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title: "Invitation to Tender (ITT) For Social Mobility 'State of The Nation' 2023"
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# Invitation to Tender (ITT) For Social Mobility 'State of The Nation' 2023

Buyer: SOCIAL MOBILITY COMMISSION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-de470b7a-e28b-448a-91b3-9bf70e482e5c

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## Summary

The Social Mobility Commission is inviting tenders for the "State of The Nation" report 2023. This procurement opportunity falls under the services category with a focus on social research. The deadline for bid submission is 16 May 2022 at 12 Noon GMT. The report is expected to provide key statistics on social mobility in the UK, exploring 'hot' and 'cold' spots and analysing mobility across various demographics. The buying organisation, the Social Mobility Commission, located in London, is seeking a supplier to conduct robust analyses and deliver clear interpretations of the data for the report, emphasizing a high level of quality assurance.

This tender from the Social Mobility Commission for the "State of The Nation" report 2023 presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in social research services. The procurement process is currently at the active stage and involves an open procedure with a deadline of 16 May 2022 for bid submissions. Businesses capable of conducting in-depth analyses of social mobility data and providing clear interpretations are well-suited to compete for this opportunity. The contracting authority, the Social Mobility Commission based in London, expects the selected supplier to deliver analytical work with high-quality assurance, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the outputs throughout the project.

## Notice

The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) monitors progress towards improving social mobility in the UK and promotes social mobility in England. It is an independent statutory body created by an Act of Parliament. As part of its remit, the Commission undertakes an annual State of the Nation report. This report is part of the Commission's statutory duty to monitor UK-wide progress on social mobility each year. The production and synthesis of key statistics related to social mobility will be the central part for the report, which will be published by 31 March 2023, in order to examine, for example, social mobility 'hot' and 'cold' spots in the UK, and break down social mobility by protected characteristics. The new and improved SMI offers a much more accurate and robust framework to measure social mobility. It includes four main components: drivers (or enablers), intermediate outcomes (such as educational attainment) and their relationship to socio-economic background; the overlap between socio-economic background and characteristics such as sex, ethnicity, disability and place; and eventual social mobility outcomes with respect to occupation, income, education, housing and wealth. The 2023 report will therefore have some similarities to the 2017 and 2022 State of the Nation Reports. It will build on the work of these reports to analyse the social and economic drivers and indicators of people's social mobility. As the old index did, we envision this updated one to also assess how social mobility outcomes compare in national, regional and local geographic places. We focus on measuring the extent to which rates of social mobility are improving over time in the UK and across the different parts of the UK, and which specific groups in society have greater or lesser chances of social mobility. The SMC is looking for a supplier who can provide robust analyses both from cross-sectional and longitudinal perspectives, and interpret these statistics to give a clear narrative about what they mean for social mobility. The SMC is seeking a supplier who can work with the secretariat to provide analytical and statistical outputs and provide clear instruction for how the team can conduct the same analyses in future. Replicable analytical procedures form a key component of what we require to ensure the team gains analytical independence to conduct the same analyses in future. The SMC also expects a supplier to bring a high level of quality assurance to the work, arranging for independent analytical checks throughout the project. Bidders must submit their Bids before 12 Noon on 16 May 2022. All Bids must be submitted to contact@socialmobilitycommission.gov.uk. Failure to return Bids by the time and due date or in the required format may disqualify Bidders from consideration.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57cbd2a0-7a98-465b-b168-706188b3a7b2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 16 May 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 May 2022 |
| Contract period | 26 May 2022 - 20 Jun 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £149,992 |
| 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 | SOCIAL MOBILITY COMMISSION |
| 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 | NUFFIELD COLLEGE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 10 Oct 2022 at 08:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57cbd2a0-7a98-465b-b168-706188b3a7b2
- 12 May 2022 at 15:37 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b74e861-f2ac-482f-b6f8-8ffe21a1355b
- 11 May 2022 at 08:54 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b74e861-f2ac-482f-b6f8-8ffe21a1355b
- 6 May 2022 at 16:32 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b74e861-f2ac-482f-b6f8-8ffe21a1355b
- 29 Apr 2022 at 13:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b74e861-f2ac-482f-b6f8-8ffe21a1355b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57cbd2a0-7a98-465b-b168-706188b3a7b2
  10th October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b74e861-f2ac-482f-b6f8-8ffe21a1355b
  12th May 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1197a642-4396-42ec-b158-a3dc1d0a4f38
  State of the Nation 2023 Clarification Questions and Responses.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c6e02fee-40af-4060-bbd8-7b8ac369f771
  Amendments RE: Social Mobility Commission (SMC) State of the Nation (SON) 2023 Invitation to Tender (ITT) (REF SMC 2223-36). Please note especially, that the submission deadline date has been extended to 16 May 2022.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d8ef833c-7f6f-4940-8604-291ab8273c56
  Terms and Conditions (T&Cs).
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008912-2022?origin=SearchResults&p=1
  Link to the original notice on Find a Tender Service (FTS Notice Reference: 2022/S 000-008912).
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e659c6c7-51d5-4ad7-a221-6e15d548be1d
  Editable version of Social Mobility Commission (SMC) State of the Nation (SON) 2023 Invitation to Tender (ITT) (REF SMC 2223-36), including Document 5.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/13534764-fdae-4b32-99d1-64a510b69bc6
  State of the Nation 2023 Clarification Questions and Responses.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4fc0e50b-f0a4-4a69-8581-1eabed5d52ee
  State of the Nation 2023 Clarification Questions and Responses.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/217c2537-882b-488e-a877-6d592d2c3ab7
  Updated Terms and Conditions (T&Cs). Please note amendments and additions to Annex 1: SMC Security Standards, especially sections 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.28.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/586bd2bf-c666-4e71-9297-6bf5cd6608bc
  Contract (redacted) between Nuffield College, University of Oxford and the Social Mobility Commission.

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