Published date: 22 April 2025

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


Closing: 9 January 2025, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£193,078.88

Procurement reference

tender_470387/1471534

Published date

22 April 2025

Closing date

9 January 2025

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

14 April 2025

Contract end date

2 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

​Background:
The HE research programme seeks to improve our understanding of the broader costs of HE provision alongside a targeted examination of the effectiveness of the system of support for disabled students
Aims and Objectives:
The overarching aim of this project is to repeat the cost of study exercise carried out as part of the Augar Review of Post-18 Education and Funding with a view to updating and improving our evidence based and estimates of the costs of undergraduate provision in England. This research will again compare the costs of provision at different levels of undergraduate study, across providers, subjects, and regions.
Requirement​:
This research will seek to build on the 2019 cost of study report, taking into account the lessons learned from the last costing exercise to improve the scope of the study, sector participation, methodological approach and data gathering process. The research will provide more up-to-date estimates of the costs of provision based on the latest available financial data [academic year 2022/23] in order to provide the robust evidence base Ministers would need to make decisions on HE fees & funding.

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Award information

Awarded date

14 April 2025

Contract start date

14 April 2025

Contract end date

2 March 2026

Total value of contract

£193,078.88

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

I.F.F. RESEARCH LIMITED

Address

5th Floor, 65 Southwark Street, LONDON, SE1 0HR

Reference

Companies House number: 00849983

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street,
London,
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

gabriela.dimitrova@education.gov.uk