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title: "Office for Students - Contract for evaluation case studies for revised condition B3"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c3e4"
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# Office for Students - Contract for evaluation case studies for revised condition B3

Buyer: OFFICE FOR STUDENTS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c3e4

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## Summary

The Office for Students (OfS) in the UK has completed the procurement process for a contract titled "Office for Students - Contract for evaluation case studies for revised condition B3" in the services category. This contract involves evaluating the impact of a revised regulatory condition in six higher education providers. The procurement method used was an open procedure. The award, active as of 27th July 2023, went to Shift Insight Limited with a contract value of £122,962.43. The delivery location specified is the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, and Bristol/Bath area. This contract presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly SMEs, interested in providing evaluation consultancy services in the higher education sector.

The tender for the contract was initiated on 25th April 2023, with a bid opening and award period set for 5th June 2023. The tender offers a contract value of £125,000 and a contract duration of 300 days. The procurement method is an open procedure with opportunities for electronic and written submission. The location for delivery and procurement activities is in Bristol. This opportunity is suitable for businesses, especially SMEs, offering evaluation consultancy services in higher education, with a focus on impact evaluation and behaviour change assessment within educational settings.

## Notice

The Office for Students (OfS) is the regulator of higher education in England. The OfS has implemented a revised approach to regulating student outcomes, known as revised condition B3, which came into operation from October 3, 2022. As part of a wider programme of activity to evaluate the introduction of the revised condition, the OfS is seeking a supplier to conduct an impact evaluation of the condition in six providers. These six cases each look to uncover and explain the impact of the revised condition in the respective providers in terms of behaviour change, with robust evidence for the causal pathways and the ruling out of alternative explanations.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Office for Students (OfS) is the regulator of higher education in England. The OfS has implemented a revised approach to regulating student outcomes, known as revised condition B3, which came into operation from October 3, 2022. As part of a wider programme of activity to evaluate the introduction of the revised condition, the OfS is seeking a supplier to conduct an impact evaluation of the condition in six providers. These six cases each look to uncover and explain the impact of the revised condition in the respective providers in terms of behaviour change, with robust evidence for the causal pathways and the ruling out of alternative explanations. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B8JW74G948

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022500-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £125,000 |
| Lots value | £125,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £122,962 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFFICE FOR STUDENTS |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 8SR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Gifford |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SHIFT INSIGHT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

## Release History

- 2 Aug 2023 at 15:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022500-2023
- 25 Apr 2023 at 11:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011795-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=799847244
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B8JW74G948
- https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk

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