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

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

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Title

Evaluation of an SMS Project: Our River Wellbeing

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Description of the goods or services required

PROJECT EVALUATION TENDER

The North Wales Wildlife Trust wishes to appoint an independent, professional external evaluator to assess how the Our River Wellbeing SMS Project has performed against its forecast objectives and outputs; and to learn any lessons for future application. Overall, the successful evaluating organisation will be required to support the project in gathering evidence so that the evaluating organisation can produce an Evaluation Report at the end of the project. The following are proposed:

• Evaluate the effectiveness of achieving key objectives, outcomes and indicative targets.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of delivering environmental & socio-economic benefits.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of partnership working.

• Undertake periodic reviews and produce a final report.

The evaluator will be required to:

• Assess the project’s delivery of aims, objectives, outcomes and indicators, and develop a methodology for the collation of quantitative and qualitative data that is achievable within the budget and the timeframe available (Apr 2021 - Mar 2022).

• Brief staff, partners and volunteers on the delivery of evaluation using the proposed methodology.

• Assist in the gathering of data by a range of methods as appropriate such as face to face meetings and interviews and/or running workshops, focus groups and similar with stakeholders.

• Ensure that project staff are made aware at timely and regular intervals of the actions to be undertaken to gather the data required and provide advice on methodologies.

• Link the project outcomes with the Welsh Government’s emerging key challenges, emerging national priority areas for action and goals of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.

This project has received funding through the Welsh Government Rural Communities - Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 – Sustainable Management Scheme which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government.

Please provide tenders in the region of £16,000 (excl. VAT)

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=107439.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

£16,000 +vat

3 Conditions for Participation

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Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

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Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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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

(WA Ref:107439)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: Sustainable Management Scheme ( ERDF )

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

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice