CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Consultant for the Evaluation of the OPUS Project

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Conwy County Borough Council (CCBC) wishes to commission an evaluation of the OPUS Project which is bespoke intervention designed to support individuals that are over 25 years of age, that are long-term unemployed or economically inactive with multi barriers, to become employed. The project came into being on 1st September 2016 and will operate until 31st August 2019.

Conwy County Borough Council seeks to appoint an individual or an organisation with relevant skills and experience to evaluate the delivery and impact of the OPUS project. The OPUS project is funded by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) which is part of the Welsh Government and manages the delivery of the EU Structural Funds projects in Wales.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=91772.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The commission will include a final evaluation report available by 30th September 2019.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Please see the Tender Pack for further details.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CCBC/80931

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

Welsh

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

The OPUS project was approved in September 2016 and started delivery in March 2017. Conwy County Borough Council is the lead beneficiary delivering the three year OPUS Project, the joint beneficiaries (stakeholder partners responsible for delivering the project) delivering OPUS are:

- Anglesey County Council,

- Conwy County Borough Council,

- Denbighshire County Council

- Gwynedd County Council

(WA Ref:91772)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: The OPUS project is funded by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) which is part of the Welsh Government and manages the delivery of the EU Structural Funds projects in Wales. The scheme has been supported by the European Social Fund through Priority Axis 1: Tackling Poverty Through Sustainable Employment, Specific Objective 2: To increase the employability of Economically Inactive and Long Term Unemployed people aged 25 and over who have multiple complex barriers to employment.

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice