Contract

Research and recommendations on collaborative outreach

  • Office for Students

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-055671

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05516e (view related notices)

Published 10 September 2025, 2:05pm

Last edited 11 September 2025, 10:05am

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Scope

Description

The final output from this contract will be a report delivering recommendations for the OfS to consider in policy and programme design for the reformed collaborative outreach programme succeeding Uni Connect.

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Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £26,050 excluding VAT
  • £31,260 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

5 September 2025

Contract dates

  • 8 September 2025 to 7 December 2025
  • Possible extension to 7 June 2026
  • 9 months

Description of possible extension:

Depending on the reception of the recommendations and report in December 2025, there may be scope to extend the contract for a further six months to enable more research

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Supplier

Opcit Research Limited

85 Great Portland Street

London

W1W 7LT

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Office for Students

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYZM-6681-RPZP

Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford

Bristol

BS34 8SR

United Kingdom

Telephone: 0117 931 7149

Email: procurement@officeforstudents.org.uk

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - central government