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title: "Identifying innovative and sector leading practice in Equality and Diversity"
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# Identifying innovative and sector leading practice in Equality and Diversity

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c126f7ad-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

UK Shared Business Services Limited is conducting a tender titled "Identifying innovative and sector leading practice in Equality and Diversity." This procurement falls within the market and economic research industry category and is located in England. The current procurement stage is complete, with the contract period running from 11 July 2016 to 14 November 2016. The tender was initially published on 8 June 2016, with a deadline for submissions on 29 June 2016. The contract value is £25,000, and the procurement method used is an open procedure.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses that specialise in equality and diversity practices, particularly those experienced in conducting market research and consultancy services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this particularly accessible, given the emphasis on impactful practices in higher education. Engaging with this procurement can enable firms to showcase their expertise and contribute to significant enhancements in institutional equality measures, potentially leading to further collaborations and projects in the public sector.

## Notice

In broad terms, the tender contributes to fulfilling a request made by the Secretary of State in the 2016 HEFCE Grant Letter, as explained in the background. The specific aims are as follows: * To engage with the sector (specifically with equality and diversity practitioners) to understand what works in advancing equality and diversity * To identify and disseminate of impactful practice in advancing equality in higher education * To provide an enhanced understanding of the breadth of institutional equality work, enabling HEFCE to hold better informed conversations with institutions about their equality work * To contribute to HEFCE's own demonstration of due regard to the public sector equality duty The overarching objectives of the tender are as follows: * To develop a methodology for analysing self-evaluations of institutional equality and diversity work collected through a voluntary call for evidence (in liaison with HEFCE) * To qualitatively analyse these self-evaluations * To identify examples of sector-leading and innovative practice * To produce an initial draft for discussion with practitioners at a validation workshop by mid-September 2016 (exact date to be determined) * To facilitate a validation workshop in late September 2016 (exact date to be determined) * To produce a final report in advance of the deadline (expected to be 10 October 2016) Specifically, the validation workshop should: * Discuss and critically evaluate the draft findings of the analysis Specifically, the final report should: * Demonstrate rigorous and consistent analysis of the self-evaluations received through the call for evidence * Identify a range of examples to highlight and clearly illustrate sector-leading and innovative practice in advancing equality and diversity in the English higher education sector, supported by the discussions at the validation workshop Additional information: UK Shared Business Services eSourcing As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Bidder; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk : Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/709df834-97ae-48e9-b10a-1bfc2c341e60 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 May 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Jun 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Jul 2016 |
| Contract period | 13 Jul 2016 - 14 Nov 2016 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £24,837 |
| 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 | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EQUALITY CHALLENGE UNIT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

## Release History

- 10 May 2017 at 13:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/709df834-97ae-48e9-b10a-1bfc2c341e60
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2928e228-b259-48a7-a226-c641afede628

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/709df834-97ae-48e9-b10a-1bfc2c341e60
  10th May 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2928e228-b259-48a7-a226-c641afede628
  8th June 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9cee07da-2b4a-44e5-bc01-90dfc8bd56b7
  Bidder Training
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ad9caa60-c30e-4c2b-8192-89d4b831b88d
  Price Schedule
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a93e3d6d-dbc5-412d-a494-6853f9ee7d9f
  Terms and Conditions
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/126a993e-7561-4e18-b56f-c7d9f4684d1c
  Tender Document and Specification
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/55542ddb-fd5b-4ede-bb17-f83e041dc194
  Bidder Logging into Emptoris
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3e5f5113-0bb7-467d-955a-c3da2508205a
  Bidder Training
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7833bb3b-1199-4639-a46c-f5f68c503e7e
  Price Schedule
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/66409987-b0e2-4eba-82af-431d35cc30d1
  Terms and Conditions
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/673c0512-2b1f-4cbb-a18d-f391066b5cc3
  Tender Document and Specification
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/60cc5d6d-2c22-4477-b884-893a0f45cb9b
  Bidder Logging into Emptoris

## Notice URLs

- https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

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