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

Provision of formative evaluation services for the delivery and conclusion phases of the Ynys Cybi L

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Ynys Cybi Landscape Partnership is seeking tender submissions from suitably qualified consultants for the task of providing formative evaluation services during the delivery and conclusion phases of its 4 years scheme.

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=118012.

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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 evaluation consultant will:

• Work with the Programme Manager to establish baseline data (across partner organisations).

• Provide facilitated support to the Scheme Manager and the Partnership to embed evaluation processes throughout the delivery of the scheme.

• Work with the Partnership and Scheme Manager to establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) around each of the project objectives.

• Produce an evaluation framework for the delivery phase of the project based on information gathered.

• Create data capture tools for quantitative and qualitative measures.

• Work with the partnership to ensure that quantitative data on demographics/socio-economic status for local population and target beneficiaries from appropriate /secondary sources is routinely collated and analysed in comparison to scheme delivery.

• Provide ‘critical friend’ support throughout the delivery stage.

• Ensure relevant data and evidence is being collected and analysed to meet National Lottery Heritage Fund requirements and the requirements of other funders as necessary.

• Provide creative action-centred evaluation for delivery stage with stakeholder groups, using a suite of professional formative evaluation tools that will inform the project learning and strategy development.

• Provide regular updates on the progress of the work and to attend annual meetings of the Ynys Cybi Landscape Partnership, with allowances for additional contact when needed

• Produce an interim delivery report and review that incorporates feedback from stakeholders and observations on key successes, outputs and improvement recommendations that will inform the remaining delivery stages.

• Produce a summative evaluation report that identifies successes, outputs and outcomes against the key purposes of the scheme and its objectives.

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

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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

(WA Ref:118012)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: Ynys Cybi Visitor Gateway Programme

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice