Published date: 15 September 2017

Last edited date: 15 September 2017

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: 20 September 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£15,000

Procurement reference

1467

Published date

15 September 2017

Closing date

20 September 2017

Contract start date

29 September 2017

Contract end date

28 February 2018

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?

Yes

Description

See 'Attachments' for a Word version. The Social Mobility Commission is commissioning a short piece of analysis to explore whether there is any link between social background and the likelihood of an individual increasing their qualifications after they have entered the labour market in England. The analysis will shed light on the following areas:

• Possible correlations between the social background of individuals and the level of investment in skills levels. This should explore how this differs by individual characteristics including; area of residence, gender, ethnicity, age, skills level and type upon leaving formal education and type of post-16 education (vocational, higher, apprenticeship), and occupation characteristics including; employment status (including unemployed), working patterns, occupational class, earnings.
• Within this, it would be helpful if distinctions were drawn between the investment in adult skills by type of learning (such as e-learning, formal qualifications) and source of funding (different sources of government funding via the adult skills budget, employer investment, individual's self-funding, charity or voluntary sector investment).
• Exploration of how the findings can inform policy goals of improving social mobility, in light of the government agenda of this Parliament (apprenticeship levy, Opportunity Areas, Career Learning, devolution of the adults skills budget and the role of the LEPS) and longer term changes to jobs and skills, and any recommendations about measuring and monitoring data going forward.

Where possible the analysis could include:
• The impact of the level of investment in an individual's skill level on their experience in the labour market, for example in their job and/or wage progression, this may also draw upon returns data of qualifications.
• Analysis of how this has changed over time, ideally considering a time period back to 2010 or earlier, but with the overall intention of drawing out trends and changes over time.
• Relevant learning or conclusions for the adult skills systems in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Address

Social Mobility Commission
Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street,
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

contact@smcpcommission.gsi.gov.uk