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# Evaluation of the Archives Revealed Funding Programme 2024 - 2029

Buyer: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0f5cc5a2-3358-4c6d-b9b1-cc8959045967

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## Summary

The National Archives, based in Richmond, England, has concluded the awarding stage for the contract titled "Evaluation of the Archives Revealed Funding Programme 2024 - 2029". The procurement process, conducted as an open procedure above threshold, sought an evaluation partner to study the impacts of the funding programme. The contract, valued at £156,510, was awarded to Economic Research Services Limited. The awarded contract will run from 31 January 2025 to 30 June 2029. Essential dates include the end of the tender period on 29 November 2024 and the commencement of the contract period in early 2025. This procurement falls under the "Library, archives, museums and other cultural services" category with CPA code 92500000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for business growth, primarily targeting SMEs with capabilities in cultural services evaluation. The successful supplier is expected to provide a comprehensive and ambitious evaluation plan, contributing to the development and refinement of the Archives Revealed programme. The evaluation will help inform future decision-making, improve programme delivery, and support advocacy efforts for continued funding. Companies with expertise in quantitative and qualitative data analysis, programme evaluation, and stakeholder consulting will find this procurement particularly well-suited to their strengths.

## Notice

The purpose of this procurement process is to select a supplier to evaluate the Archives Revealed funding programme between 2024 and 2029. The attached invitation to tender document outlines the requirements for potential suppliers. The Archives Revealed programme is seeking an evaluation partner to help us understand the (direct and indirect) impacts of the fund, explore the process of funding, and the contribution that the fund makes to defined outcomes and goals for its stakeholders. This summative evaluation should gather learning about the programme as a whole, including both the grants awarded and the associated sector development activity. We want to develop our understanding of our grantees and applicants' experience with the programme; consult with the sector and key stakeholders, generating quantitative and qualitative data to support its evolution and refinement; and create advocacy and knowledge products for the sector, and for existing and potentially future funders. The evaluation supplier should propose methods, measures and outcomes that relate to the aims of stakeholder groups, and that are realistic and proportionate to the size of the grants offered and to the capacity of the archives sector. These should be shaped into an ambitious but viable evaluation plan. We require the successful supplier to develop the programme's existing aims and deliverables, and other stakeholder perspectives, into a logic model and/ or Theory of Change to help guide the programme's delivery and explain its purpose and design. The evaluation will be used to: 1. produce reliable and useful information to inform decision-making 2. iteratively improve the programme's delivery during implementation 3. inform future funding provision and 4. support advocacy for the fund and sector

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7b3b315-7811-4d53-ad98-8d95ac8f556e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £156,510 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £156,510 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES |
| Locality | RICHMOND |
| Post town | Twickenham |
| Postcode | TW9 4DU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Kew |
| Westminster constituency | Richmond Park |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services

## Release History

- 7 Feb 2025 at 12:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7b3b315-7811-4d53-ad98-8d95ac8f556e
- 25 Oct 2024 at 08:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61e81a20-5c85-474e-bb09-5866329c3fdd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7b3b315-7811-4d53-ad98-8d95ac8f556e
  7th February 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61e81a20-5c85-474e-bb09-5866329c3fdd
  25th October 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1693b2b2-ac5b-485b-bad7-973fb9403387

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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