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title: "UK SBS BLOJEU-CR150081HEFCE Benchmarking Knowledge Exchange"
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# UK SBS BLOJEU-CR150081HEFCE Benchmarking Knowledge Exchange

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f31d36d7-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The UK Shared Business Services Limited is seeking proposals for the "UK SBS BLOJEU-CR150081HEFCE Benchmarking Knowledge Exchange" project, which falls under the market and economic research industry category. This tender is currently in the Award stage, having been officially published on 29 October 2015, with a tender submission deadline that closed on 9 November 2015. The associated contract is set to commence on 20 November 2015 and will run until 29 March 2016. The awarded contract has a total value of £16,200 and primarily aims to engage in services that test and provide recommendations on benchmarking indicators relevant to Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

This procurement presents an opportunity for businesses that specialise in research consultancy and market analysis, particularly those with insights into higher education data and benchmarking practices. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in academic or economic consulting, as well as those with international data experience, will be well-positioned to compete. This project aims to create impactful benchmarking tools that could be integrated into long-term practices within the HE sector, thus offering significant potential for growth and sector influence for successful bidders.

## Notice

Services Required Having conducted our own internal work, we are now seeking a small scale expert study to test out what we have done so far and make recommendations on how next stages might be taken forward. A major focus of this stage of the work is to consider any development from the perspective of HEIs themselves - what they would find useful and workable. We describe later in this section role of HE bodies in steering and activities being tendered. This stage of work has two main aims: * To satisfy Government that we are addressing sufficiently efficiency and effectiveness issues in KE and also issues raised, such as in the Dowling review, about the value of common practices and sharing effective practices. * To identify ways to transfer ownership of any development to the HE sector where it can be embedded in use long-term. The focus of this pilot study is on testing out our initial work on a set of benchmarking indicators/benchmarking tool and making recommendations on next steps. We expect that work will be conducted primarily through desk research and a limited number of interviews (HEFCE, HE bodies - particularly Universities UK, AURIL and Praxisunico, other funders, National Centre for Universities and Business). We are interested in tenderers that have knowledge and links on data outside of HEFCE/HESA/HE, particularly international data. A final report may draw attention to a wider range of overseas and non-HE evidence and bodies that may be relevant and could be examined and consulted on a next stage. We expect that the study will be overseen by a virtual steering group that includes HEFCE and expert leads on indicators/benchmarking from HE sector bodies. Please read through the specification for more details. Additional information: How to apply 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. Please register on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement 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. 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 . For help regarding the application process Tel 0345 010 3503

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c185bb68-884d-43e7-8790-6817093ab1ef |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not applicable |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Mar 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Nov 2015 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Nov 2015 |
| Contract period | 20 Nov 2015 - 29 Mar 2016 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £16,667 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £16,200 |
| 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 | I.P. PRAGMATICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 75100000 - Administration services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

## Release History

- 21 Mar 2018 at 13:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c185bb68-884d-43e7-8790-6817093ab1ef
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/586472b9-7c99-44b6-9bc6-cc539028f0f4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c185bb68-884d-43e7-8790-6817093ab1ef
  21st March 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/586472b9-7c99-44b6-9bc6-cc539028f0f4
  29th October 2015 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5a0d5e93-318d-4b15-b4b4-1f75f01ac2cf
  Terms and Conditions
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7ea30f81-68c3-4bd4-a931-61687e2cdee0
  Bidder Emptoris Guide
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/44f0ae16-e058-4db0-9a38-87ac8318ad7c
  Bidder Training Guide
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3cafb69b-9f54-405f-a995-a0779142de36
  ITQ specification
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/690c2908-1a50-4cc2-be09-c03cb0fc5187
  ITQ Questions
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/562fbf79-d672-416a-b740-6152cdc1258f
  Terms and Conditions
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/66a107f9-db3f-47c9-94ff-d50d57207798
  Bidder Emptoris Guide
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/42f7d746-83a5-42e2-81f5-e3d33aa03900
  Bidder Training Guide
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/26346a7c-b1c4-45f0-a073-fca61c445806
  ITQ specification
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a4edbb94-201c-45bc-be97-9e8dad7c27a0
  ITQ Questions

## Notice URLs

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

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