Published date: 22 October 2020

Last edited date: 9 December 2020

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


Closing: 27 August 2020, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£40,000

Procurement reference

CR20078

Published date

22 October 2020

Closing date

27 August 2020

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

11 September 2020

Contract end date

30 June 2021

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?

No

Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Thursday 27th August 2020 - 11:00
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.
All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal.
Description of Requirement
There is extensive scholarship on the gender pay gap in the UK, some of which has been commissioned by the OME to investigate the gender pay gap specifically in the public sector. Ethnicity pay gaps have not received the same attention from policy makers and the question of whether pay structures or systems impact ethnicity pay gaps has not been explored by OME. This project will analyse ethnicity pay gaps in the public sector and, where possible, review body remit groups.
Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Document Uploads tab within the Delta eSourcing Portal.
This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document.
How to Apply

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Delta eSourcing Portal for this procurement.

To register on the Delta eSourcing portal please use the link https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com and follow the instructions to register.

If you are already registered on the Delta eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com and the follow the instructions to 'Login'

Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control.
Delta Access Code MS883268QR

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

CR20078 - Analysis of ethnicity pay gaps in the public sector

  • Opportunity
  • Published 24 July 2020, last edited 11 August 2020

Attachments

Additional text

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About UK Shared Business Services

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.

Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority.

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Award information

Awarded date

16 September 2020

Contract start date

21 September 2020

Contract end date

30 June 2021

Total value of contract

£38,100.18

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Swansea University

Address

Singleton Park
SA2 8PP
GB

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£38,100.18

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Becky Eldridge

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793 867980

Email

research@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk