Tender

Help Through Crisis - Learning Support and Evaluation Contract

BIG LOTTERY FUND

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Summary of the contracting process

The Big Lottery Fund is currently seeking a Service Provider through the open procurement process for the "Help Through Crisis - Learning Support and Evaluation Contract." This contract aims to provide comprehensive learning, support, and evaluation services to 59 local area partnerships across the United Kingdom. The deadline for submitting bids is 8th February 2017, and the contract will commence on 20th March 2017, lasting an initial term of three years with an option to extend for a further two years. The procurement falls under the services category, specifically focusing on research and development services as well as evaluation consultancy services.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community sector enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in evaluation consultancy and capacity building within local partnerships. Businesses positioned to leverage their expertise in evaluating social impact and delivering educational support will find this contract particularly relevant. By engaging in this process, bidders can contribute to important projects aimed at addressing hardship and enabling beneficiaries to have a greater influence on local policies and service delivery.

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Notice Title

Help Through Crisis - Learning Support and Evaluation Contract

Notice Description

The Fund is seeking a Service Provider to provide learning, support and evaluation services to the 59 local area partnerships. The Learning, Support and Evaluation contract will: 1) Support and empower grant holders to robustly evaluate and measure the impact of their projects . 2) Help grant holders to support beneficiaries in having more influence on service delivery within their individual projects and more widely with other partnerships and local stakeholders. 3. Identify good practice and critical success factors in order to enable a comparison of approaches and their effectiveness in different scenarios . 4. Support grant holders to replicate or scale-up approaches from elsewhere to help meet the needs of their beneficiaries. 5. Identify research gaps regarding the tackling and prevention of hardship crisis and ensure that learning from the programme on impact and efficacy of models contributes to the development of the evidence base. 6. Enable a stronger, collective voice for beneficiaries to influence policy and practice both locally and nationally. The contract is for an initial term of three years with the option to extend up to a further two years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d97c3f2b-a2fd-4177-b35d-cb111dee091c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f1b56ac2-0ba6-4177-a34a-53e55ec973e3
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

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


CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Jan 20179 years ago
Submission Deadline
8 Feb 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
20 Mar 2017 - 19 Mar 2020 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BIG LOTTERY FUND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@biglotteryfund.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC4A 1DE
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
City of London
Electoral Ward
Castle Baynard
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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