Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Sport England
SportPark, 3 Oakwood Drive
Loughborough
LE11 3QF
UK
E-mail: grace.mckenna@sportengland.org
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.sportengland.org
Address of the buyer profile: www.sportengland.bravosolution.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.sportengland.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.sportengland.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SE1157 Evaluation, Learning and Innovation for Sport England’s Open Fund
Reference number: SE1157
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Sport England is tendering for the supply of Evaluation, Learning, Innovation and Development services for its new Open Fund (the services).
The Open Fund – or Movement Fund as it will be known – is a new fund launching in April 2024. It aims to be user-led and to simplify and streamline access to Sport England investment.
This procurement is to identify a partner to work alongside Sport England for four years as an Evaluation, Learning, Innovation and Development partner for the Open Fund. The partner (or partners) will provide tailored and flexible support that evolves with the Fund itself, but which is directed initially at five objectives:
1. Measure and evaluate the contribution of the Open Fund
2. Measure and demonstrate the social value of the Open Fund
3. Learn about what is working (or not) across the entire Open Fund
4. Provide relevant, tailored and proportionate evaluation support for the Open Fund
5. Support the Open Fund to develop, evolve and innovate
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73210000
79311400
79315000
79419000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The partner (or partners) will provide tailored and flexible support that evolves with the Fund itself, but which is directed initially at five objectives:
1. Measure and evaluate the contribution of the Open Fund
2. Measure and demonstrate the social value of the Open Fund
3. Learn about what is working (or not) across the entire Open Fund
4. Provide relevant, tailored and proportionate evaluation support for the Open Fund
5. Support the Open Fund to develop, evolve and innovate
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
19/04/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
19/04/2024
Local time: 12:15
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Electronic opening procedure.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sport England - Complaints Procedure
Loughborough
LE11 3QF
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.sportengland.org/corporate-information
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Procurement Review Service allows government suppliers and potential government suppliers to raise concerns about unfair public sector procurement practice. To use the Public Procurement Review Service, the Terms are linked below.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Public Procurement Review Service
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mystery-shopper-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/03/2024