Invitations to tender

HEFCE

Current invitations to tender

• Evaluation of HEFCE's programme of support for strategically important and vulnerable subjects (MS Word 105K)
  

  Deadline:

  3 September 2010

• Evaluation of the 'Higher education Transforming Workforce Development Programme' (MS Word 126K)
  

  Deadline:

  23 September 2010

• Preferred supplier for catering at Centre Point (Invite only)
  

  Deadline:

  8 October 2010

Completed tenders

• Specification and invitation to tender for a risk and assurance review at Leeds College of Art and Design (Invite only)
  

  Awarded to:

  Pricewaterhouse Coopers

• A TRAC Development Group study to develop the use of TRAC (Transparent Approach to Costing) and other metrics to assist higher education institutions in understanding and managing financial sustainability (MS Word 127K)
  

  Awarded to:

  JM Consulting (JMC) LLP

• HEaTED: LGM Fund project number 168 (Higher Education Technicians Education and Development) (Invite only)
  

  Awarded to:

  KPMG

• Advice about guidance underpinning a census of HEIs' linked charities (Invite only)
  

  Awarded to:

  Burges Salmon

• Contract for cleaning services (MS Word 300K)

  Awarded to:

  Ecocleen

• Copier paper tender (Invite only)
  

  Awarded to:

  Pending decision

• Study of the costs to higher education institutions of delivering two-year accelerated honours degrees (MS Word 50K)

  Awarded to:

  Liz Hart & Associates

• Framework agreement for staff development (MS Word 58K)

  We regret to advise that it has become necessary to withdraw the above proposal. On 26 May, we were informed by HM Treasury of the need to cut public sector expenditure in several areas including human resources. This now means that we can no longer be sure that we will be able to offer work to any of the companies who have expressed interest in working for HEFCE for the foreseeable future. The updated Human Resources procurement policy (Adobe PDF 88K) sets out new procedures if we find that we are in a position to commission any work.

• The provision of a web-based off-site hosted electronic tendering system (Invite only)

  Awarded to:

  Due to public sector spending restrictions, we regret to advise we have been obliged to withdraw this tender.

• Survey of undergraduate students in the UK (MS Word 394K) (This tender is also being advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union)

  Awarded to:

  Ipsos MORI

• HE Collaborations, alliances and mergers project (MS Word 49K)

  Awarded to:

  Pending decision

• Study of costs for HEIs on delivery of accelerated two-year honours degree (Invite only)

  Awarded to:

  Pending decision

• Aimhigher Communications Review - arrangements and impact (Invite only)

  Awarded to:

  Quadrant Consultants

• Conducting a survey to assess the levels of public support in England, [or England and Wales] for higher education and awareness of its benefits to individuals, the economy and society (Invite only)

  Awarded to:

  Ipsos MORI

• Evaluation of HEFCE's Leadership, Governance and Management Fund (MS Word 63K)

  Awarded to:

  Pending decision

• Audit review of co-funding employer engagement data monitoring returns for 2008-09 (MS Word 71K)

  Awarded to:

  Pricewaterhouse Coopers

• Procurement of a Web Content Management System (Invite only)

  Awarded to:

  Terminal Four

• Enhancing and developing the National Student Survey (Invite only)

  Awarded to:

  Alan Brickwood Associates & The Institute of Education

• Participation in a framework agreement to deliver internal audit, assurance, charity regulation, and related consultancy work to HEFCE (MS Word 233K)

  Awarded to:

  KPMG, Grant Thornton, Nicola Dowds, Deloitte LLP, UNIAC, Pricewaterhouse Coopers Ltd., PA Consulting Group, BDO LLP, Burges Salmon

• Qualitative evaluation of the impact of the Pathfinder Aimhigher Associates scheme (Invite only)

  Awarded to:

  York Consulting

• Provision of support services for TRAC (Transparent Approach to Costing) to the UK higher education sector and sector stakeholders (MS Word 156K)

  Awarded to:

  KPMG

• Review of the impact and use of the Longitudinal Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey (MS Word 75K)

  Awarded to:

  WM Enterprise

• Literature review of international student mobility (Invite only)

  Awarded to:

  University of Sussex

• Occupational health and related services (MS Word 139K)

  Awarded to:

  Premier Occupational Healthcare

• Research into understanding the information needs of users of public information about higher education (Adobe PDF 51K)

  Awarded to:

  Oakleigh Consulting Group and Staffordshire University

• HESES09 data audit work (Invite only)

  Awarded to:

  BDO and KPMG

• Pilot provision of HESES09 data audit work to test HEFCE's processes (MS Word 63K)

  Awarded to:

  UNIAC

• Supply, installation, service, maintenance and removal of multi-function devices (photocopy, scan, print and facsimile machines) (invite only)

  Awarded to:

  Xerox

• Provision of an offsite storage service for HEFCE paper records (Invite only)

  Awarded to:

  Iron Mountain

• Computer-based training (Invite only)

  Awarded to:

  Cobent Ltd.

• Preferred supplier for hotel bookings and off-site events (Invite only)

  Awarded to:

  Booking Services International

• External quality assurance review of the joint internal audit service, carried out for HEFCE, the Joint Information Systems Committee and the Office for Fair Access (Invite only)

  Awarded to:

  Moore Stephens

• User evaluation of the HEFCE web-site

  Awarded to:

  Pure Usability Ltd.

• Framework agreement for support for the efficiency review, shared services programmes (MS Word 101K)

  Awarded to:

  Duke & Jordan Ltd., Daedalus e-World, HE-Shared Services, DeltaSigma Consulting, RMC Business Solutions, Professor M Clark, Mr David Adkins, Paddy Walker Ltd.

• Evaluation of the Revolving Green Fund

  Awarded to:

  Oakleigh and In-Built

• The production of resources to support e-mentoring under the Aimhigher Associates scheme

  Awarded to:

  The Brightside Trust

• The production of resources to support 'training the trainers' under the Aimhigher Associates scheme

  Awarded to:

  ALRA Limited

• Summative evaluation of Lifelong Learning Networks (MS Word 140K)

  Awarded to:

  SQW Consulting

• Tender for the assessment of capital funding submissions made to the Northern Ireland Department for Employment and Skills and monitored by the Higher Education Funding Council for England

  Awarded to:

  Drivers Jones

• Higher education funding methods in other countries (MS Word 133K)

  Awarded to:

  Economist Intelligence Unit

• Reappraising the aims of public funding for teaching in a marketised environment

  Awarded to:

  SQW Consulting

• Review of the effectiveness and efficiency of HEFCE (MS Word 106K)

  Awarded to:

  Oakleigh Consulting

• Demand for skills and subjects in English higher education (MS Word 129K)

  Awarded to:

  WM Enterprise

• TRAC-based review of National Research Libraries (MS Word 130K)

  Awarded to:

  CHEMS Consulting

• Car hire services (MS Word 73K)

  Awarded to:

  Enterprise

• Independent evaluation of the Equality Challenge Unit (MS Word 85K)

  Awarded to:

  PricewaterhouseCoopers

• Demand for skills and subjects in English higher education (MS Word 147K)

  Awarded to:

  SQW consulting

• Barrier improvements (MS Word 1.8Mb)

  Awarded to:

  Tremorfa Ltd.

• Tender for a workplace study for Northavon House refurbishment (MS Word 1.8Mb)

  Awarded to:

  Forward Thinking Inc.

• Carbon reduction target and strategy for higher education in England (MS Word 156K)

  Awarded to:

  SQW Consulting

• Operation and maintenance of mechanical and electrical services (MS Word 134K)

  Awarded to:

  Inviron

• Identification and dissemination of lessons learned by institutions participating in the Research Excellence Framework bibliometrics pilot (MS Word 139K)

  Awarded to:

  Evidence Ltd.

• A national co-ordination service to support the implementation of the Aimhigher Associates programme, 2008-2011 (MS Word 116K)

  Awarded to:

  Cardiff University

• A national support and co-ordination team for widening participation (MS Word 93K)

  Awarded to:

  Action on Access

• Student retention grants programme - support, evaluation and co-ordination work (MS Word 283K)

  Awarded to:

  Action on Access

• Tender for the refurbishment of the computer room at Northavon House (MS Word 100K)
  Design specification (PDF 533K)

  Awarded to:

  Future-Tech SCI Ltd.

• Survey of the destination of leavers from higher education in further education colleges (MS Word 247K)

  Awarded to:

  IFF Research Ltd.

• An evaluation of the impact of public policy and investments in human resource management in higher education since 2001 (MS Word 84K)

  Awarded to:

  Oakleigh Consulting

• A research project looking at building the HE workforce of the future (MS Word 77K)

  Awarded to:

  PA Consulting Group

• Evaluation of the impact of Aimhigher and widening participation outreach programmes on learner attainment and progression (MS Word 1.8Mb)

  Awarded to:

  National Foundation for Educational Research

• Tender for the provision of consultancy support for the assessment of the accountability burden in higher education (MS Word 366K)

  Awarded to:

  PA Consulting Group

• Tender for a study into student engagement (MS Word 1.9Mb)

  Awarded to:

  Centre for Higher Education Research and Information

• Review of the 2008 National Student Survey Process (MS Word 2.1Mb)

  Awarded to:

  Alan Brickwood and Associates

• A study into current and future demand for higher education and the provision and supply options in East Manchester.

  This tender is closed:

  It is issued under HEFCE's Framework Agreement - Contract for Professional Services.

• Evaluation of the Clinical Senior Lectureship award scheme (MS Word 107K)

  Awarded to:

  Pending decision

• Tender for the design of a refurbished Reception at Northavon House (MS Word 1.61Mb)

  Awarded to:

  Stride Treglown Limited

• Framework agreement for staff development (MS Word 62K)

  Awarded to:

  Details available from s.richards@hefce.ac.uk

• Assessment and analysis of institutional strategies for HEFCE (DIUS) funding under the Higher Education Innovation Fund (MS Word 44K)

  Awarded to:

  Pending decision

• National Student Survey dissemination web-site (MS Word 814K)

  Awarded to:

  Ipsos MORI

• Publicly funded partnerships between HEIs and 'private' providers (MS Word 171K)

  Awarded to:

  SQW Consulting