Research and design of evidence-backed APP student profiles

Official notice

Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: South East (UKJ12)

Awarded value£30,000published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 22 Apr 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Humankind Research

What is being bought

Published requirement description

An external research agency, to design and conduct research to understand the experiences of OU Black students and students in IMDQ-1 area. The project concludes with a final report and presentation, along with the development of student personas.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

73110000 Research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 May 2025, 15:24 BST
Last source update: 6 May 2025, 15:24 BST
Authority reference: OUPA11497
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-019155
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050d46 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
6 May 2025, 15:24 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £30,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Humankind ResearchSME	£30,000 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Humankind ResearchSME
Signed
22 Apr 2025
Value
£30,000 inc. VAT
Period
22 Apr 2025 – 31 Jul 2025
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000391 · GB-PPON: PYNW-6296-ZJQQ Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

HUMANKIND RESEARCH LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10690925 15 West Street, Brighton, South East, BN1 2RLContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender6 May 2025, 15:24 BST