Published date: 21 September 2018

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Awarded contract (published 19 March 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £60,000

Procurement reference

DFERPPU 2018060

Published date

21 September 2018

Closing date

28 September 2018

Contract start date

22 October 2018

Contract end date

31 January 2019

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Expressions of interest are sought for a research project focusing on graduates of 'low earnings return' subjects. Recent analysis, commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE), confirmed that graduates of some subjects (such as creative arts) have significantly lower than average earnings returns from Higher Education (HE). However, such subjects may provide students and society with other types of return. It is these 'low earning return' graduates and wider benefits that is the focus of this proposed research. We believe that a combination of secondary analysis and qualitative research would be the most effective methodology to address our research questions, but we would welcome contractors to put forward other methodologies.

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Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 28th September at 7pm

About the buyer

Contact name

Emma Drever

Address

Sanctuary Buildings
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

emma.drever@education.gov.uk