Published date: 8 October 2020

This notice was replaced on 25 June 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 25 June 2021, last edited 22 February 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£200,000 to £350,000

Procurement reference

DFERPPU 2019/007

Published date

8 October 2020

Closing date

28 October 2020

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 February 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Expressions of Interest are Sought.

DfE are looking to appoint an independent research body to conduct an evaluation to assess the effectiveness of the behaviour hubs programme in achieving its strategic aim to improve behaviour and behaviour practices in schools, and to provide real-time learning to foster continuous improvement of the programme. The evaluator will deliver a process, outcomes and impact evaluation, built around a theory of change, to:
• assess whether the programme is effective in meeting strategic aims, objectives and expected outcomes and impacts
• assess, test and refine the programme theory of change to understand why the intervention has worked (or not), what the change mechanisms linking activities to outcomes are, and how they vary across school and pupil contexts.
• evidence the outcomes and emerging / potential for impact for schools, teachers, pupils, including use of bespoke data collection
• assess impact for pupils, teachers and schools, relative to matched-comparison groups using secondary analysis of administrative data
• capture formative learning and real-time insights to understand operational and contextual challenges / successes, and ways to exploit or overcome these
• provide feedback to the department to inform delivery of the programme and disseminate learning across and outside the programme
• explore and evidence (actual and reported) costs, benefits and sustainability, to explain whether (and which parts of) the programme represents good value for money, and under what conditions.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Evaluation of the Behaviour Hubs Programme

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 28 September 2020

Attachments

Additional text

The EOI response does NOT require development of a method and if provided will not be assessed.

The full invitation to tender will only be issued to those organisations deemed to best meet the stated requirements. Please review the criteria and assessment details in the full EOI document.

About the buyer

Contact name

BAEA (Behaviour, Attendance, Exclusions & Alternative Provision) Research Team

Address

St Paul's Place
125 Norfolk Street
SHEFFIELD
S1 2FJ
England

Email

Research.BAEA@education.gov.uk