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Newcastle University

(NU/1589-33) Agency Support to undertake a segmentation research project for Widening Participation student groups

Business ServicesCPV 79000000 72210000 48480000 48481000 79413000 79342000 72212481 72212480
Value£28k
Awarded16 Jul 2021
Published30 Jul 2021
RegionNorth East
Outcome — awarded

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£28ktotal contract value
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this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

Newcastle University would like to commission a market research agency to undertake a segmentation project of its Widening Participation students.

We would like to better understand the needs of three of these under-represented groups and how we can embed an evidence-led approach to: - targeting - tailored initiatives to support progression to higher education - communications pre-entry (messages, themes and channels) - communications post-entry (messages, themes and channels) - support throughout their degree - campaign messaging and adaptability per audience.

Our primary campaign tagline is 'Build your new' Our primary target groups for Widening Participation are: - Low Participation Neighbour students (defined at POLAR 4 Quintile) - White Working-Class Males (WWCM) - Black, Asian and minority ethnic students (BAME) - Mature Students - Disabled Students - Care Leavers For this piece of research, we would like the successful agency to focus on: 1.

Low Participation Neighbour students 2.

Black, Asian and minority ethnic students (BAME) 3.

Care Leavers (sample size is small here and we me take a partnership approach to increase the sample size) n

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Tailored initiatives to support progression to higher

tailored initiatives to support progression to higher education.

02

Support throughout their degree

support throughout their degree.

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