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title: "Evaluation partner: engagement with children and young people - National Keyworking Evaluation"
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# Evaluation partner: engagement with children and young people - National Keyworking Evaluation

Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-87cc36c0-65ee-4ed9-92b3-24d0d693294b

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## Summary

The National Childrens Bureau has been awarded a contract by NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit for the "Evaluation partner: engagement with children and young people - National Keyworking Evaluation" tender. The procurement falls under the services category and is located in the East Midlands, United Kingdom. The tender commenced on 13th June 2022, with a contract period starting on 14th June 2022 and ending on 31st March 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in research services, social research services, and evaluation consultancy services to engage with autistic children and young people, and those with learning disabilities. Small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises are well-suited to compete for this contract. The successful bidder, the National Childrens Bureau, will need to engage with these vulnerable groups to provide valuable insights for the national evaluation process led by NHS Arden & GEM CSU.

## Notice

NHS Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit (AGEM) has been commissioned to conduct an evaluation of the Keyworking Programme. The evaluation will focus on early adopter areas and use mixed methods to test the theory of change described in a single logic model. The aim of this exercise is to contract with a suitably experienced and qualified supplier to ensure appropriate engagement, using qualitative evaluations methods, with autistic Children and Young people (CYP) and CYP with learning disabilities and parents/ carers. The successful bidder will be responsible for designing and completing robust and adaptive data collection, in line with the Evaluation Framework, from CYP allocated a Keyworker, and parents/ carers in participating sites. The successful bidder will also be responsible for analysing and reporting findings to inform the wider national evaluation led by NHS Arden & GEM CSU.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81a696e8-95d0-46d7-997e-b2b2d9dcdca2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2022 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £180,000 |
| 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 | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 6NB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NATIONAL CHILDRENS BUREAU |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services
- 79315000 - Social research services
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

## Release History

- 4 Nov 2022 at 12:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81a696e8-95d0-46d7-997e-b2b2d9dcdca2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81a696e8-95d0-46d7-997e-b2b2d9dcdca2
  4th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=46996&B=AGCSU
  Additional data

## Notice URLs

- https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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