Planning

Evaluation of the Child Poverty Pathfinders - Phase 2

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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Planning

27 Feb 2023 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government is planning a tender for the Evaluation of the Child Poverty Pathfinders – Phase 2. This tender aims to understand the impact of Child Poverty Pathfinders on families, child poverty, and the economy. The procurement stage is currently at the planning phase, with a future notice date of July 31, 2023. The location of the procurement is in Glasgow, UK, and falls under the industry category of General public services.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses with expertise in evaluation services targeting child poverty initiatives. Companies specialising in social impact assessment, economic evaluation, and process evaluation are well-suited to compete. As the Scottish Government plans to initiate an open tender procedure in April 2023, interested businesses should prepare to demonstrate their capacity in holistic support programmes and their ability to work on multi-year evaluations with budgets likely to range between 200-400k GBP.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Evaluation of the Child Poverty Pathfinders - Phase 2

Notice Description

Phase 2 of the Child Poverty Pathfinder Evaluation has four key objectives: 1) Impact: To understand the impact the Child Poverty Pathfinders have on families, child poverty and the system that supports them 2) Economic impact: To understand the impact of the Child Poverty Pathfinders on the economy and public expenditure and understand how the costs of the initiatives compare to their benefits and who the costs and benefits accrue to. 3) Process: To understand the effectiveness of the way Pathfinders have been implemented 4) Learning: To understand how lessons from the Pathfinders can be captured to support scaling up and rolling out elsewhere

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Child Poverty Pathfinders are initiatives of Best Start: Bright Futures (https://www.gov.scot/publications/best-start-bright-futures-tackling-child-poverty-delivery-plan-2022-26/pages/3/), the second Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan. A number of phased Pathfinder initiatives are being developed over the lifetime of the Plan, with the overall aim of providing holistic and person-centred support that meets the specific needs of families most at risk of being in poverty. Glasgow City Council, the Scottish Government, COSLA and the Improvement Service are working together in Glasgow to provide access to support for citizens, break down siloed working and share funding, data and accountability to achieve this. Using a 'No Wrong Door' approach, families in contact with various services in the city will be proactively connected with the benefits and support they are entitled to, as well as employability and other support to thrive, live well and maximise independence. The Child Poverty Dundee Pathfinder is a collaborative initiative between the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP); Dundee City Council; the Scottish Government and other partners. It focuses on a cohort of parents in Dundee who are looking for employment and aims to support them out of poverty on a sustained basis, working across boundaries to provide holistic approaches centred around a family's specific needs. The contractor will be required to build on the first phase of the evaluation (which involved development of a theory of change, monitoring framework and early implementation process study to inform an evaluability assessment) and work with Pathfinders and the Scottish Government to carry out a process evaluation, impact evaluation and economic evaluation of the Child Poverty Pathfinders. The budget for this evaluation is likely to be in the range of 200-400k GBP. This will be a multi-year evaluation and some elements of the evaluation are likely to run up to March 2026 - although early outputs will be required to inform ongoing policy development. This evaluation (and the multi method approach required) will require contractors to draw on a number of areas of expertise. Because of the range of specialist expertise and knowledge that is required consortium bids are strongly encouraged.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000723282
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB472192
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information 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

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

CPV Codes

79311410 - Economic impact assessment

79315000 - Social research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£345,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Feb 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Jul 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Laura Vivian
Contact Email
laura.vivian@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1412420133

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 8EA
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Further Information

Notice Documents

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