CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Urban Long Forest Project Evaluation

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Keep Wales Tidy are seeking a suitably qualified contractor to evaluate the 3- year Urban Long Forest project.

• To provide support at the beginning of the project to design a monitoring and evaluation framework, and the methods and tools to be used by project partners to effectively monitor project outcomes and benefits.

• To prepare a mid-term evaluation report to assess progress and inform delivery, and a final evaluation report including recommendations.

• Assessing the success of the project in meeting its aims as set out in the grant application. To provide analysis on what worked, what could have been done differently to better meet objectives, and what should be considered for future delivery.

• Assessing the impact of, and attitudes towards the work within local communities.

• Assessing the success of the partnership approach and the benefits this has brought to project delivery. To identify any issues that the partnership approach faced and to suggest how this approach could be improved for future projects.

• Assessment of project success in meeting the aims and objectives as defined by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and whether it has delivered benefits for Heritage, for People, and for Communities.

• Lessons learnt that could utilised to take forward in future.

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=164589.

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

Total contract value is £25,000 (including vat)

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

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

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

See attached monitoring and evaluation brief and the Urban Long Forest activity plan that includes all project details

(WA Ref:164589)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice