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Evaluation of Year 2 of Health, Wellbeing, Nature & Sustainability decision support tool

NATURAL ENGLAND

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

10 Mar 2023 at 11:39

TenderAmendment

02 Sep 2022 at 11:33

TenderAmendment

01 Sep 2022 at 16:18

Tender

11 Aug 2022 at 11:41

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Natural England looking for a contractor to evaluate the second year of the Health, Wellbeing, Nature & Sustainability decision support tool project. This project aims to help local authorities integrate health, wellbeing, nature, and sustainability into strategic planning. The evaluation contract, part of the research consultancy services category, requires primary data collection and analysis. The deadline for submitting the quotation is 14/09/2022, and the contract period will run from 10/10/2022 to 31/03/2023.

This tender by Natural England presents an opportunity for businesses in the research consultancy services sector to participate in a competitive quotation process. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited for this opportunity. The evaluation project focuses on usability, potential impact, and progress evaluation, and involves working with four local authorities in England: Liverpool, Norfolk, Sandwell, and Surrey.

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Notice Title

Evaluation of Year 2 of Health, Wellbeing, Nature & Sustainability decision support tool

Notice Description

We are looking for a contractor to deliver an evaluation of the second year of this project, which is developing and testing a new decision support tool that will enable local and combined authorities to better integrate health, wellbeing, nature and sustainability into their strategic planning. The tool is being developed in partnership with four local and combined authorities: Liverpool Combined Authority; Norfolk County Council; Sandwell Metropolitan Council; and Surrey County Council. This contract will use an existing evaluation framework and logic model to evaluate the tool - its usability, potential uptake and impact, in relation to the latest iterations of available components of the tool - in addition to a light touch evaluation of progress in the second year of the project. It will entail primary data collection and analysis of data from both primary and secondary sources. For more information, please refer to the accompanying RFQ. To apply, please respond to the attached Request for Quotation no later than 14/09/2022. Any clarification questions must be submitted by email by 07/09/2022. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers. To submit a question, please contact: - Emma Hinton (Emma.Hinton@NaturalEngland.org.uk) between 10/08/2022-12/08/2022 and 22/08/2022-02/09/2022 - Patrick Shannon-Hughes (Patrick.Shannon-Hughes@NaturalEngland.org.uk) between 15/08/2022-19/08/2022 and between 05/09/2022-06/09/2022 - Tom Mainwaring-Evans (thomas.mainwaring-evans@naturalengland.org.uk) on 07/09/2022 Please submit your quote to Emma Hinton by 14/09/2022 via the email address listed above. Additional information: Clarification questions: Q: Is this a new evaluation or a continuation of the previous evaluation? A: This is a new, distinct evaluation project that will use the evaluation framework developed in the evaluation of the first year of the Health, Wellbeing, Nature and Sustainability tool project. Q: Would we consider it positive that the project is undertaken by the same group as the year 1 evaluation project, or a different group? A: We are seeking quotes from multiple organisations and will score all bidders against the same criteria as set out in the Quotation Submission section of the Request for Quotation. Only those factors set out in the Quotation Submission section will be taken into consideration in scoring bids. Q: What amount of travel would be involved? Would the primary data collection be in person to the 4 local authorities but the rest could be online? A: We don't have a preference in relation to in-person data collection. The Health, Wellbeing, Nature and Sustainability tool development project has primarily been run remotely, and so project stakeholders are accustomed to participating remotely and use of e.g. Microsoft Teams for meetings. Contractors should note that all quotes will be evaluated in part on cost. Q: Can you share the Year 1 evaluation? A: Unfortunately we cannot share the Year 1 Evaluation report. However, the evaluation framework developed as part of the Year 1 Evaluation project is included in the Request for Quotations document. Q: Does the contractors' experience with working with local authorities need to be England specific? A: We consider experience of working with local authorities anywhere in the UK to be relevant to this opportunity.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-736ef329-c590-4e72-bc03-5c24fa1c2af1
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db158dc5-69e9-43c3-a2a6-233196aa62dd
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73210000 - Research consultancy services

73430000 - Test and evaluation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£24,999 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£20,625 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Sep 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Oct 20223 years ago
Contract Period
9 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATURAL ENGLAND
Contact Name
Emma Hinton
Contact Email
emma.hinton@naturalengland.org.uk
Contact Phone
07549355078

Buyer Location

Locality
WORCESTER
Postcode
WR5 2NP
Post Town
Worcester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG12 Worcestershire CC
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
Worcester
Electoral Ward
Nunnery
Westminster Constituency
Worcester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RSK GROUP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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