Notice Information
Notice Title
Arwain DGC 2 Project Evaluation
Notice Description
Arwain DGC (Defnydd Gwrthfioteg Cyfrifol) Cymru, brings together experienced collaborators, including key Welsh agricultural stakeholders (Menter a Busnes, Welsh Lamb and Beef Producers), academic institutions (University of Bristol, Aberystwyth Vet School) and Veterinary Delivery Partners (Iechyd Da, Milfeddygon Gogledd Cymru), to deliver a programme addressing AMR in animals and the environment. The project will be closely aligned to Welsh Government's 5-year Implementation plan for AMR in animals and the environment.As a result of the success of the Arwain DGC programm, Welsh Governament have confirmed initial funding up to 31 st March 2024, with the programme's current schedule of activities continuing until 31 st of March 2025.This next phase of the project builds on the original work of Arwain DGC, the project internally will be recognised as Arwain DGC 2. The successful supplier of the evaluation service will have access to the initial evaluations, and are expected to build on these reports to reflect on the outputs and outcomes of Arwain DGC 2.Arwain DGC 2 is seeking to appoint a project evaluator for the duration of the project until 31 st of March 2025 (period from 1 Aprill 2024 to 31 st of March 2025 is subject to funding).This will include providing guidance to the Project Manager on improving current monitoring and reporting systems and producing an initial, mid-term and final evaluation report on the implementation and progress of the project. It is anticipated that this will include an assessment of:Process & Monitoring: Project implementation, progress against outputs and outcomes compared with the requirements. Evaluate and develop the project's monitoring and reporting systems to measure progress towards achievement of outputs.Outputs: The independent evaluator will assess each activity against the outputs and outcomes as described in the specification document (shared in advanced of the inception meeting).An ongoing output in delivering the project, will be for each project partner and the external evaluator to review and reflect on what effect each workstream has had on AMR and infection.Outcomes: The evaluator will need to measure the impact of each workstream, and assess how the programme has contributed to the overall aims and objectives.Working with the project team, the independent evaluators will also be expected to advise on the best metric to measure impact of each workstream.The evaluators will have open access to all workstreams of the programme, and will undertake an impact and counterfactual assessment in order to ascertain the difference made by Arwain DGC 2, and to make an assessment of impact relative to a scenario in which the operation had not taken place.As part of the impact and counterfactual assessment, the evaluator will need to take into account any external factors which may have also contributed to observed outcomes, to provide an accurate measure of impact as possible to Arwain DGC 2.Impact: Achievements against objectives, assessment of broader outcomes and impacts of the project, unintended consequences, recommendations for all activities listed in section 2 Project Description.The evaluation should illustrate how the project has contributed to the aims and objectives of the Welsh Government's Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals and Environment Five Year Implementation Plan for Wales, The Wales AH&W Framework Implementation Plan, The UK 20-year vision for antimicrobial resistance and all cross-cutting themes.Behavioural Change: We also want to evaluate behavioural change of the stakeholders, particularly vets and farmers as a result of participating in the project.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=135081.The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (WA Ref:135081)The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-kuma6s-135081
- Publication Source
- Sell2Wales
- Latest Notice
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=135081
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- 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
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 Sep 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Oct 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- 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
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MENTER A BUSNES
- Contact Name
- Dewi Hughes
- Contact Email
- dewi.hughes@menterabusnes.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1970636565
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CEREDIGION
- Postcode
- SY23 3AH
- Post Town
- Shrewsbury
- 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)
- TLL41 Mid Wales
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- Ceredigion
- Electoral Ward
- Llanbadarn Fawr
- Westminster Constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=SEP451306&idx=1
25th September 2023 - Arwain DGC 2 - Evaluation ITT
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