Tender

The Appointment of Consultancy Support for a final evaluation of North East Wales Innovation and Ski

WREXHAM UNIVERSITY

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Tender

06 Dec 2023 at 15:59

S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Wrexham University in the services industry issuing a tender titled "The Appointment of Consultancy Support for a final evaluation of North East Wales Innovation and Skills Network". The tender is at the Tender stage with a deadline for submissions on December 20, 2023. The project aims to enhance business engagement activities by providing additional Knowledge Transfer Vouchers to businesses in Denbighshire, Flintshire, and Wrexham. The tender is open for interested consultancy firms to bid on the project.

This tender from Wrexham University presents an opportunity for consultancy services businesses to contribute to the North East Wales Innovation and Skills Network project. Businesses specialising in evaluation consultancy services can compete for this project that focuses on boosting productivity and innovation in North Wales. The contract offers an opportunity for growth through collaboration with academia and businesses in the region, aligning with the UK government's levelling up objectives to enhance business standards in disadvantaged areas.

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Notice Title

The Appointment of Consultancy Support for a final evaluation of North East Wales Innovation and Ski

Notice Description

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is part of UK government's commitment to level up all parts of the UK by delivering on each of the levelling up objectives: Boost productivity, pay, jobs and living standards by growing the private sector, especially in those places where they are lagging.The North East Wales Innovation and Skills Network project builds on Wrexham University's (WU) existing Ladder of Innovation business engagement programme by enhancing participation in Knowledge Transfer activities. This includes access to academic time, skills, materials, equipment and training. Currently North Wales businesses can access up to five vouchers worth PS500 each to cover some of the costs of such activities.Through this proposal, up to five additional Knowledge Transfer Vouchers worth PS500 each will beavailable to businesses in the counties of Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham as a contributiontowards collaborative R&D activities, pilot studies, proof of concept activities, etc. Additional financial support will also be available to NE Wales businesses for mini-Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) which embed a graduate within a business to work on a research area of potential commercial benefit, and engage in learning activities/CPD. Normally only academic costs are funded (c.30%) and graduate cost is shouldered by participating businesses, but SPF will fund this balance.Owing to the shorter time available to deliver this initiative we have limited the project to offeringsix (6) mini KTP's only as there is insufficient time to complete a full KTP (c.2 years). Whilst this has reduced the cash match funding as indicated at Stage 1 and reduced SPF grant request accordingly we anticipate that some mini-KTPs will proceed to full KTPs beyond the timeframe of the project. These will add significant value to the regional economy.Finally, the project will scope training and research needs of business through feasibility studies and joint workshops, engage with entrepreneurs in both for-profit and social enterprises and deliver a series of engagement events through the project lifetime.For both collaborative R&D/KT and CPD/training aspects The North East Wales Innovation and Skills Network will focus on six areas of academic strength at WU to ensure that these activities are targeted and realistic in terms of delivery within the timeframe. This will also support the up-and-coming North Wales Growth Deal funded Enterprise Engineering and Optic Centre (EEOC) project based on the university's Plas Coch site in Wrexham and OpTIC centre in St Asaph, as well as work at Northop Campus and Broughton. In addition, there is a new The Cyber Innovation Academy launching late 2023 on the Wrexham campus.Scope and Objective of the Invitation to TenderWe anticipate that initially a baseline assessment for the project will be carried out, to understand current levels of activity and to determine clear milestones over its lifetime. Establishment of baselines will be undertaken through internal stakeholder review. This inception evaluation process will also confirm that the proposed monitoring process is robust and fit for purpose. The project would then culminate in a summative evaluation.The summative evaluation will attempt to isolate those impacts that are attributable to the funded activity from other interventions. This evaluation will be commissioned with the aim of determining the effectiveness, results and impacts of the SPF funded project and will include any unforeseen outcomes/disbenefits that may have arisen. During the last 3 months of the project, the focus will shift towards documenting the project for the above summative evaluation. Key data will have been captured during the operation phase from all aspects of the project.We envisage the steps below being followed for subsequent evaluations against the new targets set for the funded project, in order to identify successes and any challenges:Delivery and management- Funding- Management and Governance- Communications and marketingProgress to date- Delivery against proposed targets- Barriers and opportunities in delivery.Outcomes of the project- Overview- Impact of Knowledge sharing and business support.- Gaps and challenges (bottlenecks, areas for improvement)- Case Studies.Impacts of the NE Wales Innovation and Skills Network project- Sustainability of businesses/projects supported- Unintended impacts and disbenefitsConclusions and Recommendations- Delivery and management- Progress to-date- Continuation recommendationsThe scope of the evaluation will be confined to an examination of the operation and theinterdependencies as they relate to North East Wales.We have allocated PS9000 including VAT for external project evaluation.Output / ObjectivesThe Consultant will produce a final report in December 2024 highlighting their findings.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=137083.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. None(WA Ref:137083)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-137083
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=137083
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

CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79411000 - General management 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
6 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Dec 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
WREXHAM UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Arwel Staples
Contact Email
Not specified
Contact Phone
+44 1978293188

Buyer Location

Locality
WREXHAM
Postcode
LL11 2AW
Post Town
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wrexham
Electoral Ward
Grosvenor
Westminster Constituency
Wrexham

Further Information

Notice Documents

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