--- title: "Post-18 choice of part-time study" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d4a7510c-5a3a-4c42-af74-00e299e631af" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d4a7510c-5a3a-4c42-af74-00e299e631af" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d4a7510c-5a3a-4c42-af74-00e299e631af.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d4a7510c-5a3a-4c42-af74-00e299e631af.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2019-05-02" --- # Post-18 choice of part-time study Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d4a7510c-5a3a-4c42-af74-00e299e631af [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d4a7510c-5a3a-4c42-af74-00e299e631af) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d4a7510c-5a3a-4c42-af74-00e299e631af.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is seeking a contractor for a research project entitled "Post-18 choice of part-time study," aimed at assessing part-time education options as part of the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding initiated by the Prime Minister in February 2018. The procurement is currently in the award stage following an open tender procedure, with the contract value set at £96,533 and a minimum bid value of £80,000. The project will begin on 23rd August 2018 and conclude on 30th October 2018, involving a survey of prospective learners and qualitative interviews to understand their educational choices. Key deadlines previously included an Expression of Interest (EOI) submission by 29th June 2018. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for research and consultancy firms specialising in education and social research, particularly those experienced with surveys and qualitative studies. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as they can offer innovative methods for data collection. Businesses equipped to analyse and interpret demographic data regarding educational access issues would find this contract particularly suited to their capabilities, enabling them to contribute to significant educational policy developments. ## Notice We are seeking a contractor for a research project into part-time education. This project will form part of the evidence base for the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding that was announced by the Prime Minister in February 2018. The purpose of the review is to look at ways to ensure more people have a genuine choice of high quality technical and academic options. As part of the review, this research project has been designed to understand how prospective part-time students make their choices, the barriers that they face to entering education and what enablers there are to facilitate their entry. The research aims are: * To identify the proportion of the post-18 population who have considered, or are considering or may consider entering study. * To identify prospective learners' personal characteristics, circumstance and demographics. * To understand the goals and aims of prospective part-time learners when making decisions. * To understand the barriers and enablers that prospective part-time learners face when making decisions. * To understand goals and aims, barriers and enablers faced by prospective mature part time learners The project will comprise a survey of prospective learners with follow up qualitative interviews. Prospective learners are likely to be a difficult target population to access, but we envisage a panel/omnibus survey to be one effective method for surveying them. However, we are happy for contractors to put forward other innovative methods for data collection. We would expect the survey to be used to recruit individuals for the follow-up qualitative work. Please note the Deadline for EOIs is 5pm, Friday 29th June 2018 Additional information: Please note the word counts for this EOI is 1,000 words. Please note that the deadline for EOIs is 5pm, Friday 29th June 2018. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/19f9b3d0-2efb-4337-b947-c2f12146ede2 | | 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 | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 May 2019 | | Submission deadline | 30 Jun 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Aug 2018 | | Contract period | 22 Aug 2018 - 30 Oct 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £96,533 | | 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 | NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 2 May 2019 at 09:14 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/19f9b3d0-2efb-4337-b947-c2f12146ede2 - 16 Apr 2019 at 10:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/19f9b3d0-2efb-4337-b947-c2f12146ede2 - 18 Jun 2018 at 13:47 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6deea9d6-7efa-4981-a3b7-7e67c38cb656 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/19f9b3d0-2efb-4337-b947-c2f12146ede2 2nd May 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6deea9d6-7efa-4981-a3b7-7e67c38cb656 18th June 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/39bbb7f2-2bc5-447a-b3f2-5a0c5b72f548 EOI Advert - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5dc37a21-e4f5-4b85-897c-5f216428916a New EOI form - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/af137021-1eee-4bc4-a0d7-c20e4eb9e3ec Contract 2018/045 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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