Published date: 11 September 2017

Last edited date: 11 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: 9 October 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

BS34 8SR

Value of contract

£20,000 to £30,000

Procurement reference

556/310/4000

Published date

11 September 2017

Closing date

9 October 2017

Contract start date

23 October 2017

Contract end date

27 March 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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Office for Fair Access (OFFA) wish to place a contract for a Principal Investigator to undertake research activities to understand the intended outcomes and evaluation approaches of outreach interventions to widen access to higher education for under 16 year olds in England from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Research activities are expected to include:

Field research with key sector stakeholders
Analysis of historical OFFA access agreement and monitoring data
Assessment of common evaluation tools, methods and metrics currently in use
Interim reporting of findings (document or presentation)
Participation at steering group meetings
Final written report of findings and recommendations

Phase one of this project is time sensitive and the final outputs will need to be submitted to OFFA by March 2018.

The long term goal of this multi-phase project is to improve the evaluation and ultimately the impact of outreach interventions to widen access to higher education for under 16 year olds in England from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Based on the outcomes of phase one (which this tender document refers to), we aim to commission a second phase to review existing research and literature to consolidate evidence concerning the relationship between interim outcomes and impact (widening participation to higher education).

The procurement process will be managed by HEFCE

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Claire Forkner

Address

Stoke Gifford
Bristol
South Gloucestershire
BS34 8SR
United Kingdom

Telephone

01179317317

Email

c.forkner@hefce.ac.uk