Office for Students: Framework for Polling and Opinion Research Services

A Contract Award Notice
by OFFICE FOR STUDENTS

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
£200K-£1M
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
21 Mar 2025
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath Area: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

Geochart for 1 buyers and 15 suppliers
Office for Students
Shift Insight
Savanta Group
IFF Research
Yougov
Public First
Advance HE
York Consulting
Technopolis
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1 buyer

10 suppliers

Description

This tender sets out the specification requirements for Contractor(s) to join a framework for delivering the Office for Students (OfS) polling and opinion research requirements. The tender is divided into 3 Lots. Lots 1&2 have been constructed by ability to reach certain populations: Lot 1- Students and Lot 2 -Education Sector and other stakeholders. Lot 3 is for evaluation projects.

Lot Division

1 Framework for Polling and Opinion Research Services - Lot 1

Lot 1 - Students. The OfS is seeking to procure capacity to undertake the following activities with our stakeholders: -Opinion polling -Other forms of opinion research (e.g., qualitative interviews, focus groups, cognitive interviewing) Suppliers bidding for Lot 1 must be able to demonstrate their ability to reach the following populations: Students including: applicants, undergraduates, postgraduates and recent graduates (within the last 3 years) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/HV9935T4F5
2 Framework for Polling and Opinion Research Services - Lot 2

Lot 2 - Education Sector and other stakeholders. The OfS is seeking to procure capacity to undertake the following activities with our stakeholders: -Opinion polling -Other forms of opinion research (e.g., qualitative interviews, focus groups, cognitive interviewing) Suppliers bidding for Lot 2 must be able to demonstrate their ability to reach the following populations: oUniversity and college leaders and staff oRepresentative bodies oTeachers oCareers advisors oParents of applicants and current students oEmployers Additional information: To apply for Lot 2 please respond via this link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/XJJ93T66JR
3 Framework for Polling and Opinion Research Services - Lot 3

Lot 3 will be used to commission services to support the OfS’s evaluation work. The OfS uses Evaluation work to understand the delivery and impact of its regulations and programmes, to be able to assess, learn from and improve the effectiveness of its work. For these types of evaluation commissions, the OfS will usually lead on the development of overarching evaluation questions, a plan and theory of change, and suppliers will co-develop the interview/survey questions. For this, suppliers need to have good understanding and experience of evaluation work to enable them to tailor their research accordingly, conduct analysis against evaluation questions, and form evaluative judgements as appropriate. Additional information: To apply for Lot 3 please respond via this link :https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/R387M6A5N3

Award Detail

1 Shift Insight (London)
  • Students
  • Reference: 010793-2025-1
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
2 Savanta Group (Glasgow)
  • Students
  • Reference: 010793-2025-1
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
3 IFF Research (London)
  • Students
  • Reference: 010793-2025-1
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
4 Yougov (London)
  • Students
  • Reference: 010793-2025-1
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
5 Public First (Nottingham)
  • Students
  • Reference: 010793-2025-1
  • Value: £1,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
6 Shift Insight (London)
  • Education sector and other stakeholders
  • Reference: 010793-2025-2
  • Value: £200,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
7 Savanta Group (Glasgow)
  • Education sector and other stakeholders
  • Reference: 010793-2025-2
  • Value: £200,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
8 IFF Research (London)
  • Education sector and other stakeholders
  • Reference: 010793-2025-2
  • Value: £200,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
9 Yougov (London)
  • Education sector and other stakeholders
  • Reference: 010793-2025-2
  • Value: £200,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
10 Thinks Insight & Strategy Britain Thinks (London)
  • Education sector and other stakeholders
  • Reference: 010793-2025-2
  • Value: £200,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
11 Alma Economics (London)
  • Evaluation Services
  • Reference: 010793-2025-3
  • Value: £300,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
12 Advance HE (York)
  • Evaluation Services
  • Reference: 010793-2025-3
  • Value: £300,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
13 York Consulting (Leeds)
  • Evaluation Services
  • Reference: 010793-2025-3
  • Value: £300,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
14 Technopolis (Brighton)
  • Evaluation Services
  • Reference: 010793-2025-3
  • Value: £300,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
15 IFF Research (London)
  • Evaluation Services
  • Reference: 010793-2025-3
  • Value: £300,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.

Award Criteria

Quality 70
Price 30

CPV Codes

  • 79311000 - Survey services
  • 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

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Other Information

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