PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Economics of Education Research Centre

Department For Education · published 10 Nov 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID8d3c90ae-4c60-4601-accf-108acf40261c-871451
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-efac5f00-c257-47ce-ab12-df7ee67f5c94
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/QfDr2jb7
Release typeplanning
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Award value
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CPV
73000000
Research and development services and related consultancy services
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England, United Kingdom
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PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

DfE is preparing to procure two pilot Research Centres, one on educational neuroscience and one on the Economics of Education. These Research Centres will produce high-quality, timely, policy-relevant evidence and advice. They will conduct a programme of work agreed in advance with DfE but also retain capacity for responsive work. The Economics of Education Research Centre will explore the effects of education on economic and social outcomes, conducting empirical analysis to guide future policy decisions while building our evidence base. The centre will also build capability in the application of economics across the department. We will be holding online supplier events in November: - Tuesday 25th November, 3-4pm for the Economics of Education Research Centre. Please contact Andrew.luty@education.gov.uk if you would like to join Additional information: The contract value will be up to £3 million over two years for each of the Research Centres. This procurement will be via the Crown Commercial Service Research and Insight Dynamic Procurement System (DPS). Suppliers will need to registered on the DPS to be able to be invited to tender. For more information on how to register please follow this link: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps/RM6126?nav=0

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release10 Nov 2025
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Published 10 Nov 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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