Official UK procurement notice
DFE Research Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for Education (DfE) is procuring a new Standard framework, which will serve as the primary route to market for Research contracts valued between £100k and £2m. This framework aims to streamline procurement processes, enabling the department to better respond to priorities, and to foster stronger relationships and improved contract management with suppliers.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 31 Oct 2025
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “DFE Research Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Jun 2025, 12:36 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jun 2025, 12:36 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032256- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054873Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
13 Jun 2025 → 31 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Planning notice published13 Jun 2025, 12:36 BST
- Market engagement18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
The DfE shall be hosting two virtual events on Monday 7th July 2025 at 15:00 and Thursday 10th July at 15:00 to discuss our plans for a DfE Research framework and gain feedback from suppliers to help shape the framework and specification which will go out in early September.
If you are interested in attending one of these events, please email Catherine.doust@education.gov.uk by 12 noon on Friday 4th July 2025.
- Tender notice expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts362 days ago31 Oct 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Jun 2025, 12:36 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender