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Evaluation of the Archives Revealed Funding Programme 2024 - 2029

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

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07 Feb 2025 at 12:17

Award Notice
Tender

25 Oct 2024 at 08:52

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Archives, based in Richmond, England, has concluded the awarding stage for the contract titled "Evaluation of the Archives Revealed Funding Programme 2024 - 2029". The procurement process, conducted as an open procedure above threshold, sought an evaluation partner to study the impacts of the funding programme. The contract, valued at £156,510, was awarded to Economic Research Services Limited. The awarded contract will run from 31 January 2025 to 30 June 2029. Essential dates include the end of the tender period on 29 November 2024 and the commencement of the contract period in early 2025. This procurement falls under the "Library, archives, museums and other cultural services" category with CPA code 92500000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for business growth, primarily targeting SMEs with capabilities in cultural services evaluation. The successful supplier is expected to provide a comprehensive and ambitious evaluation plan, contributing to the development and refinement of the Archives Revealed programme. The evaluation will help inform future decision-making, improve programme delivery, and support advocacy efforts for continued funding. Companies with expertise in quantitative and qualitative data analysis, programme evaluation, and stakeholder consulting will find this procurement particularly well-suited to their strengths.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Evaluation of the Archives Revealed Funding Programme 2024 - 2029

Notice Description

The purpose of this procurement process is to select a supplier to evaluate the Archives Revealed funding programme between 2024 and 2029. The attached invitation to tender document outlines the requirements for potential suppliers. The Archives Revealed programme is seeking an evaluation partner to help us understand the (direct and indirect) impacts of the fund, explore the process of funding, and the contribution that the fund makes to defined outcomes and goals for its stakeholders. This summative evaluation should gather learning about the programme as a whole, including both the grants awarded and the associated sector development activity. We want to develop our understanding of our grantees and applicants' experience with the programme; consult with the sector and key stakeholders, generating quantitative and qualitative data to support its evolution and refinement; and create advocacy and knowledge products for the sector, and for existing and potentially future funders. The evaluation supplier should propose methods, measures and outcomes that relate to the aims of stakeholder groups, and that are realistic and proportionate to the size of the grants offered and to the capacity of the archives sector. These should be shaped into an ambitious but viable evaluation plan. We require the successful supplier to develop the programme's existing aims and deliverables, and other stakeholder perspectives, into a logic model and/ or Theory of Change to help guide the programme's delivery and explain its purpose and design. The evaluation will be used to: 1. produce reliable and useful information to inform decision-making 2. iteratively improve the programme's delivery during implementation 3. inform future funding provision and 4. support advocacy for the fund and sector

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0f5cc5a2-3358-4c6d-b9b1-cc8959045967
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7b3b315-7811-4d53-ad98-8d95ac8f556e
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£156,510 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£156,510 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
29 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
31 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
RICHMOND
Postcode
TW9 4DU
Post Town
Twickenham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kew
Westminster Constituency
Richmond Park

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES

Further Information

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