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Evaluation of Ofsted's Renewed Approach to Education Inspection

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Opportunity overview

Monitoring and evaluation services procured via Crown Commercial Service dynamic purchasing system RM6126 (Research & Insights)

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.

IFF Research Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£715k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Sept 2025
Award ID
057482-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00849983
Location
London, UKI, SE1 0HR, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79419000 — Evaluation consultancy services
  • CPV03000000 — Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

Lots

  • Design and delivery, by an independent supplier, of a multi-stage, mixed-methods evaluation to assess the implementation and impact of Ofsted's revised Education Inspection FrameworkValue not stated

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
CON 1563
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
A further competition was conducted under the terms of CCS DPS RM6126 (Research & Insights)

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
79419000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Evaluation consultancy services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
Design and delivery, by an independent supplier, of a multi-stage, mixed-methods evaluation to assess the implementation and impact of Ofsted's revised Education Inspection Framework

Options

Description
3 x 1-year extension options

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price per Quality Point (PQP)
Type
cost
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Entry 9
Region
UKK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
03000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-161231
Name
Ofsted

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD33
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M12WD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Piccadilly Gate, Store Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
Ofsted
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Simon Coller
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-00849983
Name
IFF Research Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 0HR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
65 Southwark Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
00849983
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
IFF Research Ltd
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-585
Name
Department for Education

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Department for Education

Award information

Award 1
Id
057482-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00849983
Name
IFF Research Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
057482-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
057482-2025-1
Date Signed
11 Sept 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
715,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M12WD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC
  • Delivery location · UKD
  • Delivery location · UKE
  • Delivery location · UKF
  • Delivery location · UKG
  • Delivery location · UKH
  • Delivery location · UKI
  • Delivery location · UKJ
  • Delivery location · UKK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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