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Contract for services to evaluate the Office for Students regulation of quality

Office for Students · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:12.

Opportunity overview

We are seeking a supplier with expertise in complex impact evaluation and an in-depth understanding of leading high quality academic provision to undertake an evaluation of the Office for Students (OfS) approach to regulating and driving up quality in English higher education providers. The initial work order will involve undertaking including 10 case studies and a sector-wide survey exploring how OfS activity influences providers’ attitudes and behaviours to providing high quality higher education experiences within a complex system. Future work orders will likely include further case studies and survey responses to explore any changes in providers’ approaches to quality, with the possibility of other primary data collection. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Evaluation-consultancy-services./5R37H5KMH2 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5R37H5KMH2

Classification

  • CPV79419000 — Evaluation consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot PRN2371Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0547b6
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
28 Jun 2025, 00:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
PRN2371
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
10 Sept 2031, 00:59
Starts
10 Sept 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
10 Sept 2033, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
PRN2371
Related Lot
PRN2371

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79419000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Evaluation consultancy services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
031938-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
12 Jun 2025, 14:05

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
25 Jun 2025, 00:59
Description
The OfS will be holding a briefing event. The briefing event will be held online (Microsoft Teams) from 11:00-12:00 on Tuesday 24 June 2025. We recognise that the higher education sector is a highly diverse and nuanced space, which means that a successful evaluation is only possible with a combination of methodological and experiential expertise to uncover findings that enable us to see a nuanced picture of how well our quality regulation activities are working to increase high quality for students. Through this event, we will bring together those with significant expertise in both areas, and hope that this facilitates suppliers in developing proposals of the highest quality. The event will introduce the specification and answer questions. Following the event, we will distribute contact details with everyone who has shared details, to enable the formation of partnerships/collaborations for a proposal. Suppliers will need to register to attend the event. Please follow this link to register : https://survey.officeforstudents.org.uk/s/OfS-briefing-event-quality-evaluation/

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYZM-6681-RPZP
Name
Office for Students

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8SR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PYZM-6681-RPZP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Sarah Phillips
Telephone
+44 1179317317

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 8SR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0547b6-2025-06-12T14:05:26+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·