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

FLEXIS Final Evaluation

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

FLEXIS, a Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) backed project, aimed at procuring the services of an enterprise to evaluate and report on the activities of the FLEXIS operations. The tender will provide a final evaluation of FLEXIS and will cover the full length of the operations’ activities and impact as well as making recommendations for future development, highlighting best practice and lessons learned from the delivery of the FLEXIS operations.

This evaluation will assess overall impact of the FLEXIS operations, comprising project performance against the outputs, results and case level indicators outlined in brief in this document, and in further detail in the FLEXIS business plans and delivery profiles. This should include reflection on the change to the research landscape caused by FLEXIS and the sustainability of the operation.

The final evaluation will utilise the findings of the inception and mid-term evaluation to measure project development, should the findings of those evaluations still be relevant in the current climate.

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=102195.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

FLEXIS, a Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) backed project, aimed at procuring the services of an enterprise to evaluate and report on the activities of the FLEXIS operations. The tender will provide a final evaluation of FLEXIS and will cover the full length of the operations’ activities and impact as well as making recommendations for future development, highlighting best practice and lessons learned from the delivery of the FLEXIS operations.

This evaluation will assess overall impact of the FLEXIS operations, comprising project performance against the outputs, results and case level indicators outlined in brief in this document, and in further detail in the FLEXIS business plans and delivery profiles. This should include reflection on the change to the research landscape caused by FLEXIS and the sustainability of the operation.

The final evaluation will utilise the findings of the inception and mid-term evaluation to measure project development, should the findings of those evaluations still be relevant in the current climate.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

As stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CU.389.JP

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

Welsh

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of bidders.

The University reserves the right to award the contract in whole or in part.

The University reserves the right to annul the tendering process and not award any contract.

All documents to be priced in GBP and all payments made in GBP.

All documents to be priced in GBP excluding VAT.

(WA Ref:102195)

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

As detailed in the ITT documents

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: FLEXIS is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through the Welsh Government.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice