# Part-time research project approval - AWARD

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by HEFCE.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: HEFCE
- Contract winner: [CFE](/contract-winners/cfe/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £0
- Tender value: £25,000
- Award date: 27 November 2017
- Published: 23 November 2017
- Contract start: 27 November 2017
- Contract end: 29 March 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 36a06c65-db24-4c87-ba08-e5ea46e7d4a8-183631
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a8841f54-970a-41c3-9fa3-d1618083da3d

## Description

Part-time students are a highly diverse group with a significant role in widening participation; the vast majority are mature students \(92% in 2011-12\), 44% are the first in their family to enter higher education and 29% are from low income groups \(Callender 2011\)\. The recent sharp decline in part-time study \(down by 61% since 2010-11 \(HEFCE 2017\)\) therefore has potentially serious implications for the fair access to higher education of underrepresented and disadvantaged groups\. The Office for Fair Access \(OFFA\) wish to place a contract for a principal investigator \(PI\) to undertake a small scale mixed methods research project to investigate current part-time provision in higher education in England\. Please refer to the ITT for detailed description of scope of works\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36a06c65-db24-4c87-ba08-e5ea46e7d4a8-183631)