# Beyond the academic - extracurricular activities, soft skills, networks, and social mobility

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department For Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £35,000
- Published: 13 November 2018
- Planned start: 26 November 2018
- Planned end: 15 March 2019
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 4f0aa60b-0d61-492d-9028-d1e6f8cecfc4-252161
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9c3f0eca-1622-4422-ac5c-6eea5276bbc7

## Description

See 'Attachments' for full description\. The Social Mobility Commission is inviting proposals for research to understand how inequalities in extracurricular participation, networks, and support for building soft skills impact on social mobility\. By soft skills, we mean skills such as persistence or self-control as well as employability skills, such as teamwork or interview skills\. This research forms part of the Social Mobility Commission's role to produce relevant research that provides new data and insights on social mobility in the UK\. Additional information: \*\*\*New on 13th November 2018 - Please note that he deadline for return of tenders is extended to 5pm on 16th November 2018\*\*\*

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- [Call-off Contract for the November 2026 cohort of the National Professional Qualifications \(NPQs\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ce0d651b-c3d5-481d-ad4d-3f5dc8bbd35e): Department for Education
- [Contract Award Notice Independent review into 2DP fire and structural safety](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5297e4b5-9ab5-4948-95c5-119730f371ef): Department for Education
- [Inclusion Bases: exploring evidence of impact and models\.](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-76dee6b0-7bcc-49cd-b784-34d2192c05a4): Department for Education

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f0aa60b-0d61-492d-9028-d1e6f8cecfc4-252161)