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Contract for services to evaluate the Office for Students regulation of quality

Office for Students

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Office for Students

Buyer Address: Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, UKK12, BS34 8SR, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@officeforstudents.org.uk

Contact Telephone: 0117 931 7149

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
500000.0 GBP
Gross: 600000.0 GBP
Published
27 Jun 2025, 11:05
Deadline
23 Jul 2025, 11:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Office for Students (OfS) is embarking on evaluating our approach to regulating and driving up quality. As part of a wider programme of evaluation activity, the OfS requires a contract with a single supplier to deliver evaluation services on a call-off basis. To establish a baseline, an initial piece of work will involve provider case studies and a provider survey. The case studies will give a deep exploration of providers’ understanding and engagement with the OfS’s current approach to regulating quality. The survey will expand on the case studies with a broad and representative understanding of the same issues. To understand the effect of changes to our current approach, we anticipate that there will be future work orders for further rounds of case studies, further repeated rounds of the survey, and other primary data collection may also be required. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Evaluation-consultancy-services./Q32FRBY674 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Q32FRBY674

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035736-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 500,000.00

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 600,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-09-10T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2031-09-09T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (20%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Approach to the project brief (30%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Delivery plan (15%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Project team and relevant experience (25%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value (10%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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