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

Monitoring and evaluation of an SMS project: Wales Resilient Ecological Network

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The North Wales Wildlife Trust wishes to appoint an independent, professional external evaluator to assess how the Wales Resilient Ecological Network (WaREN II) SMS Project is performing 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 and socio-economic benefits.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of the collaborative approach of the project and its sustainability.

• Evaluate the success of an invasive species campaign across Wales by identifying monitoring and evaluation tools to capture bassline data and follow-up evaluation following the campaign

• Undertake periodic reviews and produce a final report (available in Welsh and English).

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 2023).

• Brief project and the Project Board 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.

For further information, see the additional material.

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.

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=111704.

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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

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

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

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

For more information please see the attached material.

(WA Ref:111704)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: 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

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice