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Contract for Impact Evaluation of the OfS APP approach

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Official notice
Published value
£345,000
Submission deadline 21 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Office for Students: "Contract for Impact Evaluation of the OfS APP approach". Published status: complete. Published value: £345,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityOffice for StudentsScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
21 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£345,000
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Competition Density
3Bids / Report
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Coverage: 18 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityOffice for Students
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
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CompetitionNot published
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Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
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Published8 Apr 2026, 12:13 BST
Last source update8 Apr 2026, 12:13 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05f318
What is being bought
The access and participation plan (APP) is the main lever through which the OfS regulates equality of opportunity at the provider level. In the context of higher education, ‘equality of opportunity’ means that individuals are not hampered in accessing and succeeding in higher education as a result of their background or circumstances they cannot fairly influence. An APP is a strategic document that sets out how a provider will reduce the risks to equality of opportunity within their own context. The OfS wants to evaluate the long-term impact of the OfS’s APP approach and would like to appoint a single supplier to deliver a theory based evaluation. The aim of the evaluation is to understand whether the elements of the APP approach are effective in achieving change in provider behaviour and contributing to improving equality of opportunity for higher education students, from its initiation in 2018 to the 2023 reforms.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    8 Apr 2026, 12:13 BST
  2. tender value changed
    9 Mar 2026, 11:41 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    9 Mar 2026, 11:41 GMT
  4. Official notice release published
    9 Mar 2026, 11:41 GMT
  5. Submission deadline changed to published date
    9 Mar 2026, 11:41 GMT
  6. Published value updated to £345,000
    10 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
  7. Status changed to active
    10 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
  8. Official notice release published
    10 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
  9. Submission deadline changed to 21 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
    10 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
  10. Buyer information updated
    10 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    8 Apr 2026, 12:13 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    21 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 22 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £334,588
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
ECORYS UK LIMITED
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Contracts
Contract
£334,588 · signed 22 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 23 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT — 30 Sept 2027, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Office for Students

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PYZM-6681-RPZP
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Documents (1)
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