Office for Students: Framework for Polling and Opinion Research Services

A Tender Notice
by OFFICE FOR STUDENTS

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
4 year
Value
£2M
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
29 Oct 2024
Delivery
To 08 Nov 2028 (est.)
Deadline
29 Nov 2024 10:00

Concepts

Location

Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath Area: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

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.

Lot Division

1 Framework for Polling and Opinion Research Services - Lot 1
  • Value: £1M

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
2
  • Value: £200K

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
3 3
  • Value: £300K

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

CPV Codes

  • 79311000 - Survey services
  • 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

Indicators

  • This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
  • Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Survey-services./HV9935T4... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/HV9935T4F5 GO Reference: GO-20241029-PRO-28326970

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