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GMCA 1221 Greater Manchester in Work Progression (GM: IWP) Service Evaluation Partner

GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY

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Award

27 Nov 2024 at 13:34

Award Notice
Tender

30 Sep 2024 at 16:25

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has awarded a contract to Ipsos (market research) Limited to serve as the evaluation partner for the Greater Manchester in Work Progression (GM: IWP) project. This project falls under the Business services category, specifically law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security (CPV: 79000000). The evaluation will cover a period from the programme's go-live between October and December 2024 until January 2027, with the final report published by March 2027. The contract, valued at £172,566, commenced on 30th November 2024 and will conclude on 31st March 2027. This procurement was conducted through an open procedure, ensuring transparency and competitiveness.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in evaluation services, particularly those with extensive experience in longitudinal studies and policy assessment. Companies that can demonstrate expertise in performance measurement, value for money assessments, and the scalability of pilot activities to influence both local and national policies would be well-suited to compete. Collaborative work with local authorities and other delivery partners is expected, enabling the selected business to build strong networks and contribute to impactful policy and funding decisions in Greater Manchester and potentially at a national level.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GMCA 1221 Greater Manchester in Work Progression (GM: IWP) Service Evaluation Partner

Notice Description

GMCA seeks the appointment of an evaluation partner whose role it will be to carry out an end-to-end, longitudinal evaluation of GM's IWP project, alongside a literature review of in-work progression in GM and nationally. The IWP project is expected to go live between October and December 2024 and will operate until January 2027. The contract of the evaluation partner will end in March 2027 to account for final data gathering and publication of final report. The partner will be expected to engage with the GMCA and each of the local authority delivery providers at the point of the programme's go live in order to finalise an evaluation plan and monitoring framework. The intention is for the commissioner, local authorities (and where applicable other delivery partners) and evaluation partner to work collaboratively . The GMCA considers evaluation and performance measurement to be a critical enabler in making informed and intelligence led decisions. With this information, we aim to determine whether the provision makes a tangible difference. The evaluation will be used to determine future investment decisions in in-work progression programmes in Greater Manchester and aim to influence local and national policy and funding decisions. The evaluation partner will be expected to work closely with the local authorities and any other delivery partners. All outputs from the evaluation must be fit to influence both local (GM) and national policy and be fit for stakeholder and public consumption. This includes a requirement to maximise learning arising from the programme in relation to how different levels of system and service level integration impact on programme-level outcomes. As such, the evaluation partner will be expected to have demonstrable awareness of the factors that government - including but not limited to HM Treasury - would take into account when considering the efficacy, value for money, and wider application/scalability of pilot activity.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-2a85cbd5-3d9f-41c3-bbe9-44b8022efcde
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5c99d82-b1d4-4817-9735-3600f723f674
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
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£175,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£172,566 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Nov 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Oct 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Nov 20241 years ago
Contract Period
30 Nov 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 2-3 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
GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Emily Taylor
Contact Email
ewsframework@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M1 6EU
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Deansgate
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH

Further Information

Notice Documents

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