Buyer Name: Office for Students
Buyer Address: Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, UKK1, BS34 8SR, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurement@officeforstudents.org.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1179317317
Office for Students: Framework for Polling and Opinion Research Services
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
1000000.0 GBP
1000000.0 GBP
Published
21 Mar 2025, 19:05
21 Mar 2025, 19:05
Deadline
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Contract End
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Category
services
services
CPV
79311000 - Survey services
79311000 - Survey services
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Awarded To
Shift Insight Ltd, Savanta Group Ltd, IFF Research Ltd, YouGov PLC, Public First Limited, Thinks Insight & Strategy (Britain Thinks) Ltd, Alma Economics, Advance HE, York Consulting LLP, Technopolis Ltd
Shift Insight Ltd, Savanta Group Ltd, IFF Research Ltd, YouGov PLC, Public First Limited, Thinks Insight & Strategy (Britain Thinks) Ltd, Alma Economics, Advance HE, York Consulting LLP, Technopolis Ltd
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Description
This tender sets out the specification requirements for Contractor(s) to join a framework for delivering the Office for Students (OfS) polling and opinion research requirements. The tender is divided into 3 Lots. Lots 1&2 have been constructed by ability to reach certain populations: Lot 1- Students and Lot 2 -Education Sector and other stakeholders. Lot 3 is for evaluation projects.
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot Title: Framework for Polling and Opinion Research Services - Lot 1
Lot Description: Lot 1 - Students. The OfS is seeking to procure capacity to undertake the following activities with our stakeholders: -Opinion polling -Other forms of opinion research (e.g., qualitative interviews, focus groups, cognitive interviewing) Suppliers bidding for Lot 1 must be able to demonstrate their ability to reach the following populations: Students including: applicants, undergraduates, postgraduates and recent graduates (within the last 3 years) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/HV9935T4F5
Lot 1 - Students Status: cancelled
Lot 1 - Students Has Options: No
Lot 1 - Students Award Criterion (quality): Quality
Lot 1 - Students Award Criterion (cost): Price
Lot Title: Framework for Polling and Opinion Research Services - Lot 2
Lot Description: Lot 2 - Education Sector and other stakeholders. The OfS is seeking to procure capacity to undertake the following activities with our stakeholders: -Opinion polling -Other forms of opinion research (e.g., qualitative interviews, focus groups, cognitive interviewing) Suppliers bidding for Lot 2 must be able to demonstrate their ability to reach the following populations: oUniversity and college leaders and staff oRepresentative bodies oTeachers oCareers advisors oParents of applicants and current students oEmployers Additional information: To apply for Lot 2 please respond via this link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/XJJ93T66JR
Lot 2 - Education sector and other stakeholders Status: cancelled
Lot 2 - Education sector and other stakeholders Has Options: No
Lot 2 - Education sector and other stakeholders Award Criterion (quality): Quality
Lot 2 - Education sector and other stakeholders Award Criterion (cost): Price
Lot Title: Framework for Polling and Opinion Research Services - Lot 3
Lot Description: Lot 3 will be used to commission services to support the OfS’s evaluation work. The OfS uses Evaluation work to understand the delivery and impact of its regulations and programmes, to be able to assess, learn from and improve the effectiveness of its work. For these types of evaluation commissions, the OfS will usually lead on the development of overarching evaluation questions, a plan and theory of change, and suppliers will co-develop the interview/survey questions. For this, suppliers need to have good understanding and experience of evaluation work to enable them to tailor their research accordingly, conduct analysis against evaluation questions, and form evaluative judgements as appropriate. Additional information: To apply for Lot 3 please respond via this link :https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/R387M6A5N3
Lot 3 - Evaluation Services Status: cancelled
Lot 3 - Evaluation Services Has Options: No
Lot 3 - Evaluation Services Award Criterion (quality): Quality
Lot 3 - Evaluation Services Award Criterion (cost): Price
Contracts
Contract Title: Students
Contract Title: Education sector and other stakeholders
Contract Title: Evaluation Services
Awards
Award Title: Students
Award Title: Education sector and other stakeholders
Award Title: Evaluation Services
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