CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

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Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

The Appointment of Consultancy Support for a final evaluation of Horticulture Wales (North East) Pro

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is part of UK government's commitment to level up all parts of the UK by delivering on each of the levelling up objectives: Boost productivity, pay, jobs and living standards by growing the private sector, especially in those places where they are lagging.

Horticulture Wales (North East) is a successful collaborative project that is SPF funded in Denbighshire and Flintshire and is based at WU Northop Campus. It promotes sustainable, niche growing opportunities and collaborative approaches with cluster members across the region. The team will continue to actively collaborate with academic experts within the university, the region and beyond.

Wrexham University are seeking to appoint a consultancy partner to undertake a final evaluation of Horticulture Wales (North East) Project.

We expect evaluation of the project to build on the evaluations previously undertaken as part of the original Hort Wales project. Although budget for evaluation is limited it is expected that it will take a two-phased approach to provide a formative and summative assessment of delivery – baseline (before end of March 2024) and final outcome evaluation (by 20 December 2024).

We have allocated a budget of £9,000 including VAT for this exercise.

During the last 3 months of the project (mid October 2024 – mid December2024), the focus will shift towards documenting the project. Key data will have been captured during the operation phase from all aspects of the project.

The scope of the evaluation is expected to include:

Inception Phase:

Inception Meeting

Inception Notes

Scoping Stage

Review of project data and documentation

Scoping Interviews

Development of an Evaluation Framework and research instruments

Final Evaluation Stage

Qualitative interviews with Horticulture Wales (North East) delivery team

Qualitative interviews with Horticulture Wales (North East) partners

Online survey of project beneficiaries

Review of monitoring data

Final Evaluation Report

Presentation of findings

Output / Objectives

The Consultant will produce a final report in December 2024 highlighting their findings.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

See contract description

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Relevant Contract examples

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

AS/JE/041223

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Time Limits

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

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

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Additional Information

None

(WA Ref:137077)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice