CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

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

2.1

Title

Final Evaluation of the Awen Institute Operation

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Swansea University's Awen Institute, a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) operation, invites tenders for the provision of its final evaluation. As part of the evaluation of the 2014-2020 round of ERDF funding, the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) requires beneficiaries to undertake a robust programme of monitoring and evaluation. Whilst the 2007-2013 programmes focused on implementation, or ‘what works’, the emphasis for operations funded in the 2014-2020 programme is on identifying and providing evidence to support outcomes/results and impacts to understand ‘why’ and ‘how’ an intervention works.

The Awen Institute (formerly called the Institute for Creative Ageing Industries, ICAI) began in 2019 and an inception and mid-term evaluation was carried out in 2020/21. A final evaluation of the operation is now required, using the theory of change logic model developed during the inception evaluation, to evaluate against that model and data collected.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=118575

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Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Final evaluation of AWEN Institute Operation with deliverables:

A final report to include a detailed methodology, work plan, risk register and roles and responsibilities of the evaluation. A draft report to be issued before the oral presentation (referred to below) which will be reviewed by WEFO.

An oral presentation of the initial findings to the Project Board and other stakeholders, prior to sign off of the final draft report.

A final report to include an executive summary, which will be translated into Welsh.

An 8 month contract between June 2022 and February 2023

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

This tender is being conducted electronically via etenderwales BravoSolution and tender documents are available for download from ITT 93058 on that website

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

Only tenders submitted via that website by the tender deadline can be considered

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

SU115(22)

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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

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:118575)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: The Awen Institute is a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) operation funded via the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO)

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

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice