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# Office for Students: Framework for Polling and Opinion Research Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/office-for-students-framework-for-polling-and-opinion-research-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04b263). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Office for Students: "Office for Students: Framework for Polling and Opinion Research Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,500,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Office for Students](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/office-for-students-gov-pb1253)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 November 2024 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Evaluation consultancy services, Survey services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/office-for-students-framework-for-polling-and-opinion-research-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04b263#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04b263`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/office-for-students-framework-for-polling-and-opinion-research-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04b263#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-title%2FHV9935T4F5)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/office-for-students-framework-for-polling-and-opinion-research-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04b263#participate

## 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.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1 - Students: Framework for Polling and Opinion Research Services - Lot 1
- **Lot id:** `1 - Students`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79311000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000
- **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)
Supplier...

### Lot 2 - Education sector and other stakeholders: Framework for Polling and Opinion Research Services - Lot 2
- **Lot id:** `2 - Education sector and other stakeholders`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79311000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £200,000
- **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, c...

### Lot 3 - Evaluation Services: Framework for Polling and Opinion Research Services - Lot 3
- **Lot id:** `3 - Evaluation Services`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79419000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £300,000
- **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 it...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Students (active)
  - Award id: `010793-2025-1`
  - Supplier(s): **IFF Research Ltd, Public First Limited, Savanta Group Ltd (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-100629`, `GB-FTS-141522`, `GB-FTS-95011`, `GB-FTS-141517`, `GB-FTS-166539`
  - Value: £1,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Education sector and other stakeholders (active)
  - Award id: `010793-2025-2`
  - Supplier(s): **IFF Research Ltd, Savanta Group Ltd, Shift Insight Ltd (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-100629`, `GB-FTS-95011`, `GB-FTS-141517`, `GB-FTS-181539`, `GB-FTS-166539`
  - Value: £200,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Evaluation Services (active)
  - Award id: `010793-2025-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Advance HE, Alma Economics, IFF Research Ltd (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-167170`, `GB-FTS-141525`, `GB-FTS-100629`, `GB-FTS-147694`, `GB-FTS-146544`
  - Value: £300,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Students (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,000,000
  - Signed Date: 07/02/2025

- **Contract:** Education sector and other stakeholders (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,000
  - Signed Date: 07/02/2025

- **Contract:** Evaluation Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 07/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010793-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-21T19:05:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T00:46:17.892Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04b263