Published date: 23 November 2017

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


Closing: 16 November 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

BS34 8SR

Value of contract

£20,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

565/310/4000 - AWARD

Published date

23 November 2017

Closing date

16 November 2017

Contract start date

27 November 2017

Contract end date

29 March 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Part-time students are a highly diverse group with a significant role in widening participation; the vast majority are mature students (92% in 2011-12), 44% are the first in their family to enter higher education and 29% are from low income groups (Callender 2011). The recent sharp decline in part-time study (down by 61% since 2010-11 (HEFCE 2017)) therefore has potentially serious implications for the fair access to higher education of underrepresented and disadvantaged groups.

The Office for Fair Access (OFFA) wish to place a contract for a principal investigator (PI) to undertake a small scale mixed methods research project to investigate current part-time provision in higher education in England. Please refer to the ITT for detailed description of scope of works.

Award information

Awarded date

27 November 2017

Contract start date

27 November 2017

Contract end date

29 March 2018

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

CFE

Address

Phoenix Yard, Upper Brown Street, Leicester, United Kingdom, LE1 5TE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Carrie Pearson

Address

Stoke Gifford
Bristol
South Gloucestershire
BS34 8SR
United Kingdom

Telephone

01179317289

Email

c.pearson@hefce.ac.uk