CR20075 - Understanding the student perspective on UKRI's doctoral studentship Covid-19 costed extension policy

Contract summary

Industry

• Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

• Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

Location of contract

SN2 1FL

Value of contract

£49,000

Procurement reference

CR20075 - Understanding the student perspective on UKRI's doctoral studentship Covid-19 costed

Published date

28 July 2020

Closing date

25 June 2020

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

6 July 2020

Contract end date

4 September 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Direct Award

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

**This is not a call for competition, this is a direct award via CR15025 Research & Evaluation Framework Lot 1**

The aim of this project is to understand the student perspective on how the UKRI studentship costed extension policy is:

• being implemented on the ground across different universities and research organisations
o how was the policy communicated to students?
o What process did they put in place to ensure eligible students can request an extension?
o What timescales for decisions did they use for their process?
• impacting their training and wellbeing
o including the steps Research Organisations are taking to help students re-programme their study and thesis outcomes so that further funding is not required
• affecting different demographic groups of students in different ways
It will inform wider considerations of the impact of this policy on different demographic groups and sit alongside consultative work with other stakeholder groups.

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Award information

Awarded date

3 July 2020

Contract start date

6 July 2020

Contract end date

4 September 2020

Total value of contract

£49,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

NatCen

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About the buyer

Address

Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21FL
England

Email

research@uksbs.co.uk