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

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Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:13.

Opportunity overview

The Office for Students (OfS) is embarking on evaluating our approach to regulating and driving up quality. As part of a wider programme of evaluation activity, the OfS requires a contract with a single supplier to deliver evaluation services on a call-off basis. To establish a baseline, an initial piece of work will involve provider case studies and a provider survey. The case studies will give a deep exploration of providers’ understanding and engagement with the OfS’s current approach to regulating quality. The survey will expand on the case studies with a broad and representative understanding of the same issues. To understand the effect of changes to our current approach, we anticipate that there will be future work orders for further rounds of case studies, further repeated rounds of the survey, and other primary data collection may also be required. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=985874782

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Ecorys UK Ltd

Matched by number
Published award value
£500k
Awarded
20 Aug 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01650169
Location
Birmingham, UKG31, B1 2RA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79419000 — Evaluation consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£500k

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
PRN2371
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
21 Aug 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
23 Jul 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
500,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
600,000

Renewal

Description
This is entirely dependent on future decisions to award further work orders and there is no guaranteed level of spend under this contract.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Approach to the project brief
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Delivery plan
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Project team and relevant experience
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Name
Social Value
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
9 Sept 2031, 23:59
Starts
10 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
9 Sept 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79419000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Evaluation consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
035736-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
27 Jun 2025, 12:05

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
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PYZM-6681-RPZP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Telephone
0117 931 7149
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-01650169
Name
Ecorys UK Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B1 2RA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Albert House Quay Place

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
01650169
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Name
Sue Harding
Telephone
+44121 2128801

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
21 Aug 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
21 Aug 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79419000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Evaluation consultancy services

Value

Amount
500,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
600,000

Renewal

Description
This is entirely dependent on future decisions to award further work orders and there is no guaranteed level of spend under this contract.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
050736-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
22 Aug 2025, 10:05

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01650169
Name
Ecorys UK Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
5 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
9 Sept 2031, 23:59
Starts
10 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
9 Sept 2033, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
3 Sept 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
5 Sept 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
500,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
600,000

Period

Ends
9 Sept 2031, 23:59
Starts
10 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
9 Sept 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
This is entirely dependent on future decisions to award further work orders and there is no guaranteed level of spend under this contract.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
063750-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
9 Oct 2025, 14:05

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
985875227
Title
Price
Entry 2
Id
985875228
Title
Approach to the project brief
Entry 3
Id
985875229
Title
Delivery plan
Entry 4
Id
985875230
Title
Project team and relevant experience
Entry 5
Id
985875231
Title
Social Value

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055504-2025-10-09T14:05:13+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·