Published date: 21 June 2022

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


Closing: 17 September 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£0 to £50,000

Procurement reference

SMC-2122-27

Published date

21 June 2022

Closing date

17 September 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

28 September 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) monitors progress towards improving social mobility in the UK and promotes social mobility in England. It is an independent statutory body created by an Act of Parliament.
The SMC was looking for a supplier who could fulfil the following invitation to tender:

The overall aim of this project is to establish a rapid evidence base around how young people affected by poverty and/or with poor social mobility prospects are experiencing the COVID-19 crisis and how it will affect their futures, and to provide a synthesis of policy options based on both the current and previous crises. It will provide the evidence base for the UK Social Mobility Commission and Scottish Poverty and Inequality Commission to develop recommendations for the governments of the four nations to ensure that the futures of young people affected by poverty, and at risk of poor social mobility, are protected.

This project should draw out any specific differences between the nations of the UK, where the evidence indicates that relevant differences in outcomes exist.

Broad research questions are set out below. These questions are provided as a guide of what the Commissions are interested in, but we also anticipate bidders will use their own expertise to inform the scope of these questions.

Evidence review topic one:

• How are young people affected by poverty and/or with poor social mobility experiencing the crisis in each of the four nations?

• How has the crisis affected their education and employment? How has it affected their wellbeing and mental health?
• How has the crisis impacted on young disabled people, young women, and young people from minority ethnic groups and people with combinations of these characteristics?
• How do young people feel about their future, particularly their education, employment and social mobility prospects? What support do they think they need from the government?
• What do they think of the different support measures that governments have put in place so far?

Evidence review topic two:

• What has the impact of previous comparable crises been on young people?
• What have previous policy responses been to past crises? What has been effective in improving the prospects for young people in post-crisis recovery? What lessons should policy makers be learning for the recovery?

Award information

Awarded date

24 September 2021

Contract start date

28 September 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£49,690

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

NATIONAL LEARNING AND WORK INSTITUTE

Address

National Learning & Work Institute,Arnhem House, 31 Waterloo Way
LEICESTER
Leicestershire
LE1 6LP
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 02603322

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Attachments

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Building
London
SW1P3BT
England

Telephone

020 7340 8397

Email

contact@socialmobilitycommission.gov.uk