Published date: 23 August 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 10 July 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

    • Wellness services - 98334000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£30,000 to £40,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS BLOJEU-CR17067HEFCE/2

Published date

23 August 2017

Closing date

10 July 2017

Contract start date

21 July 2017

Contract end date

20 October 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

In recent years, research policy observers and academics have voiced concerns about the impact of current academic working conditions in universities on mental health .
Despite an increasing awareness of stress and mental ill-health issues within academia, and a growing number of studies that now address this issue, there is a need for more empirical data on the prevalence of mental health problems and the organisational policies that are linked to them. In particular, there is limited data about the incidence of mental health issues amongst the postgraduate research (PGR) student population.
HEFCE aims to develop and sustain a dynamic and internationally competitive research sector that makes a major contribution to economic prosperity, national wellbeing and the expansion and dissemination of knowledge. We support higher education institutions (HEIs) in training and developing researchers, with doctoral degrees forming a critical link in the supply chain for the UK's research base and knowledge-intensive economy.
As such we wish to gather data on the mental health and wellbeing of the PGR student population to inform our understanding of mental health and wellbeing among PGR students in UK higher education institutions.
We wish to gather qualitative evidence and quantitative data that will inform our knowledge and understanding of mental health and wellbeing in the UK PGR population. The study should focus more strongly on the student interest rather than the economic consequences that arise as a result of this issue.
This study will measure the mental health and wellbeing of PGR students - including those who disclose a diagnosed mental health condition and those who do not. It will look at the structure of research degree programmes (RDPs) and the broader higher education (HE) research culture to identify environmental factors that may cause mental distress or otherwise affect the student experience.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

UK SBS Understanding of mental health and wellbeing in the UK PGR population

  • Opportunity
  • Published 9 June 2017

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Award information

Awarded date

17 July 2017

Contract start date

21 July 2017

Contract end date

20 October 2017

Total value of contract

£38,875

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC)

Address

22 Signet Court, Swanns Road, Cambridge, CB5 8LA

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Rebecca Fish

Address

Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1ET
England

Email

research@uksbs.co.uk