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title: "Newton Fund Evaluation"
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# Newton Fund Evaluation

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-760cb602-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The UK Shared Business Services Limited is conducting a tender process for the "Newton Fund Evaluation" project. This procurement, classified under "Research and development services and related consultancy services," is part of an initiative aimed at enhancing the science and innovation capacity of partner countries. The procurement method utilised is an open procedure, with the contract valued at £500,000. The tender period has ended as of 17 June 2015, and the contract is set to commence from 1 July 2015 and conclude by 2 December 2019. The evaluation seeks methodologies for assessing the ongoing impact of the Newton Fund.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those in consultancy and research services, to contribute to impactful development projects across 15 developing countries. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may particularly benefit, as they are encouraged to participate. Companies with expertise in evaluation methodologies, data collection, and analysis would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract, as successful applicants will gather qualitative and quantitative monitoring data throughout the fund's operational period.

## Notice

http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:174245-2015:TEXT:EN:HTML Please see link to above TED notice for details. The Newton Fund aims to promote the economic development and welfare of partner countries through strengthening their science and innovation capacity. It will do so by leveraging the UK's strength in this area to, amongst other things create higher-education partnerships, fund research into development topics and identify and take forward commercialisation and innovation opportunities that address local development issues in 15 developing countries. 75 000 000 GBP per year for five years will support these capacity building activities by 15 UK Delivery Partners: the Research Councils, Academies, British Council, Met Office and Innovate UK. It is managed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Tenderers are invited to propose and develop methodologies that will capture the Newton Fund's on-going impact and delivery processes over five years. While drawing on monitoring data from Delivery Partners, BIS and Newton Fund country teams, successful applicants will conduct their own qualitative and quantitative data collection. The evaluation should also consider the delivery mechanisms and management processes of the Newton Fund. One final report is expected in 2019, with several interim reports throughout the life of the Fund. These will include a brief analysis in August 2015, and an analysis at the end of year two of the programme in March 2016. Each report should address the Fund's summative and formative impacts to date, its value for money, its delivery processes along with recommendations to improve the programme. Additional information: http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:174245-2015:TEXT:EN:HTML Please see above link to TED notice for details

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b815f3c9-606f-4dce-87f5-8a563fb259be |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Mar 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Mar 2015 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2015 - 2 Dec 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £500,000 |
| 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 | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 12 |
| Supplier names | CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY; HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY; MOUCHEL; OVE ARUP & PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL; PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS; QINETIQ; RAND EUROPE COMMUNITY INTEREST; SAMI CONSULTING; SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL FUTURES; SHAPING TOMORROW; SHARED INTELLIGENCE; TRILATERAL RESEARCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 26 Mar 2018 at 14:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b815f3c9-606f-4dce-87f5-8a563fb259be
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c81971d-1a5d-4895-b99e-f95f38dd6d20

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b815f3c9-606f-4dce-87f5-8a563fb259be
  26th March 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c81971d-1a5d-4895-b99e-f95f38dd6d20
  3rd June 2015 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:174245-2015:TEXT:EN:HTML
- http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:174245-2015:TEXT:EN:HTMLPleaseseelinktoaboveTEDnoticefordetails.TheNewtonFundaimstopromotetheeconomicdevelopmentandwelfareofpartnercountriesthroughstrengtheningtheirscienceandinnovationcapacity.ItwilldosobyleveragingtheUK'sstrengthinthisareato,amongstotherthingscreatehigher-educationpartnerships,fundresearchintodevelopmenttopicsandidentifyandtakeforwardcommercialisationandinnovationopportunitiesthataddresslocaldevelopmentissuesin15developingcountries.75000000GBPperyearforfiveyearswillsupportthesecapacitybuildingactivitiesby15UKDeliveryPartners:theResearchCouncils,Academies,BritishCouncil,MetOfficeandInnovateUK.ItismanagedbytheDepartmentforBusiness,InnovationandSkills(BIS).TenderersareinvitedtoproposeanddevelopmethodologiesthatwillcapturetheNewtonFund'son-goingimpactanddeliveryprocessesoverfiveyears.WhiledrawingonmonitoringdatafromDeliveryPartners,BISandNewtonFundcountryteams,successfulapplicantswillconducttheirownqualitativeandquantitativedatacollection.TheevaluationshouldalsoconsiderthedeliverymechanismsandmanagementprocessesoftheNewtonFund.Onefinalreportisexpectedin2019,withseveralinterimreportsthroughoutthelifeoftheFund.ThesewillincludeabriefanalysisinAugust2015,andananalysisattheendofyeartwooftheprogrammeinMarch2016.EachreportshouldaddresstheFund'ssummativeandformativeimpactstodate,itsvalueformoney,itsdeliveryprocessesalongwithrecommendationstoimprovetheprogramme.Additionalinformation:http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:174245-2015:TEXT:EN:HTMLPleaseseeabovelinktoTEDnoticefordetails

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