Published date: 17 November 2023

Last edited date: 1 December 2023

This notice was replaced on 18 January 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 18 January 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

SW1A 2HQ

Value of contract

£0 to £50,000

Procurement reference

SMC-2324-56

Published date

17 November 2023

Closing date

6 December 2023

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

1 January 2024

Contract end date

30 September 2024

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

The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) monitors progress towards improving social mobility in the UK and promotes social mobility in England. It is an independent statutory body created by an Act of Parliament and is sponsored by the Cabinet Office.

As part of its remit, the Commission undertakes an annual "State of the Nation" report. This report is part of the Commission's statutory duty to monitor UK-wide progress on social mobility each year. The production and synthesis of key statistics related to social mobility will be part of the report, which will be published in autumn 2024.

The Commission is seeking a supplier to provide updated analysis for inclusion in our State of the Nation report this year. The successful supplier will create the statistics for the report and work with our internal report team to interpret and build a narrative around them. This report will then be laid before Parliament.

The SMC wishes to continue building and improving on its Social Mobility Index and data explorer tool. The new and improved Index offers a much more accurate and robust framework to measure social mobility. It includes three main components: drivers (or enablers); intermediate outcomes (such as educational attainment) and their relationship to socio-economic background, with breakdowns by geography and protected characteristics such as sex, ethnicity, and disability, and their interactions with socio-economic background; and full social mobility outcomes with respect to occupation, income, education, housing and wealth (see www. https://social-mobility.data.gov.uk/ for the full suite of indicators and Annex 1 Table 1 for more information on what is needed for the upcoming report).

For 2024, our aim is to improve and report on the five "composite indices" that were first published in 2023. These indices collectively summarise 15 individual indicators, and so allow a greater level of geographical detail, as well as being clearer for the public. The indices are:
Based on intermediate outcomes:
- Promising Prospects
- Precarious Situations

Based on drivers of social mobility:
- Childhood poverty and Disadvantage
- Sociocultural Advantage
- Research and Development Environment

Bidders must submit their Bids before 4 pm on 6 December 2023. All Bids must be submitted to contact@socialmobilitycommission.gov.uk. Failure to return Bids by the time and due date or in the required format may disqualify Bidders from consideration.

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About the buyer

Address

Social Mobility Commission
1 Horse Guards Road
LONDON
SW1A 2HQ
England

Email

contact@socialmobilitycommission.gov.uk