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

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Title

Building capacity, collaboration and diversity in the eNGO sector - funding report

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Description of the goods or services required

Client Organisation: Wales Environment Link

Service required: Research into innovative funding mechanisms for environmental projects

Estimated value of tender: £10,000

Estimated duration: 20 days between March and July 2021

Name of Contact: Karen Whitfield, Joint Director, Wales Environment Link

Response deadline: Wednesday 17th March 9am

Clarification and negotiation meetings: Clarification meetings week commencing 15th or 22nd March

Confirmation of contract: Decision by Friday 26th March

Completion of work: Friday 30th July

Overview

Wales Environment Link (WEL) is a network of environment, countryside and heritage organisations working in Wales, and linking the work of the environmental NGO sector with the Welsh Government, public bodies and the Senedd. Our vision is a thriving Welsh environment for future generations. WEL supports its members to work together, primarily on environmental policy and advocacy, building trust and expertise within the network. In April 2019, the Welsh Government declared a climate emergency, and has since acknowledged the interlinked nature emergency, as referenced in the 2019 Interim State of Natural Resources Report. The work of the WEL network focuses on tackling the climate and nature emergency.

WEL seeks a consultant to research and report, with appropriate recommendations, on practical ways for the environmental NGO sector to broaden its options for funding environmental projects. Many environmental NGOs in Wales rely on a small number of large Trusts, or public funding, to fund their environmental work. Core funding is increasingly scarce and project funding is also increasingly difficult to identify. The report should also research potential options for shared resourcing for multi-partner project development.

Methodology

Applicants should propose a methodology and produce a report that includes the following:

1. Identification of new methods/models for funding environmental projects, potentially run in partnership, to include private and public funding mechanisms

2. Lessons learned from other appropriate third sector groups, such as the arts sector

3. Provide practical recommendations that environmental NGOs can use to broaden their funding opportunities

4. Scope out some options for shared project development resources that eNGOs could draw upon to improve their capacity to develop multi-partner projects, particularly if they don’t employ dedicated project development staff.

The successful candidate will provide a robust research methodology that ensures this report is delivered on time and within budget.

Outputs/deliverables

The following outputs will be required:

• an accessible, bilingual report in Word and pdf

The report should be presented in digital format for use online and should be bilingual, both English and Welsh, with Welsh content presented as per Welsh Language Commission bilingual presentation guidelines. They should be accessible and disability compliant for use on the WEL website. There is a separate budget available for translation, though we would expect the successful candidate to organise translation and then invoice us for this separately.

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=108770.

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.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

Estimated value of contract: £10,000 including VAT

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Award criteria

A proposal for undertaking the work should include:

• a detailed methodology for undertaking the work

• details of staff allocated to the project, identifying the project manager, together with experience of the contractor and staff members in carrying out similar projects

• the allocation of days between members of the team

• the daily charging rate of individual staff involved

• a timescale for carrying out the project

• an overall cost for the work to include VAT and all expenses

Proposals submitted will be assessed by Wales Environment Link against the following questions which will be weighted equally in scoring:

1. To what extent does the proposal demonstrate an understanding of the issues and the sector related to this brief?

2. To what extent are the methodology and methods appropriate to the requirements set out in this brief?

3. What degree of experience does the bidder demonstrate in order to successfully complete the work?

4. How well has the bidder structured the work in order to successfully manage the contract and deliver the required work to the budget and timetable required?

4 Administrative Information

4.1

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:108770)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice