCSE Progress 8 scores were higher amongst disadvantaged students than the school average. This means children from very poor backgrounds made more progress from Key Stage 2 relative to their starting points compared to the school average. These schools have varying sizes of FSM population and are different in their contexts. This study is designed to build on similar work and to understand whether there are factors which are consistent across these schools and which influencing aspects make the greatest difference in the better performance of disadvantaged pupils, compared to the average. We expect the research proposal to explore issues such as the school environment, the ethnic mix, primary to secondary transition strategies, the school's approach to attendance and absence, use of the pupil premium, the teacher turnover rate and levels of parental engagement with the school. We are hoping to find out what schools are doing to have relative success with disadvantaged cohorts and what are the necessary characteristics to create an environment which results in disadvantaged children to perform better than their peers, relative to their starting points, in the same school. The aim is to find answers from schools operating particularly successfully with disadvantaged students in different contexts which will, in turn, allow us to develop practitioner-focused guides and tools which teachers and leaders in schools can use to close their attainment gaps. We are very conscious that what works in one school will not necessarily always be transferable to another, and therefore, it is imperative that the research explores schools with different contexts. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80fc65f5-a7dc-4078-af6f-b7b4a72f391a | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Apr 2019 | | Submission deadline | 3 May 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Jun 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 26 Apr 2019 at 11:17 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80fc65f5-a7dc-4078-af6f-b7b4a72f391a - 8 Apr 2019 at 12:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80fc65f5-a7dc-4078-af6f-b7b4a72f391a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80fc65f5-a7dc-4078-af6f-b7b4a72f391a 26th April 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c2babb34-afc3-4318-9f69-1aa06fdc85e0 Invitation to tender letter - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b2bd86b0-faf6-496f-a6b2-ebb20e6f92d4 Clarifications ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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