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

Shared Prosperity Fund – Conwy Key Funds Evaluation

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Conwy County Borough Council wishes to appoint a suitable Supplier(s) to deliver the contract Shared Prosperity (SPF) Key Funds Evaluation.

The term of the contract period is anticipated to be from 25th November 2024 to 28th February 2025.

Please see the tender pack for full details.

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=145525.

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

Evaluation of the following Key Funds:

- Community Regeneration Key Fund,

- Supporting Local Business Key Fund

- People & Skills Key Fund.

A detailed evaluation is required for the three Key Funds focusing on their effectiveness and achievements at a local level. The Evaluation should consider (this list is not exhaustive):

- Delivery against Uk Gov, Wales and local strategies, Wellbeing & Future Generations Act.

- The extent to which each Key Fund delivered on UKSPF outputs and outcomes.

- The long term impact and benefit on target beneficiaries and the local area.

- Additional / unexpected outputs or outcomes achieved.

- Value for Money.

- Project delivery by Grant recipient including Net Zero, environmental impacts, Welsh language and equality.

- Examples of best practice and lessons learnt.

- Grant recipient support available and provided.

- Governance arrangements.

- Promotion of the grant funds - marketing & publicity.

The main report can be submitted in English but the Executive Summary must be available bilingually in Welsh and English.

Please see the tender pack for full details.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Please see the tender pack for full details.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

SPF–Key Funds Evaluation 2024

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

Funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

(WA Ref:145525)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice