Expired contract

The Big Listen

Details

Buyer: Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted)
Supplier(s): Natcen, IFF Resarch
Value: £956,090
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 17 April 2024
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

A shortlisting exercise was carried out via the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Research Marketplace DPS (Dynamic Purchasing System) framework (reference RM6126). An Invitation to Tender was issued via Ofsted's e-procurement portal (www.delta-esourcing.com) to all of the Suppliers that were shortlisted. There were two lots in the Invitation to Tender: Lot 1: Parents, carers, and the public Lot 2: The Sectors we inspect and regulate The appointed Suppliers will be commissioned to carry out mixed methods research by using, for example, online surveys/polls and focus groups interviews. Additional information: The contract value overall for both lots is £478,045. Additional headroom in the contract has been added to allow for the contract to be extended at Ofsted's discretion for a maximum period of 24 months. The overall contract value is therefore £956,090.

Timeline

Completed: Award date11 March 2024
Completed: Award published17 April 2024
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 August 2026

About the buyer

Ofsted is a non-ministerial department that inspects and regulates schools, childcare and children's social care. Suppliers are at times shortlisted from the Research Marketplace dynamic purchasing system. A service desk procurement uses the Government Commercial Agency's Technology Services 4 framework. Past tenders cover DBS services, independent complaints adjudication and a regulatory case management system. More than 2,000 inspectors are contracted directly to carry out inspections.

Over the past 5 years, most of Ofsted's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and office and computing equipment.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-for-standards-in-education-children-s-services-and-skills-ofsted.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-for-standards-in-education-children-s-services-and-skills-ofsted.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-for-standards-in-education-children-s-services-and-skills-ofsted.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-for-standards-in-education-children-s-services-and-skills-ofsted.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-for-standards-in-education-children-s-services-and-skills-ofsted.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@office-for-standards-in-education-children-s-services-and-skills-ofsted.gov