Higher education services

Tender description

This Prior Information Notice is a call for competition under the light touch regime of the PCR 2015. Suppliers interested in this opportunity should access all information via our e-tendering tool known as In-Tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/. Suppliers will need to register using this link and click express interest in the project titles MSc in Data analytics for Government The Office for National Statistics wishes to set up a framework agreement for development and delivery of an MSc in Data Analytics for Government. One of the key aims for the new MSc course is to reduce the travel time to and from University by Government staff. The MSc programme should be offered in different locations and could be delivered in different formats (e.g. five full days per week per module or across the standard academic semester), making it more accessible to all UK Government analytical staff. It has been agreed to adopt a new approach to the procurement process for this Masters programme. Universities will be invited by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to become a ‘preferred supplier’ of the Masters programme Framework, that contains the list of preferred suppliers. The study length is to be flexible, allowing Government staff to vary their study commitments between full-time, part-time, 1 to 5 years, with an option to suspend studies for up to 1 year.