Research to Understand Progress During the 2020/21 Academic Year
Department For EducationEstimated Value
Up to £143,201
Deadline
4 August 2020
Published
22 July 2020
Type
goods
Overview
Expressions of interest (EOI) are sought for research to understand the impact which COVID-19 disruption has had on the academic development of children and young people, as well as to understand how pupils are progressing over the course of the 2020/21 academic year. Please refer to the EOI Advert (in Attachments) for further details Note the deadline for EOI submissions is 23:59 03 August 2020.
Where this listing shows a deadline of 04 August 2020, this is because the advert will close as 00:01 on 04 August 2020. Submissions cannot be accepted after this time. ** Update 24/07/20 ** A Question & Answer document has been added to the Attachments section of this advert.
Any further questions (relating to the EOI only) should be submitted to the email address provided in this listing. Note: Deadline for questions is 23:59 27 July 2020 **Update 31/07/20** The deadline for this EOI has been extended to 23:59 03 August 2020.
Additional details
Please note this supersedes the previous deadline stated in the EOI document and QA log. **Update 03/08/20** New QA log added to Attachments. Please Note: This includes amendment to the procurement (ITT) timings. Additional information: Updated Q&A document added to Attachments 28/07/20 & 03/08/20
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- 1
Alma Economics
1 contract wonlatest 25 Sept 2026ends 31 Dec 2031£599,200
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- 2
National Centre for Social Research
1 contract wonlatest 9 Sept 2026ends 31 Mar 2030£14m
total awarded
- 3
Ecorys
1 contract wonlatest 7 Sept 2026ends 30 Sept 2029£5m
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- 4
Ecorys UK
1 contract wonlatest 1 Sept 2026ends 31 Mar 2029£949,787
total awarded
- 5
ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 18 Jun 2026ends 24 May 2029£1m
total awarded
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Department for EducationKey Dates
Published
22 July 2020
Submission deadline
4 August 2020
Notice type
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