Impact evaluation of Acas' open access training
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDEstimated Value
Up to £36,750
Deadline
20 November 2015
Published
18 November 2016
Type
services
Overview
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) wishes to commission an independent contractor to provide evidence on the impacts of Acas ‘Open Access’ training. The research contractor will work closely with Acas’ Research and Evaluation Section (RES) who will oversee this work.
The key objective is to provide evidence of Acas’ compliance with its Service Level Agreement with its sponsor the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS). The SLA target relating to Open Access Training is: To deliver reliable evidence on the Key Performance Indicator: “% of delegates reporting that training provided by Acas resulted in a change in policy or practice”. Market Research Framework RM1086 Lot 4
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UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDKey Dates
Published
18 November 2016
Submission deadline
20 November 2015
Renewal expected50% confident
February 2018
Predicted using median duration of past contracts from this buyer in the same CPV division (13 months from publication date + 60 days (estimated) → renewal expected by Feb 2018).
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