Published date: 16 June 2021

Last edited date: 16 June 2021

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


Closing: 6 November 2020, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£500,000 to £900,000

Procurement reference

DFE/RPPU/2019052

Published date

16 June 2021

Closing date

6 November 2020

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

25 January 2021

Contract end date

27 December 2024

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Expressions of interest are sought to design, deliver, and analyse a set of closely related surveys from 2021 to 2024 which will inform the evaluation of Technical Education reforms:

 Three-wave longitudinal survey with the first two cohorts of T Level learners;
 Two-wave longitudinal survey with one cohort of A Level and vocational Level 2 and 3 learners to provide a non-T Level comparator group;
 One-wave survey of early Transition Programme learner cohorts;
 Two-wave longitudinal survey of a cohort of pre-reform Higher Technical Education learners;
 Two-wave longitudinal survey of a cohort of Institutes of Technology learners.
This survey will capture learner characteristics, course perceptions and experiences, and short-term outcomes.

Update 28/10 - T&Cs added and update to timing section of TELS EOI

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Technical Education Learner Survey

  • Opportunity
  • Published 20 October 2020, last edited 28 October 2020

Attachments

Additional text

Deadline for expressions of interest: 23:59 on 6th November 2020

Award information

Awarded date

24 February 2021

Contract start date

25 February 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2024

Total value of contract

£793,177

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Natcen

Address

35 Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0AX

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Alice Bull

Address

Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Telephone

0114 2742746

Email

Alice.Bull@education.gov.uk