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# GB-LONDON: 101808 Quantifying the Data Skills Gap

[Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-digital-culture-media-and-sport)

Often single bidder

Estimated value

£50,000 to £100,000

Published

19 Dec 2019

Deadline

Closed

13 Jan 2020

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for VCSEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice.
- Small contract value

    Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

Research services. The Digital Skills and Inclusion Team within DCMS is looking for a Supplier to conduct a robust quantitative assessment of the data skills gap in the UK. The Supplier will lead on a comprehensive review of the data skills gap, gathering and assessing the existing evidence in this area and bringing together key stakeholders as appropriate to establish a robust definition and quantitative measure of the size of the UK data skills gap, where possible also reporting on this at regional level. The assessment will use to address the following questions.

Defining the data skills gap:

Measuring the data skills gap:

Key drivers and areas of future demand for data skills:

### Shelf-life of the reported data skills gap

Additional information: Tenders must be submitted via the Delta e-sourcing portal to be received no later than 15:00hrs (GMT), 13th January 2020 (the deadline for receipt of Tender Responses). Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.

The budget for this project is in the range of Â£45,000 to Â£60,000 exclusive of VAT. Please note that, while not the only criteria, pricing is a key element of our evaluation criteria.

## CPV classification

Research services

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/0fb6eb15-a36b-4964-bfc7-78d7ea855e0e)

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