--- title: "Request for proposals: Evaluation of 'systems capabilities in government' workshops" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5231495a-2a55-4ce3-b31e-888279fe9d3a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5231495a-2a55-4ce3-b31e-888279fe9d3a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5231495a-2a55-4ce3-b31e-888279fe9d3a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5231495a-2a55-4ce3-b31e-888279fe9d3a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING" published: "2023-02-28" --- # Request for proposals: Evaluation of 'systems capabilities in government' workshops Buyer: ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5231495a-2a55-4ce3-b31e-888279fe9d3a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5231495a-2a55-4ce3-b31e-888279fe9d3a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5231495a-2a55-4ce3-b31e-888279fe9d3a.json) ## Summary The Royal Academy of Engineering has issued a tender for the evaluation of 'systems capabilities in government' workshops. The evaluation seeks to provide qualitative evidence of the impact of these workshops on policy challenges. The deadline for proposals is 23 March 2023, with a contract period starting on 3 April 2023 and ending on 29 September 2023. The procurement method is 'Other - Evaluation of product service', and the industry category is 'Other community, social and personal services'. The buyer is the Royal Academy of Engineering based in London, UK. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses to compete for a contract to evaluate the impact of systems workshops on policy challenges. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialize in evaluation services may find this tender well-suited to their expertise. The evaluation will focus on assessing the effectiveness of the workshops and providing recommendations for improvement, offering a chance for businesses in the services sector to contribute to policy development in a meaningful way. ## Notice The Royal Academy of Engineering is seeking a supplier to evaluate the impact of its systems workshops which take a systems approach to tackle complex policy challenges. The evaluation will provide qualitative evidence of the impact of there workshops and understand the value of its methods and processes from the perspective of policymakers. The Academy's evaluations should aim to evaluate causality (i.e., that out work had (or lacked) real impact) and provide evidence of change. Our funders expect us to 'demonstrate/evidence value for money of our programmes or impact compared to a counterfactual'. Through this evaluation the Academy wishes to learn: - About the needs of policymakers with regards to the understanding and use of systems thinking/approaches in policy/government. - How successfully the Academy's workshops offer is increasing the understanding and use of systems thinking/approaches in policy/government. - In what way the Academy's workshops offer is supporting policy teams to develop better policies. - How successfully the lessons from the Academy are being passed on from direct participants to other policymakers. - How the systems workshops and wider systems offer can be improved. - What indicators can be used to measure the impact of the Academy's systems offer and how to improve our monitoring and evaluation activities. We expect the following deliverables from the evaluation: - A Theory of Change/logic model showing the inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes and impacts of the workshops. - A report expanding on: - The intended and unintended impacts of the workshops - The relative importance of inputs, activities and outputs in achieving outcomes and impacts - Recommendation for how the programme itself can improve - Recommendation for how the programme can improve its monitoring and evaluation activity including the data it needs to collect or access to be able to demonstrate causality in future evaluations - A summary of the evaluation, suitable for publication, written in an engaging style that is suited for a non-specialist audience. A full invitation to tender can be found here: https://raeng.org.uk/media/gf2dwz0g/scottish-government-evaluation-commission-itt_v3.pdf Deadline for proposals: 12pm on 23 March 2023 Please send submissions with subject line ITT: Evaluation of 'systems capabilities in government' workshops to: calum.savage@raeng.org.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2122a76-a2b6-4a1e-9f8e-26c98a79f53b | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - Evaluation of product service | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 23 Mar 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Apr 2023 - 29 Sep 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £8,500 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1Y 5DG | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 28 Feb 2023 at 16:37 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2122a76-a2b6-4a1e-9f8e-26c98a79f53b - 28 Feb 2023 at 16:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2122a76-a2b6-4a1e-9f8e-26c98a79f53b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2122a76-a2b6-4a1e-9f8e-26c98a79f53b 28th February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://raeng.org.uk/media/gf2dwz0g/scottish-government-evaluation-commission-itt_v3.pdf ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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