Published date: 22 March 2018

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


Closing: 14 February 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Market research services - 79310000

  • Statistical services - 79330000

Location of contract

BS34 8SR

Value of contract

£0 to £60,000

Procurement reference

CR18018

Published date

22 March 2018

Closing date

14 February 2018

Contract start date

26 February 2018

Contract end date

31 August 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?

No

Description

HEFCE requires the winning bidder to deliver three case studies of engagement and recruitment of mature students to HE healthcare courses in three separate geographical areas.
The winning bidder will be expected to produce a report which HEFCE intends to publish and which will provide insight to HE providers as well as governmental and non-governmental agencies on current and future recruitment of mature students to healthcare courses. In order to do so, it will :
• analyse determinants of success in recruiting mature students
• analyse challenges in reaching and attracting mature students
• make recommendations for providers and professional bodies on ways to maintain or increase overall numbers of mature entrants to healthcare courses
• make recommendations for providers and professional bodies on ways to sustain the diversity of mature entrants to healthcare courses.

We hope that the lessons to be learned from these case studies will be valuable to providers and professional bodies regarding mature student engagement in Higher Education overall, so it would be desirable for any such wider lessons to be set out in the report.

Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System.

This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document.

How to Apply

As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement.

To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice.

If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Your email must clearly state:
• the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for;
• the name of the registered Bidder;
• the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

UKSBS CR18018 Recruitment of Mature Students to Healthcare Courses

  • Opportunity
  • Published 22 March 2018, last edited 22 March 2018

Attachments

Links

Additional text

DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER

The final date and time for the submission of bids is 14/02/2018 at 11:00

All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts)

Responses must be received by the date in the bid documents.

Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.

How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite

Full details of this opportunity can be found on the e-sourcing portal please follow instructions below. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'.

Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.

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Your email must clearly state:
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• name of the registered Bidder;
• name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder.

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Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.

For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503

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About UK Shared Business Services

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Award information

Awarded date

22 February 2018

Contract start date

26 February 2018

Contract end date

31 August 2018

Total value of contract

£56,597.18

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

MARKETWISE STRATEGIES LIMITED

Address

63 Westgate Road
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
TYNE AND WEAR
NE1 1SG
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 04226864

Value of contract

£56,597.18

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Becky Eldridge

Address

Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Telephone

01793 867005

Email

research@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk