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title: "Contract for services to evaluate the Office for Students regulation of quality"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-055504"
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# Contract for services to evaluate the Office for Students regulation of quality

Buyer: OFFICE FOR STUDENTS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055504

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## Summary

The Office for Students (OfS), a central government public authority based in Bristol, has completed the procurement process for a key contract focusing on evaluating its regulation of quality within the education sector. The procurement, identified by the tender ID PRN2371, involved a call-off contract approach requiring evaluation services, such as case studies and surveys to assess engagement with current regulatory approaches. Conducted through an open procedure procurement method, the procurement stage progressed from tendering to the awarding of a contract to Ecorys UK Ltd. The contract, valued at £500,000 with a possible total gross amount of £600,000, was officially signed on 5th September 2025, with services commencing from 10th September 2025 and continuing until at least 9th September 2031, with potential extending options based on future work orders.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialised in evaluation consultancy services, particularly for those keen on expanding into the field of quality regulation within higher education. SMEs, like the successful bidder Ecorys UK Ltd, stand to benefit given the ability to offer agile and detailed consultancy services tailored to public sector needs. Businesses involved can leverage this contract to enhance their portfolios, gain strategic insights into regulatory frameworks, and establish long-term relationships with public authorities. The focus on repeated case studies and surveys suggests continuous business opportunities across future phases, well-suited to companies able to adapt to ongoing evaluative processes and data collection requirements.

## Notice

The Office for Students (OfS) is embarking on evaluating our approach to regulating and driving up quality. As part of a wider programme of evaluation activity, the OfS requires a contract with a single supplier to deliver evaluation services on a call-off basis. To establish a baseline, an initial piece of work will involve provider case studies and a provider survey. The case studies will give a deep exploration of providers' understanding and engagement with the OfS's current approach to regulating quality. The survey will expand on the case studies with a broad and representative understanding of the same issues. To understand the effect of changes to our current approach, we anticipate that there will be future work orders for further rounds of case studies, further repeated rounds of the survey, and other primary data collection may also be required. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=985874782

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: This is entirely dependent on future decisions to award further work orders and there is no guaranteed level of spend under this contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063750-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 9 Sep 2025 - 9 Sep 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | £500,000 |
| Awards value | £500,000 |
| Contracts value | £500,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ECORYS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

## Release History

- 9 Oct 2025 at 13:05 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063750-2025
- 22 Aug 2025 at 09:05 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050736-2025
- 27 Jun 2025 at 11:05 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035736-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063750-2025
  9th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050736-2025
  22nd August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035736-2025
  27th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=985874782
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Q32FRBY674
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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