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Summary

OCID:: ocds-kuma6s-129863
Published by:: Social Care Wales
Authority ID:: AA0289
Publication date:: 18 May 2023
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Contract Award Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: No

Abstract

Social Care Wales was established in April 2017, bringing together social care workforce regulation, workforce development and service improvement in one organisation. We provide national leadership and expertise in social care and early years. We lead on regulating and developing the social care workforce, service improvement and supporting the use of data and research to improve care. Our strategic priorities1 include: -supporting people who work in social care in Wales to use research, data and evidence to develop practice, service design and policy-making -supporting social care services to embed and deliver strengths-based approaches to care and support More information on the work of the organisation over the next 5 years can be found on our website: https://socialcare.wales/about-us/our-outcomes Our work on developing our 5 year plan is based on the Theory of change (logic model); Contribution Analysis; Organisational effectiveness reviews and deep-dive evaluations on specific issues. So while we have outcomes and measuring our impact assessment processes in place at a business level, we have identified some gaps in how we measure and understand our improvement and development activity. Aims and objectives The aims of part 1 of this project are to: develop a prospective impact assessment and evaluation plan for three Social Care Wales projects: establishing our online and face-to-face communities to support the use of evidence the National social care data portal2 the implementation of the Wellbeing Framework These three areas have been identified as they cover different aspects of our improvement and development activity: those focused on engagement and enabling groups; one focussed on a product/system; and the third a framework to support improvement in local services. Build the capacity of Social Care Wales improvement and development staff to build in prospective impact assessment into our routine project planning and implementation. The purpose of part 2 of this project is to enable us to access additional resources if and when we have a need for further stakeholder management, capacity building, or evaluation design and implementation. Please see Specification for more information.

Full notice text

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – NATIONAL

Notice Type: SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1 Authority Name and Address

Official Name: Social Care Wales
Postal Address: South Gate House, Wood Street,
Town: Cardiff	Postal Code: CF10 1EW	Country: UK
For the attention of: Procurement Team	Telephone: +44 3003033444
E-Mail:	Fax:
Internet Address (URL): http://www.socialcare.wales

2 Contract Details

2.1 Title

Evaluation and Impact Assessment

2.2 Description of the contract

-supporting people who work in social care in Wales to use research, data and evidence to develop practice, service design and policy-making

-supporting social care services to embed and deliver strengths-based approaches to care and support

More information on the work of the organisation over the next 5 years can be found on our website: https://socialcare.wales/about-us/our-outcomes

Our work on developing our 5 year plan is based on the Theory of change (logic model); Contribution Analysis; Organisational effectiveness reviews and deep-dive evaluations on specific issues. So while we have outcomes and measuring our impact assessment processes in place at a business level, we have identified some gaps in how we measure and understand our improvement and development activity.

Aims and objectives

The aims of part 1 of this project are to:

develop a prospective impact assessment and evaluation plan for three Social Care Wales projects:

establishing our online and face-to-face communities to support the use of evidence

the National social care data portal2

the implementation of the Wellbeing Framework

These three areas have been identified as they cover different aspects of our improvement and development activity: those focused on engagement and enabling groups; one focussed on a product/system; and the third a framework to support improvement in local services.

Build the capacity of Social Care Wales improvement and development staff to build in prospective impact assessment into our routine project planning and implementation.

The purpose of part 2 of this project is to enable us to access additional resources if and when we have a need for further stakeholder management, capacity building, or evaluation design and implementation.

Please see Specification for more information.

2.3 Notice Coding and Classification

a) Commodity Codes

	Code		Description
	73000000		Research and development services and related consultancy services
	73110000		Research services
	73200000		Research and development consultancy services
	73210000		Research consultancy services
	79315000		Social research services

b) Delivery Location/Area

	Code		Location
	1000		WALES
	1010		West Wales and The Valleys
	1011		Isle of Anglesey
	1012		Gwynedd
	1013		Conwy and Denbighshire
	1014		South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
	1015		Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
	1016		Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
	1017		Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
	1018		Swansea
	1020		East Wales
	1021		Monmouthshire and Newport
	1022		Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
	1023		Flintshire and Wrexham
	1024		Powys

2.4 Estimated Total Value

3 Procedure

3.1 Type of Procedure

Single stage

4 Award of Contract

4.1 Successful Bidders

4.1.1 Name and Address of successful supplier, contractor or service provider

Contract No:

Official Name: Matter Of Focus Ltd
Postal Address: Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street,
Town: Edinburgh	Postal Code: EH39DR	Country: UK
For the attention of:	Telephone:
E-Mail:	Fax:
Internet Address (URL):

5 Other Information

5.1 Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

5.2 Date of Contract Award

18-05-2023

5.3 Number of tenders received

5.4 Other Information

(WA Ref:131699)

5.5 Additional Documentation

N/a

5.6 Publication date of this notice:

18-05-2023

SF 53

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
73200000	Research and development consultancy services	Research and development services and related consultancy services
73000000	Research and development services and related consultancy services	Research and Development
73210000	Research consultancy services	Research and development consultancy services
73110000	Research services	Research and experimental development services
79315000	Social research services	Market research services

Delivery locations

ID	Description
1017	Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1022	Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1015	Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
1013	Conwy and Denbighshire
1020	East Wales
1023	Flintshire and Wrexham
1016	Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
1012	Gwynedd
1011	Isle of Anglesey
1021	Monmouthshire and Newport
1024	Powys
1014	South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1018	Swansea
1000	WALES
1010	West Wales and The Valleys

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Notice details
MAR430419: Evaluation and Impact Assessment Publication date: 10 March 2023 Deadline date: 30 March 2023 00:00 Notice type: Contract Notice Authority name: Social Care Wales
MAY437962: Evaluation and Impact Assessment Publication date: 18 May 2023 Notice type: Contract Award Notice Authority name: Social Care Wales

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Contents

Summary

Abstract

Full notice text

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

2.2

Description of the contract

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Estimated Total Value

3 Procedure

3.1

Type of Procedure

4 Award of Contract

4.1

Successful Bidders

4.1.1

Name and Address of successful supplier, contractor or service provider

5 Other Information

5.1

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

5.2

Date of Contract Award

5.3

Number of tenders received

5.4

Other Information

5.5

Additional Documentation

5.6

Publication date of this notice: