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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: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03296b

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## Summary

The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) in the United Kingdom is currently inviting tenders for the "Social Mobility 'State of The Nation' 2023" project, which falls under the category of social research services. This procurement is in the active phase, with a submission deadline set for 12 Noon on 16 May 2022. The SMC is based in London and is tasked with monitoring social mobility improvements across the UK. This procurement involves an open procedure and has a contract duration of approximately 300 days following the award date, with the initial contract end date anticipated to be 20 June 2023.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialised in research consultancy services, especially those with expertise in social sciences and statistical analysis. Companies capable of delivering comprehensive analyses and interpreting intricate data are well-suited for this project. The SMC is particularly interested in suppliers who can assist in developing a new Social Mobility Index, thereby offering businesses a chance to contribute to critical national research. Successful bidders will not only have the potential to secure a substantial contract valued at £150,000 but also play a vital role in shaping the understanding of social mobility trends in the UK, particularly in the context of the impacts brought about by Covid-19.

## 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. For 2023, the SMC will, for the first time, fully operationalise its new Social Mobility Index: a refreshed measurement framework (the SMI). The new framework completely revises the previous social mobility index, which ran from 2016 to 2017. 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. Additionally, having the ability to interpret and support the SMC to provide a narrative around these findings is vital, particularly in light of the wide-ranging impacts of Covid-19 on social mobility. The SMC will therefore be assessing bids both for evidence of being able to deliver the analytical work and interpreting the findings in a wider social mobility context. Please see the Jaggaer e-procurement portal. https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html for the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document and further details. Bidders must submit their Bids before 12 Noon on 2 May 2022. All Bids must be submitted through the Jaggaer e-procurement portal. https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Failure to return Bids by the time and due date or in the required format may disqualify Bidders from consideration.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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 and is sponsored by the Cabinet Office. 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 Commission is seeking a supplier to provide new and insightful analysis on key statistics for inclusion in our State of the Nation report this year. The successful supplier will create these statistics and work with our internal report team to interpret and build a narrative around these figures for the 2023 report. This report forms part of the Commission's statutory remit and is laid before parliament. For 2023, the SMC will, for the first time, fully operationalise its new Social Mobility Index: a refreshed measurement framework (the SMI). The new framework completely revises the previous social mobility index, which ran from 2016 to 2017. This previous index focussed on differences in children's educational outcomes across English local authorities, together with some measures of social conditions (but did not include any final social mobility outcomes at all). In other words, it told us what local areas were doing well on various education and employment measures, but not actually what the rates of social mobility were. 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. Additionally, having the ability to interpret and support the SMC to provide a narrative around these findings is vital, particularly in light of the wide-ranging impacts of Covid-19 on social mobility. The SMC will therefore be assessing bids both for evidence of being able to deliver the analytical work and interpreting the findings in a wider social mobility context. Please see the Jaggaer e-procurement portal. https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html for the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document and further details. Bidders must submit their Bids before 12 Noon on 2 May 2022. All Bids must be submitted through the Jaggaer e-procurement portal. https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Failure to return Bids by the time and due date or in the required format may disqualify Bidders from consideration.

Options: The Contracting Authority has the option to extend the contract for a further 3 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011177-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 2 May 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | £150,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 29 Apr 2022 at 13:42 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011177-2022
- 1 Apr 2022 at 16:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008912-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b74e861-f2ac-482f-b6f8-8ffe21a1355b
- https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/social-mobility-commission

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