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    ContractsIndependent Impact Evaluation of EPSRC Doctoral Education Investments (2013-2024)
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    Independent Impact Evaluation of EPSRC Doctoral Education Investments (2013-2024)

    Status
    Awarded
    Published 13 Oct 2026

    EPSRC has awarded a contract for an independent evaluation to assess the impact of its doctoral education investments from 2013 to 2024.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 13 Oct 2026· TodayviaContracts Finder
    Status
    Awarded
    Published 13 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      Not disclosed
      Source did not declare a figure
    • Tender closed
      9 Sept 2026
      1 months ago
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

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    1 supplier
    • LE
      London Economics
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    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    13 Oct 20269 Sept 2026

    Brief

    The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is awarding a contract to conduct an independent evaluation of its doctoral education investments made between 2013 and 2024. This is an award notice following a mini competition under the RM6126 Research & Insights Dynamic Purchasing System. The successful contractor will develop a robust, evidence-based assessment of the impact of EPSRC's doctoral funding portfolio. This evaluation will help EPSRC understand the outcomes and effects of its doctoral investment strategy over this 11-year period and inform future research training policies. Organizations with expertise in research evaluation, impact assessment, and doctoral education outcomes are encouraged to have participated in the earlier competition process.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    a2bd87d0-9d82-4361-9420-3283816a2354-917453

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