Notice Information
Notice Title
Participatory Action Research (PAR) training and the development
Notice Description
WFD is issuing this Invitation to Tender ("ITT") to a range of potential suppliers of goods and/or services and would welcome a bid from your organisation. WFD is looking to establish a framework until 31st March 2027 consisting of one or more supplier(s) to help strenghten Participatory Action Research approaches at WFD and mainstream them across the organisation. The type of services we would like to procure include: * PAR training to WFD staff encluding introducing PAR conceptually and theoretically, training on PAR practical methodologies and how to develop overarching research questions. * Research accompaniment to WFD and individual programme teams * Co-designing learning questions and plans for PAR with WFD staff * Co-developing PAR case studies * Contributing to a WFD PAR implementation approach/guide with an ongoing learning plan
Lot Information
Lot 1
Bid requirements In general, the bid should include the following: 1. Organisational profile 2. Proposed solution and how it meets the specification 3. Financial proposal 4. References 5. Confirmation of compliance with General Terms and Conditions of Tendering Organisational profile: * Company profile, including brief history and financial overview * Case studies/credentials demonstrating relevant experience and skills profile * Names and brief biographies of key staff WFD is particularly keen to receive bids from organisations which are - or are working towards becoming - living wage employers and that have a broadly representative and balanced Board from gender and ethnicity perspectives. Proposed solution: * Clear explanation as to the proposed approach to meeting the specification set out in this ITT. * Detailed project plan, including timelines, assumptions and dependencies, resourcing and risks. Financial proposal: * Full breakdown costings for the proposed solution in GBP sterling * Separate accounting of VAT and/or any other applicable tax, duty, or charge. * Detailing of any discount applied in view of WFD's not-for-profit status. References: * The bid should include details of two references relating to similar goods/services provided in the last three years. Please note - referees will only be contacted once Preferred Bidder status is assigned. Confirmation of acceptance of General Terms and Conditions of Tendering: * All bidders will be deemed to have accepted the WFD Terms and Conditions of Tendering and confirmed their compliance. All bidders should also note the following: * all bids should be submitted in English; * all bids should be submitted in electronic form only; * this ITT and the response may be incorporated in whole or in part into the final contract; * only information provided in response to questions set out in this documentation will be taken into consideration for the purposes of evaluating the ITT; * bids which are poorly organised or poorly written, such that evaluation and comparison with other submissions is notably difficult, may exclude the bidder from further consideration; and * any bids which do not fully comply with the requirements of this ITT may be disregarded at the absolute discretion of WFD. Evaluation criteria WFD does not provide a mathematical formula by which bids will be weighted and evaluated, but the procurement committee will usually consider the following criteria, among others in the evaluation of all responses: Quality of bid document Service offer and solution fit to specification Quality, capacity, and track-record of bidders based on references Value for money and pricing factors Professional profile, track record, and references Relevant experience, including case studies
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04af4a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033842-2024
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Oct 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 9EX
- Post Town
- South West 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
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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