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title: "EVALUATION OF THE GREEN RECOVERY CHALLENGE FUND"
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# EVALUATION OF THE GREEN RECOVERY CHALLENGE FUND

Buyer: NATIONAL HERITAGE MEMORIAL FUND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a9961c5a-cd29-49ee-946f-51915470f6f8

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## Summary

The National Heritage Memorial Fund is conducting an open procurement process for the evaluation of the Green Recovery Challenge Fund titled "EVALUATION OF THE GREEN RECOVERY CHALLENGE FUND." The initiative is designed to support projects aimed at nature recovery and conservation in England, with a total funding of up to £40 million available over the financial years until March 2022. Applications were opened the week of 14th September 2020, and the tender period concluded on 14th October 2020. The selected contractor will deliver services from 9th November 2020 until 30th September 2022, focusing on monitoring and evaluating project outcomes and overall impact.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in research consultancy services, particularly those equipped to perform evaluations and assessments in environmental projects. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with experience in similar evaluations, as well as organisations with strong methodologies for monitoring and impact analysis, would be well-positioned to compete. The emphasis on delivering value for money and identifying lessons learned will be crucial in ensuring the success of the funded projects, making this a promising area of growth for capable bidders.

## Notice

The Green Recovery Challenge Fund On the 30th June 2020 DEFRA announced a new fund of up to PS40 million for nature recovery and conservation projects. The Green Recovery Challenge Fund brings forward public investment to help charities and environmental organisations start work on projects across England that will restore nature and tackle climate change. The new funding will be spent over two financial years, until March 2022, with the aim of kickstarting a pipeline of nature projects. Section 3 provides further information on the main themes of the fund. Fund timelines Applications to the fund open during the week commencing the 14th September 2020 and decisions are due to be announced by mid-late November. Projects are expected to start by December and must be delivered by the end of the financial year 2021/2022. Aims and Objectives of the Evaluation DEFRA and NLHF's approach to evaluation seeks to collect evidence on the process, outcomes and value for money of the Green Recovery Challenge Fund (GRCF). Applied at a project-level, this approach will enable projects to achieve maximum impact, while at a programme level it will support ongoing progress reporting, evaluate impact, as well as generating lessons learnt for future investment. The GRCF monitoring and evaluation approach has the following four elements: 1. Project level monitoring, including tracking delivery against milestones and KPIs and progress reporting. 2. Project evaluation throughout the lifetime of the work, culminating in grantees documenting their own evidence and lessons learnt, or choosing to commission their own independent research into their impact. 3. Programme monitoring to track the activity and outputs that the fund has supported 4. Programme evaluation to research the combined impact of the funding, assess its cost-effectiveness and value for money and collate lessons learnt for the partners, grantees and the environmental sector. This Invitation to Tender relates primarily to the final element as outlined in paragraph 2.2 (4) above - the evaluation of the overall outcomes and impact of the Green Recovery Challenge Fund. While grantees and NLHF will lead on elements 1-3 (at the project and programme level), the contractor will be required to support the design of programme monitoring, through their work on an output and outcomes framework (see paragraph 4.4), where we intend to agree a Theory of Change that can be applied at all levels of the GRCF. A FULL DESCRIPTION IS AVAILABLE IN THE ITT ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. PLEASE NOTE:- Your tender proposals must be sent electronically via e-mail before the tender return deadline of midday, 14th October 2020 to the following contact: Ruth Dench The National Lottery Heritage Fund Mezzanine Floor International House 1 St Katharine's Way London E1W 1UN Bii.Admin@heritagefund.org.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85dd1077-fc6e-4e02-9852-b6daee926cc6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Nov 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Oct 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | 9 Nov 2020 - 30 Sep 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £165,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £160,000 |
| 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 | NATIONAL HERITAGE MEMORIAL FUND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E1W 1UN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | St Katharine's & Wapping |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ICF CONSULTING SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services

## Release History

- 2 Nov 2020 at 16:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85dd1077-fc6e-4e02-9852-b6daee926cc6
- 1 Oct 2020 at 08:25 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13f3d052-233f-4b2d-beb4-bd3509c9d9eb
- 15 Sep 2020 at 07:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13f3d052-233f-4b2d-beb4-bd3509c9d9eb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85dd1077-fc6e-4e02-9852-b6daee926cc6
  2nd November 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13f3d052-233f-4b2d-beb4-bd3509c9d9eb
  1st October 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fb9ca72c-47ea-4b80-a36d-f52b5fa83196
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c1f33393-6854-4181-9e31-2cd28d602039
  Standard Service Contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/37f3cf24-3c38-490d-8633-823c7658a4e0

## Notice URLs

- https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/

## Provenance

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