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title: "Prevent referrals in Higher Education: approaches and practices"
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# Prevent referrals in Higher Education: approaches and practices

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c07882e6-ec7d-44a8-b8ce-2948cdb04b33

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## Summary

The Department for Education is seeking expressions of interest for a research project titled "Prevent referrals in Higher Education: approaches and practices." This process falls under the category of research and development services and is valued at £40,000. The tender period ended on 2nd October 2019, with the contract scheduled to run from 4th November 2019 to 31st March 2020. The procurement was conducted through an open procedure, allowing a diverse range of suppliers to submit their interest.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in research and consultancy services within higher education, particularly those with experience in addressing Prevent referrals. Smaller enterprises and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) could particularly benefit, as the project encourages inclusivity and aims to identify good practices in a vital sector. Businesses well-versed in social research methods and higher education policies will be best suited to compete for this opportunity.

## Notice

Expressions of interest are sought to undertake research to explore the approaches and practices that exist amongst Higher Education providers for making Prevent referrals. The overall aim is to understand and exemplify existing diversity of approaches, identify good practice and understand what challenges and/or barriers there are, if any, to making Prevent referrals. ***Note: Deadline for submission of EOI is 23.59 on Tuesday 1st October 2019 ***

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ebd1535-7975-48e1-b3f1-c90227bbb656 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Oct 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jan 2020 |
| Contract period | 6 Feb 2020 - 7 Aug 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £40,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £39,300 |
| 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 | 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CFE (RESEARCH AND CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2021 at 11:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ebd1535-7975-48e1-b3f1-c90227bbb656
- 26 Sep 2019 at 12:44 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/541d02fc-3314-47c2-bdc2-72e38873af2c
- 17 Sep 2019 at 14:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/541d02fc-3314-47c2-bdc2-72e38873af2c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ebd1535-7975-48e1-b3f1-c90227bbb656
  11th March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/541d02fc-3314-47c2-bdc2-72e38873af2c
  26th September 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9c7e05cb-725a-447f-8154-3f9e59dd7f31
  EOI Advert
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d717b245-df0a-461c-b20a-42982986d674
  EOI Reply form
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8f2b0be2-91ea-4dca-85a0-6e242e64e83f
  T&C's

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