Published date: 25 March 2019

Last edited date: 25 March 2019

This notice was replaced on 25 March 2019

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Awarded contract (published 11 April 2019, last edited 11 April 2019)

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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

Procurement reference

DFERPPU/2017/088

Published date

25 March 2019

Closing date

19 December 2017

Contract start date

26 January 2018

Contract end date

27 April 2018

Contract type

Service 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 to conduct a series of qualitative interviews with senior leaders in academy trusts to investigate their experiences of applying for the Regional Academy Growth Fund (RAGF). The proposed research is qualitative in nature, and we expect it will consist of interviews with 24 different trusts - 3 per RSC region. At a minimum, we expect the contractor to conduct in-depth interviews with at least two individuals per trust. The successful bidder will be expected to work closely with the department to develop questions and topic areas for the interview guides. Whilst we have set out the broad parameters of the methodology bidders are free to suggest amendments if, based on their proven expertise, they can provide clear rationale as to how this will successfully meet the key aims of the research.

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Deadline for EOIs - 5pm, Tuesday 19th December 2017

Work count limit for EOIs - 1,000

About the buyer

Contact name

James Lubwama

Address

Sanctuary Buildings
20 Great Smith St
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

james.lubwama@education.gov.uk