Published date: 9 December 2016

Last edited date: 9 December 2016

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 31 January 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Higher education services - 80300000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£250,000 to £1,500,000

Procurement reference

PU-17/0279

Published date

9 December 2016

Closing date

31 January 2017

Contract start date

1 August 2017

Contract end date

1 August 2021

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Office for National Statistics wishes to set up a framework agreement for development and delivery of an MSc in Data Analytics for Government.
One of the key aims for the new MSc course is to reduce the travel time to and from University by Government staff. The MSc programme should be offered in different locations and could be delivered in different formats (e.g. five full days per week per module or across the standard academic semester), making it more accessible to all UK Government analytical staff.

It has been agreed to adopt a new approach to the procurement process for this Masters programme. Universities will be invited by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to become a 'preferred supplier' of the Masters programme Framework, that contains the list of preferred suppliers.
The study length is to be flexible, allowing Government staff to vary their study commitments between full-time , part-time, 1 to 5 years, with an option to suspend studies for up to 1 year.

Tender documents will not be published until the OJEU notice has been published and verified by the OJEU publication team which is likely to be W/C 1st December.
This project has been set up prior to issuing tender documentation to allow suppliers to express an interest in this opportunity. Suppliers that have expressed an interest in this project will receive automatic notification when tender documents become available.

The tendering process will be completed through the e-sourcing portal, In-tend. Please use the link supplied in additional information.

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Additional information on how to apply for this contract

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/

About the buyer

Address

Government Buildings
Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8XG
Wales

Email

PU.projects@ons.gov.uk