--- title: "Local Authority 'Capability' and 'Capacity' Building Grant Funding Pilot Evaluation" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7e3d464d-31a8-45e4-a420-6affa20c7000" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7e3d464d-31a8-45e4-a420-6affa20c7000" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7e3d464d-31a8-45e4-a420-6affa20c7000.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7e3d464d-31a8-45e4-a420-6affa20c7000.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY" published: "2023-02-09" --- # Local Authority 'Capability' and 'Capacity' Building Grant Funding Pilot Evaluation Buyer: BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7e3d464d-31a8-45e4-a420-6affa20c7000 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7e3d464d-31a8-45e4-a420-6affa20c7000) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7e3d464d-31a8-45e4-a420-6affa20c7000.json) ## Summary The Local Authority is seeking a contractor for the 'Capability' and 'Capacity' Building Grant Funding Pilot Evaluation project. The project falls under the 'Design and execution of research and development' industry category. It is currently in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 21st February 2023. The Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, based in Birmingham, is the buying organisation. The project aims to evaluate past funding distribution and aid in future grant funding targeting for Local Authorities, providing opportunities for businesses proficient in research and development services to support the evaluation process. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in research and development to engage with the Business Energy and Industrial Strategy for the 'Capability' and 'Capacity' Building Grant Funding Pilot Evaluation project. The focus is on supporting Local Authorities in enhancing their enforcement activities related to construction product safety. By participating in this project, businesses can contribute to shaping future grant funding targeting strategies, potentially benefiting from the estimated budget of ca. £10k per procurement to be allocated to English, Scottish, Welsh, and potentially Northern Irish Local Authorities. ## Notice In January 2021 a new national regulator for construction products was announced and would operate from within the Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS), formerly part of Business Energy & Industrial Strategy. OPSS has been working to build its evidence base on construction products and to implement recommendations from the Dame Judith Hackitt Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety. As part of its desire to work effectively to support and coordinate the activities of Local Authorities delivering against their own statutory responsibilities towards construction product safety, OPSS has begun funding a number of small projects by Local Authorities to support the development of 'capability' and 'capacity' building in relation to these statutory responsibilities (both under current 2013 regulations, and ahead of the new regulations anticipated in 2024). The new regulations are a core pillar of Government's building safety reforms in the aftermath of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire. This package of funding consists of 14-18 'procurements' of ca. PS10k to English, Scottish, and Welsh Local Authorities, with the potential for further funding to a number of Northern Irish Local Authorities. OPSS now wishes to evaluate that spend, in order to learn lessons about how to most effectively target and support future grant funding. This work will support the expectation that OPSS seeks to evaluate the impact of its efforts to effect meaningful cultural change in the construction products sector in support of the broader goals of the Building Safety Bill. The work will also provide methodological lessons for the evaluation of Local Authority grant funding across OPSS' broader remit. This research project will constitute of interviews with key programme coordinating stakeholders within Local Authorities that have received funding. With scope for further interviews with two sets of comparator Local Authorities consisting of those that expressed no interest in - and therefore received no - funding, and those that began the process of applying for funding before withdrawing their applications. The outputs of this work will inform the design and targeting of future funding to Local Authorities to support 'capability' and 'capacity' building in relation to construction product enforcement activity, including providing understanding of: * The appropriate 'scale' of discrete funding and what it is likely that this will enable Local Authorities to achieve * Further barriers to 'capability' and 'capacity' building, and how these may be overcome * What is needed for Local Authorities in terms of further support (time, input, etc) that may maximise effective utilisation of funding, the form that support might take, and how OPSS can provide it. In sum, this project will allow OPSS to evaluate how funding provided to Local Authorities has been used and how it has helped to improve services which will ultimately help the taxpayer in the long run. Additional information: OPSS is looking for a contractor to undertake market research with the recipients of the funding, as well as ones who didn't receive any and report to OPSS their findings. We will be hosting a pre-market engagement session on 21st February 2023 via MS Teams, between 2pm and 3pm and so any prospective bidders, who wish to attend, are invited to register your interest using the contact details provided above. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91dc5900-a910-4b05-9406-50ae60269443 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 21 Feb 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B4 6BS | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Ladywood | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development ## Release History - 9 Feb 2023 at 14:40 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91dc5900-a910-4b05-9406-50ae60269443 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91dc5900-a910-4b05-9406-50ae60269443 9th February 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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