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Published 6 Dec 2023, 19:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Degree apprenticeship funding competition evaluation

Official notice

Authority: Office for Students (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT18.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Jan 2024awarded 9 May 2024
Awarded to IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Office for Students are seeking an evaluator to design and deliver an evaluation of the degree apprenticeships funding competition to understand the impact and effectiveness of the funding and how it is contributing to delivering the funding’s strategic aims, as well as meeting the OfS’ regulatory objectives.

CPV: Evaluation consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: South West · Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Extensions: 12 month extension periodVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Dec 2023, 19:05 GMT
Last source update
30 May 2024, 14:05 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Jan 2024 – …
Authority reference
PRN2046
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016894
Classification (CPV)
Evaluation consultancy services
Delivery area
South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042249 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed

Publisher note: 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. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=865557735 GO Reference: GO-2024530-PRO-26381238

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
17 Jan 2024, 09:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Jan 2024, 09:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Jan 2024 → 30 May 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Jan 2024, 09:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    17 Jan 2024, 09:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    30 May 2024, 14:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 May 2024, 14:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £324,9531 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 16
Contracts signed 1latest 9 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD£324,953 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
16bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Office for Students

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, South West, BS34 8SRContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.