--- title: "The development of products to be tested in Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) as part of the What Works strand of the Multiply Programme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f77274b5-8c1e-4c03-aa30-a4df91df2a2e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f77274b5-8c1e-4c03-aa30-a4df91df2a2e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f77274b5-8c1e-4c03-aa30-a4df91df2a2e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f77274b5-8c1e-4c03-aa30-a4df91df2a2e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2023-01-16" --- # The development of products to be tested in Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) as part of the What Works strand of the Multiply Programme Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f77274b5-8c1e-4c03-aa30-a4df91df2a2e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f77274b5-8c1e-4c03-aa30-a4df91df2a2e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f77274b5-8c1e-4c03-aa30-a4df91df2a2e.json) ## Summary The Department for Education has issued a tender titled "The development of products to be tested in Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) as part of the What Works strand of the Multiply Programme" for education and training services. The tender is at the stage of an open procedure (above threshold) and has a tender period ending on 10th February 2023. The contract period is scheduled to start on 14th March 2023 and end on 18th August 2023. The tender opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). This tender from the Department for Education presents an opportunity for businesses with expertise in learning support skills, maths education, and dyscalculia to develop products for RCTs and quasi-experimental trials. Suppliers can bid for three separate lots, each with a specific budget. Businesses engaged in education product development and evaluation are well-suited to compete for this contract, which requires the production of high-quality products and associated documentation for testing in trials, as well as collaboration with the RCT evaluation suppliers. ## Notice This Invitation to Tender is for the development of up to 13 of the products/approaches for the Tranche 1 trials. The total maximum budget for all of the products is PS200,000 excluding VAT. The products have been batched by the skills required to develop them into 3 separate lots. Suppliers can bid for as many or few lots as they desire. The lots are as follows: - Lot 1: Learning Support Skills Expertise - Lot 2: Maths Education Expertise - Lot 3: Dyscalculia The maximum budget for Lot 1 is PS65,000 excluding VAT. The maximum budget for Lot 2 is PS115,000 excluding VAT. The maximum budget for Lot 3 is PS20,000 excluding VAT. Suppliers will be expected to produce: products, and associated supporting documents, of sufficient quality to allow for robust testing though the RCTs and quasi-experimental trials; handover documentation and effective working with the RCT evaluation suppliers to ensure that the products are correctly implemented; and technical documentation explaining how the optimal design for each product was arrived at. This needs to include any issues encountered with either the process or the final design that suppliers consider may affect the trials. This technical document may be published as part of the Implementation and Process Evaluation of the associated trial and as such should be written in the DfE house style. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3b2f854-552f-4bb6-94dc-b6037b3fd084 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | 10 Feb 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 14 Mar 2023 - 18 Aug 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £200,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S1 2FJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield | | Local authority | Sheffield | | Electoral ward | City | | Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 16 Jan 2023 at 16:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3b2f854-552f-4bb6-94dc-b6037b3fd084 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3b2f854-552f-4bb6-94dc-b6037b3fd084 16th January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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