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title: "Business Basic interim and full evaluation report"
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# Business Basic interim and full evaluation report

Buyer: BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2734a699-df60-4935-8efc-774d168e18f8

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## Summary

The Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) seeks a contractor to produce both interim and final evaluation reports for the Business Basics programme, with the interim report for 21/22 required to be completed by 28 May 2021. This open tender procedure aims to assess findings and progress from a four-year initiative involving multiple funded projects. The contract, valued at £90,000, will run from 28 May 2021 until 28 February 2023, focusing on research and consultancy services related to the programme's unique design and lessons learned. The tender was initially published on 5 May 2021 and closed for submissions on 19 May 2021.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in research and evaluation, particularly those experienced in producing comprehensive analytical reports. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) will find this tender well-suited to their capabilities, allowing them to contribute valuable insights into public policy and programme assessments. The evaluation process will encourage innovation and scalability in existing projects, making it ideal for firms looking to expand their influence within government-related initiatives.

## Notice

BEIS requires a contractor to support to produce an interim Business Basics report 21/22 and a final 22/23 evaluation report to present progress and findings for the entire 4-year programme. Interim report 21/22 The interim report 21/22 will present findings to dates and set out details of the programme, unique design approach, projects funded, learnings to date, policy findings, policy implications and any recommendations for future approaches to Business Basics. This report will be a follow on from the progress report published in 2019 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-basics-programme-progress-report-october-2019) The interim report will provide the contractor the opportunity to set the ground work for the final evaluation report in 22/23. There is also a requirement to support BEIS in ensuring that final reports from the individual projects are assessed to ensure reports are of a "standard" as set out in the BEIS evaluation framework. Final Business Basics Evaluation report 22/23 The final report will amalgamate and set out detailed outcomes of all the 32 funded projects under the Business Basics fund and evaluate and report on the overall outcome and outputs of the programme. Content would be agreed with both BEIS and the contractor but would involve, bringing together lessons learnt, general findings and policy recommendations, scalability opportunities and present a case for more experimentation in policy making. This will support in embedding outcomes into wider business support policy and set the future direction for similar experimental programmes. Please see the Additional information, below, for further requirements for the reporting. Additional information: There is a requirement to report on: 1. An overview of the Programme and the experimental design of the programme, including its unique approach and value of findings. 2. An overview of lessons learnt covering process, implementation and policy leanings and their implications. 3. A discussion of the characteristics of the experiments undertaken of each project e.g. location, sector etc. 4. Undertaking robustness checks such as the sensitivity of findings to the structure of derived outcome variables. 5. The barriers that each funded project set out to address and the interventions tested. 6. Individual findings from each project - evidence of impacts and lessons learnt. 7. Where projects are closely related, a comparison of findings and explanations for why any differences may exist. 8. Recommendations for future research on individual projects including replication or scalability opportunities. 9. The robustness of findings and gaps or inconsistencies - A determination on whether the findings have not just 'statistical significance' but also 'policy significance. 10. A set of over conclusions/recommendation including, future approaches for the programme and policy recommendations. 11. Support with dissemination activities and stakeholder engagement. 12. Support in gaining internal approval of the report.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35b01b1e-8ada-4b6d-a88c-38a156c65409 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jun 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 19 May 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 May 2021 |
| Contract period | 8 Jun 2021 - 28 Feb 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £90,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £90,000 |
| 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 | BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0ET |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NESTA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 16 Jun 2021 at 12:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35b01b1e-8ada-4b6d-a88c-38a156c65409
- 14 May 2021 at 13:29 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c7f8063-e342-4ba0-a8c6-08324785ec29
- 10 May 2021 at 08:15 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c7f8063-e342-4ba0-a8c6-08324785ec29
- 5 May 2021 at 13:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c7f8063-e342-4ba0-a8c6-08324785ec29

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35b01b1e-8ada-4b6d-a88c-38a156c65409
  16th June 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c7f8063-e342-4ba0-a8c6-08324785ec29
  14th May 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b935f2d5-bef7-43c4-945e-e744c1a2e5e8
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/daff19d6-6dc3-400d-9abf-10bd5b33cf67
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5bebf208-03e9-4d0c-a453-d555a3374bdc
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/78d60b79-f3e3-4a3a-85bf-a1497291291e
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/01270833-ee05-4ffd-b067-22316d924ee2
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/6b2c93c9-36bf-42dd-a91b-c29df6fef8a0

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/business-basics-programme
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-basics-programme-progress-report-october-2019

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