Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ofsted
Piccadilly Gate, Store Street
Manchester
M12WD
Contact
Simon Coller
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD33 - Manchester
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Evaluation of Ofsted's Renewed Approach to Education Inspection
Reference number
CON 1563
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Monitoring and evaluation services procured via Crown Commercial Service dynamic purchasing system RM6126 (Research & Insights)
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £715,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Price per Quality Point (PQP) / Weighting: 100
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
3 x 1-year extension options
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
A further competition was conducted under the terms of CCS DPS RM6126 (Research & Insights)
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11 September 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IFF Research Ltd
65 Southwark Street
London
SE1 0HR
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
00849983
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £715,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
London
Country
United Kingdom