# Understanding the cost of undergraduate provision and qualifications in the HE sector in England\_con\_27513

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [KPMG LLP](/contract-winners/kpmg/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £250,000
- Tender value: £250,000
- Award date: 10 April 2025
- Published: 23 April 2025
- Contract start: 11 April 2025
- Contract end: 8 January 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e642afe0-ff1c-4498-99b5-8ca08d4f1c64-841790
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5134e27c-b67c-449d-89e7-92e3a879c33b

## Description

This research will again compare the costs of provision across providers, subjects, and regions, and for different levels and modes of undergraduate study\. In addition, this research aims to gain more forensic insights into the actual costs of provision by scrutinising and challenging providers costings returns to understand the extent to which costs of provision are influenced by the spending decisions that HE providers choose to take\. The findings from this research will be used to inform and support policy development relating to HE funding\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e642afe0-ff1c-4498-99b5-8ca08d4f1c64-841790)