Planning

Local Authority 'Capability' and 'Capacity' Building Grant Funding Pilot Evaluation

BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY

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Planning

09 Feb 2023 at 14:40

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Local Authority is seeking a contractor for the 'Capability' and 'Capacity' Building Grant Funding Pilot Evaluation project. The project falls under the 'Design and execution of research and development' industry category. It is currently in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 21st February 2023. The Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, based in Birmingham, is the buying organisation. The project aims to evaluate past funding distribution and aid in future grant funding targeting for Local Authorities, providing opportunities for businesses proficient in research and development services to support the evaluation process.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in research and development to engage with the Business Energy and Industrial Strategy for the 'Capability' and 'Capacity' Building Grant Funding Pilot Evaluation project. The focus is on supporting Local Authorities in enhancing their enforcement activities related to construction product safety. By participating in this project, businesses can contribute to shaping future grant funding targeting strategies, potentially benefiting from the estimated budget of ca. £10k per procurement to be allocated to English, Scottish, Welsh, and potentially Northern Irish Local Authorities.

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Notice Title

Local Authority 'Capability' and 'Capacity' Building Grant Funding Pilot Evaluation

Notice Description

In January 2021 a new national regulator for construction products was announced and would operate from within the Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS), formerly part of Business Energy & Industrial Strategy. OPSS has been working to build its evidence base on construction products and to implement recommendations from the Dame Judith Hackitt Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety. As part of its desire to work effectively to support and coordinate the activities of Local Authorities delivering against their own statutory responsibilities towards construction product safety, OPSS has begun funding a number of small projects by Local Authorities to support the development of 'capability' and 'capacity' building in relation to these statutory responsibilities (both under current 2013 regulations, and ahead of the new regulations anticipated in 2024). The new regulations are a core pillar of Government's building safety reforms in the aftermath of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire. This package of funding consists of 14-18 'procurements' of ca. PS10k to English, Scottish, and Welsh Local Authorities, with the potential for further funding to a number of Northern Irish Local Authorities. OPSS now wishes to evaluate that spend, in order to learn lessons about how to most effectively target and support future grant funding. This work will support the expectation that OPSS seeks to evaluate the impact of its efforts to effect meaningful cultural change in the construction products sector in support of the broader goals of the Building Safety Bill. The work will also provide methodological lessons for the evaluation of Local Authority grant funding across OPSS' broader remit. This research project will constitute of interviews with key programme coordinating stakeholders within Local Authorities that have received funding. With scope for further interviews with two sets of comparator Local Authorities consisting of those that expressed no interest in - and therefore received no - funding, and those that began the process of applying for funding before withdrawing their applications. The outputs of this work will inform the design and targeting of future funding to Local Authorities to support 'capability' and 'capacity' building in relation to construction product enforcement activity, including providing understanding of: * The appropriate 'scale' of discrete funding and what it is likely that this will enable Local Authorities to achieve * Further barriers to 'capability' and 'capacity' building, and how these may be overcome * What is needed for Local Authorities in terms of further support (time, input, etc) that may maximise effective utilisation of funding, the form that support might take, and how OPSS can provide it. In sum, this project will allow OPSS to evaluate how funding provided to Local Authorities has been used and how it has helped to improve services which will ultimately help the taxpayer in the long run. Additional information: OPSS is looking for a contractor to undertake market research with the recipients of the funding, as well as ones who didn't receive any and report to OPSS their findings. We will be hosting a pre-market engagement session on 21st February 2023 via MS Teams, between 2pm and 3pm and so any prospective bidders, who wish to attend, are invited to register your interest using the contact details provided above.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91dc5900-a910-4b05-9406-50ae60269443
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Feb 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
21 Feb 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
Contact Name
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 6BS
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

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