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

Evaluation of the Living With Beavers in The Dyfi Catchment Project

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 Living With Beavers in The Dyfi Catchment Project has performed against its forecast objectives and outputs.

Overall, the successful evaluating organisation will be required to advise and support the project in gathering evidence so that the evaluating organisation can produce an Evaluation Report at the end of the project.

The following specific tasks are proposed:

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

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

•Undertake periodic reviews and produce a final report

The evaluator will be required to:

•Assess the project’s aims, outputs and outcomes and develop a methodology for the collation of data that is achievable within the budget and timeframe available (By end March 2025)

•Brief project staff on the delivery of evaluation using the proposed methodology.

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

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

This project has received funding from the Nature Networks Fund (round two), which is being delivered by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government and in partnership with Natural Resources Wales.

Bids to be no more than £12,000 inclusive of VAT

Deadline 16:30 22nd April 2024

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=140270.

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.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

£12,000 inclusive of VAT maximum

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

A proven track record of successful project evaluation.

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

See additional information document provided

(WA Ref:140270)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice