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Social Partnership Research

Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (Medr) · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 01:00.

Opportunity overview

We wish to appoint a contractor to design a programme of support to promote collaboration between tertiary education providers and trade unions in Wales. The contractor will build upon the work already undertaken within the Further Education (FE) sector and design a flexible programme of support suitable for all parts of the tertiary education sector, including: Further Education (FE) Higher Education (HE) Sixth Forms Apprenticeships, and Adult Community Learning (ACL)

Awarded to

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Institute for Employment Studies

Matched by number
Contract value
£242.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
27 Apr 2026
Award ID
043919-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00931547
Location
Brighton, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV73210000 — Research consultancy services

Lots

  • We wish to appoint a contractor to design a programme of support to promote collaboration between tertiary education providers and trade unions in Wales. The contractor will build upon the work already undertaken within the Further Education (FE) sector and design a flexible programme of support suitable for all parts of the tertiary education sector, including: Further Education (FE) Higher Education (HE) Sixth Forms Apprenticeships, and Adult Community Learning (ACL)Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0697b2
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Medr conducted their tender using the Crown Commercial Services RM6126 - Research and Insight collaborative agreement under the Dynamic Purchasing System to appoint a supplier to conduct Social Partnership Research.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
73210000
Description
Research consultancy services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

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

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
We wish to appoint a contractor to design a programme of support to promote collaboration between tertiary education providers and trade unions in Wales. The contractor will build upon the work already undertaken within the Further Education (FE) sector and design a flexible programme of support suitable for all parts of the tertiary education sector, including: Further Education (FE) Higher Education (HE) Sixth Forms Apprenticeships, and Adult Community Learning (ACL)
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Methodology
Type
quality
Description
25
Criterion 2
Name
Experience/Expertise
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 3
Name
Timescale for Delivery
Type
quality
Description
15
Criterion 4
Name
Welsh Language Delivery Requirement
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 5
Type
price
Description
30

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (Medr)
Id
GB-FTS-172891

Identifier

Legal Name
Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (Medr)
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
2 Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street,
Locality
Cardiff
Region
UKL22
Postal Code
CF104BZ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
09
Description
Education
Organisation 2
Name
Institute for Employment Studies
Id
GB-COH-00931547

Identifier

Legal Name
Institute for Employment Studies
Id
00931547
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Brighton
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (Medr)
Id
GB-FTS-172892

Identifier

Legal Name
Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (Medr)

Address

Locality
Cardiff
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
043919-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00931547
Name
Institute for Employment Studies

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
043919-2026-1
Award ID
043919-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
28 Apr 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
242,736
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF104BZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 043919-2026award, contract ·