Notice Information
Notice Title
Connecting Green Infrastructure - South West Wales (Monitoring & Evaluation)
Notice Description
Timescale: December 2021 - May 2023An award has been made by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council to appoint the services of a consultant or consultancy company, to carry out an independent evaluation of the recently funded 'Connecting Green Infrastructure' regional project.The primary aim of the project, working as part of a new regional partnership, is to enable the co-design and co-delivery of Green Infrastructure (GI) in ways that meets local needs, supports communities and their health, builds ecosystem resilience, and enhances biodiversity.The project is setting out a new and collaborative approach to designing and delivering green infrastructure (GI) across Neath Port Talbot (NPT), Swansea and Carmarthenshire, for the benefit of local communities and their natural environment.This is a partnership project, with the Council working alongside Swansea Council, Carmarthenshire County Council, Coed Lleol and Cwmaman Town Council.The project is funded by the Welsh Government's Enabling Natural Resources and Well-being in Wales (ENRaW) Fund, supported by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and Welsh Government.Specification:-The Countryside & Wildlife Team of Neath Port Talbot Council is therefore seeking to appoint the services of a consultant or consultancy company, to carry out an independent evaluation of the Connecting Green Infrastructure Project. The consultant will complete a programme of work made up of three main elements:1. A preliminary review of the project at the start of the main project start, and reflective of work undertaken since formal project commencement, 26th February, 2020. This will include analysing information and methods outlined in grant submission and project documents, formalising the type of information and feedback gathered by the GI Team throughout the project, and communicating any early recommendations via a preliminary evaluation report.2. Working closely with the steering group (project partners), the consultant will identify and recommend the best way to centrally monitor project activities over the duration of the project, reviewing current indicators and reflecting grant funding requirements and existing monitoring systems.3. A detailed final project evaluation that will analyse all aspects of the project, to include an assessment of how the project responded to any recommendations made3in the preliminary evaluation. The final evaluation will establish if the project has been completed in accordance with the project application, offer and budget; and how well it has achieved the Project Indicators.The consultant / consultancy company will be required to evaluate, report and where appropriate make recommendations for improvement on the following aspects:* Effectiveness of the delivery of the project.* Effectiveness of the project in co-designing and co-delivering Green Infrastructure (GI) in ways that meets local needs, supports communities and their health, builds ecosystem resilience, and enhances biodiversity.* Implementation, operation and as far as possible, the impact of the scheme.* Added value benefits, including how the project performed against the delivery of aims, objectives and commitments, reviewing what worked well, what didn't work well, lessons learned and how they were addressed.* How the project contributed to the goals of the Well Being and Future Generations Act and the requirements of the Environment (Wales) Act, and across cross cutting theme, to include:- Equality of opportunity and gender mainstreaming- Sustainable development- Tackling poverty and social exclusion- Promotion of the Welsh language- Children's rights and support for families.* Assess the governance and project management, including the effectiveness of regional working practices.* Key lessons relevant to this and future operations.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-kuma6s-114532
- Publication Source
- Sell2Wales
- Latest Notice
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=114532
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
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- CPV Codes
45262640 - Environmental improvement works
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72224000 - Project management consultancy services
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79311400 - Economic research services
79311410 - Economic impact assessment
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
79411000 - General management consultancy services
79411100 - Business development consultancy services
79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
79420000 - Management-related services
79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work
79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
90712200 - Forest conservation strategy planning
90712400 - Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services
90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
90714000 - Environmental auditing
90721100 - Landscape protection services
90722000 - Environmental rehabilitation
92533000 - Nature reserve services
92534000 - Wildlife preservation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Dec 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Nov 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Not Specified
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NEATH PORT TALBOT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Rebecca Sharp
- Contact Email
- r.sharp@npt.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1639686149
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEATH
- Postcode
- SA11 2GG
- Post Town
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL44 Neath Port Talbot
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Electoral Ward
- Briton Ferry West
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberafan Maesteg
Further Information
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