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title: "Evaluation Coordinator for the Children's Social Care Innovation Programme / Partners in Practice"
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# Evaluation Coordinator for the Children's Social Care Innovation Programme / Partners in Practice

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a7100de9-b055-4b7a-81e1-57394a6bddb0

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## Summary

The procurement process involved the Department for Education, seeking an Evaluation Coordinator for the Children's Social Care Innovation Programme and Partners in Practice. Classified under the education and training services category, the procurement was conducted through a selective method as a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The tender period concluded on 24th February 2017, with the contract officially starting on 24th April 2017 and lasting until 31st March 2019. The contract value was £457,550, and it was awarded to KM Research and Consultancy Limited.

This tender provides a unique opportunity for businesses specialising in evaluation, data analysis, and social care research. Companies that have experience in setting high evaluation standards, managing evaluation teams, and synthesising data across various themes would be particularly well-suited to participate. The process highlights the demand for robust evaluation strategies in education services, indicating potential growth avenues in this industry for qualified providers.

## Notice

The Department for Education invited proposals for an Evaluation Coordinator to lead, on behalf of the Department, the evaluation strategy for round 2 of the Children's Social Care Innovation Programme (IP) and Partners in Practice (PiPs). The Evaluation Coordinator will be responsible for setting and assuring high evaluation standards, overseeing evaluations, and bringing together data across themes to demonstrate progress towards the Innovation Programme and Partners in Practice objectives.The evaluation coordinator will support the allocation of evaluation teams to each theme and will oversee the evaluation teams and work with them to look at the policy issues and priorities associated with that theme, develop hypotheses to test, then look at past, existing, and pipeline projects to design the most appropriate evaluation. The evaluation coordinator will be required to work closely with the Department and it's delivery partner (currently the Spring Consortium, made up of Deloitte, Innovation Unit and Mutual Ventures) particularly in supporting and challenging high quality evaluation plans, analysing and drawing conclusions on programme-level questions and the dissemination of learning and good practice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aa1681c4-cc58-45b9-bbd0-62c55102291f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Jan 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Feb 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Mar 2017 |
| Contract period | 23 Apr 2017 - 31 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £457,550 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 3BH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | Sherbourne |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry North West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KM RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED T/A OPCIT RESEARCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 22 Jan 2018 at 14:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aa1681c4-cc58-45b9-bbd0-62c55102291f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aa1681c4-cc58-45b9-bbd0-62c55102291f
  22nd January 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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