# CR19073 - Review of the PhD in the Social Sciences

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED](/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: CFE Research and Consulting
- Award value: £187,995
- Award date: 21 January 2020
- Published: 19 May 2021
- Contract start: 23 January 2020
- Contract end: 31 July 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e176b570-4c8a-4efb-aa23-b51efaa47465-437317
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-024b72a5-e0ef-431e-aff1-dc979dd2c374

## Description

\*\*THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION\*\* The final date and time for the submission of bids was Monday, 9th December 2019 at 11:00am\. Brief Description of Requirement The overarching aim of this review is to undertake a comprehensive examination of the UK social science PhD and develop a robust evidence base for ESRC \(and also ROs and other social science doctoral funders\) regarding the state of the art for social science doctorates in terms of length, structure and training content\. This contract was awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the Invitation to Quote document\. Additional information: About UK Shared Business Services UK Shared Business Services Ltd \(UK SBS\) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise\. Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e176b570-4c8a-4efb-aa23-b51efaa47465-437317)