# UK SBS Evaluate the Postgraduate Support Scheme \(PSS\) 2015-16

> 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: [University of York](/contract-winners/university-of-york/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £25,979
- Tender value: £25,000
- Award date: 30 August 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 1 September 2016
- Contract end: 31 March 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 9652977b-42c8-43c6-b7cb-8b1680e9853e-102506
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e48a6ca8-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

HEFCE wishes to evaluate the Postgraduate Support Scheme \(PSS\) 2015-16 to consider the operation and effectiveness of the scheme and its wider implications for postgraduate policy; and assess how it met the stated objectives of ensuring that taught postgraduate education: • is accessible to the most capable students regardless of their background, thereby maximising its contribution to social mobility and the diversity of the professions • continues to be a successful and sustainable sector at the heart of higher education teaching, research and knowledge exchange, thereby supplying the highest level of skills and knowledge to industry, the professions and public services, and attracting students from around the world\. Additional information: UK Shared Business Services eSourcing As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd \(UK SBS\) and Crown Commercial Service \(CCS\), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements\. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing\.cabinetoffice\.gov\.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS eSourcing’\. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number \(as provided by Dun and Bradstreet\) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so\. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement\. This is done by emailing Expressionofinterest@crowncommercial\.gov\.uk Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Bidder; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email\. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite\. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done\. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing\.cabinetoffice\.gov\.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder\. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event\. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information\. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk : Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9652977b-42c8-43c6-b7cb-8b1680e9853e-102506)