Research and recommendations on collaborative outreach

Office for StudentscontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05516eProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableactive

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Suppliers

1

1 SME

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1

1 awarded

Published

10 Sept 2025

Description

The final output from this contract will be a report delivering recommendations for the OfS to consider in policy and programme design for the reformed collaborative outreach programme succeeding Uni Connect. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=979306326

Scope

Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-05516e
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Aug 2025 to 01 Dec 2025
Possible extension to 01 Jun 2026

Depending on the reception of the recommendations and report in December 2025, there may be scope to extend the contract for a further six months to enable more research

CPV classifications
79419000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

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NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Priceprice20.00%
Understanding the requirementsquality25.00%
Methodology and credibilityquality30.00%
Deliveryquality10.00%
Experiencequality15.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Below threshold - open competition

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