CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

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Title

Hiraeth yn y Môr Project Evaluator

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Description of the goods or services required

Hiraeth yn y Môr is a Conwy & Denbighshire-based, community-driven project focussed on growing Ocean Literacy as a means to support the sustainable management of the Liverpool Bay/Bay Lerpwl SPA. Led by the Marine Conservation Society, the project will inspire and empower communities to protect their local marine natural heritage through a variety of nature-based, indoor and virtual public engagement, educational outreach and citizen science activities around key themes, including (but not limited to); water quality, pollution, marine protection, marine policy and ocean health. Through establishing and facilitating a community ocean literacy forum, the project will apply the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 Ways of Working, supporting Wales’ progression towards achieving the national well-being goals.

Ocean Literacy is an increasingly emergent concept. The way in which we measure growth in Ocean Literacy and its potential in contributing to community-scale and national-scale sustainable management efforts are still poorly understood. This will be a ground-breaking project, whereby the overarching aim of the monitoring and evaluation will be to further our UK-wide understanding of how growing Ocean Literacy can directly and indirectly improve the state of our natural resources, whilst benefitting the health & well-being of local communities. Ultimately, we want to support communities to become more knowledgeable on the ocean, skilled in taking positive action and both confident and motivated to engage with decision-making processes that impact their local area and marine natural heritage. Whilst outputs of the monitoring and evaluation should be primarily targeted towards scientific and policy-making audiences, publicly accessible versions for the general public and local stakeholders should be made available.

To effectively capture the learning of this project, we are commissioning an external consultant or consultancy to undertake ongoing monitoring and evaluation across the duration of this project, to achieve the following;

- Development of an effective framework for measuring growth in Ocean Literacy, meaningful engagement and impact on sustainable management of our natural resources, exploring the possibility for replication across other MCS engagement work

- Monitor quality and depth of engagement with under-served communities

- Identify community-scale areas of opportunity and impact linked with growing Ocean Literacy and sustainable management of our natural resources, exploring whether these opportunities can be scaled up / replicated elsewhere

- Review the impact of adopting the Well-being of Future Generations Act Ways of Working and a transdisciplinary approach to community engagement

- Identify key challenges and solutions for all the above

- Contribute to widening our understanding of the potential role of Ocean Literacy in sustainable management of our natural resources, including how we can maximise the sustainability/ legacy/ longer-term impacts of this project beyond the scope of the funding period

* PLEASE NOTE: For full details of contract, please read the attached Invitation to Tender document *

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=130777.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

Contract value in the region of £15,000 inclusive of travel, expenses and VAT. Contract duration is 22 months from June 2023 to March 2025.

3 Conditions for Participation

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Minimum standards and qualification required

Prospective consultants or consultancies will be assessed by the Marine Conservation Society using a scoring matrix based on the following criteria;

Essential:

Proven experience of similar work

Proven experience of working collaboratively with a variety of audiences e.g., stakeholders, partners, volunteers and others

Working experience and / or comprehensive understanding of Ocean Literacy

Suitable proposed monitoring & evaluation measures and methodologies

Demonstrable environmental and ethical credentials

Full compliance with GDPR requirements

Value for money

Desirable:

Ability to communicate (written and verbal) through the Welsh Language

Demonstrable understanding of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion best practice

Understanding of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

Experience conducting work that benefits Wales’ Protected Area network

A tender for undertaking this work should include;

A detailed methodology and timescale for undertaking the work

Details of staff allocated to the project, including experience of the consultant or consultancy and staff members in carrying out similar projects

Staff allocation & breakdown and daily charging rate of staff involved

An overall cost for the work, including any additional expenses, excluding VAT

4 Administrative Information

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Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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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

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Additional Information

Copyrights

The consultant or consultancy will assign the copyright of all outputs to the Marine Conservation Society for use in connection with its operations. The Consultant must clear the copyright for any images, illustrations or other material used in all project outputs produced by the Consultant. The Consultant may not share or distribute project outputs without prior consent from the Marine Conservation Society.

The Marine Conservation Society will always consider equality, diversity and inclusion when conducting procurement activities.  The Marine Conservation Society requires all its suppliers to meet their duties under the Equality Act 2010 and may ask for evidence that they are aware of and operate in accordance with those requirements.

All contractors are encouraged to be aware of the Marine Conservation Society’s Equality and Diversity Policy when providing services to the public on behalf of the Marine Conservation Society.

The Marine Conservation Society is committed to ensuring there is transparency in our own business and in our approach to tackling modern slavery throughout our supply chains, consistent with our disclosure obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We expect the same high standards from all of our contractors, suppliers and other business partners, and as part of our contracting processes, we include specific prohibitions against the use of forced, compulsory or trafficked labour, or anyone held in slavery or servitude, whether adults or children, and we expect that our suppliers will hold their own suppliers to the same high standards.

The Marine Conservation Society aims to conduct our business and operations in a way that meets our conservation goals but minimises environmental impact whenever possible, reflecting sustainable good practice.

The health, safety and wellbeing of Marine Conservation Society employees, suppliers/contractors, volunteers, and people who use its resources is of the utmost importance to the Marine Conservation Society. The Marine Conservation Society will ensure arrangements are in place so that everyone remains healthy, well and injury- free.

Suppliers may be excluded for proven non-compliance with relevant health and safety legislation, or for a poor track record on previous contracts involving health and safety requirements.

Full copies of our policies are available on request.

The quote provided in any Tender application must remain open for acceptance by the Marine Conservation Society for a period of no less than 30 days from the date of submission.

(WA Ref:130777)

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