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title: "DEVOLUTION CONSULTATION: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND EVALUATION"
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buyer: "EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2024-01-23"
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# DEVOLUTION CONSULTATION: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND EVALUATION

Buyer: EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ca0e4a2d-c8f8-4a8a-9d6d-2bcda2ad41e2

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## Summary

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council, in collaboration with Hull City Council, has awarded a contract for the procurement of services related to Quality Assurance and Evaluation for a Devolution consultation. This contract falls under the business and management consultancy services category, with a value of £52,990 GBP. The procurement method used was selective, involving a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender period ended on December 4, 2023, and the contract will be in effect from December 5, 2023, to March 31, 2024. The location of the procurement is in Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.

This tender presents an opportunity for service providers, particularly those experienced in business and management consultancy services, to support the East Riding of Yorkshire Council in ensuring the quality and effectiveness of the forthcoming Devolution consultation. Businesses with expertise in conducting consultations, risk mitigation, stakeholder engagement, and quality assurance frameworks would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The service provider selected will play a crucial role in safeguarding the consultation process, reducing legal risks, and enhancing stakeholder engagement, ultimately contributing to the successful implementation of the Devolution draft deal.

## Notice

East Riding of Yorkshire Council, in conjunction with Hull City Council, wishes to procure services in relation to the Quality Assurance and Evaluation of a forthcoming consultation in respect of our Devolution draft deal agreed with the Government. Dates are to be confirmed, however an indicative timeline that covers the expected contract is below: * Pre-Consultation (preparations and quality assurance): December 2023 * Consultation: January-February 2024 * Duration of Consultation: 6-8 weeks * Production of Consultation Analysis Report: mid/late March 2024 We wish to appoint a service provider who will work with East Riding of Yorkshire Council to ensure that planning and activities are in line with the standards expected under best practice in adherence to the Gunning Principles in producing a quality assurance framework. We require that each stage of the process be formally reviewed by an independent QA Verifier, who will certify our process as meeting at least the minimum standards if not best practice. It is envisaged that the service provider support will: * Reduce the risk of a legal challenge by identifying vulnerabilities such as gaps and non-compliances * Reduce the risk of legal challenge at the design consideration stage using known risk mitigation techniques * Offer assurances to stakeholders, knowing that consultations have been conducted in a fair and meaningful way * Inform the consultation design based on previous experience (preferably with devolution consultations) * Harmonise thinking by deploying tools for ensuring there is consistency, such as the use of an agreed consultation mandate in the framing and scoping of a consultation The service provider will support preparations for each stage of the process, ensuring that standards are understood and, where required, providing practical advice on how to prepare for both initial Quality Assurance and later Analysis. An initial scoping meeting between the devolution working group and the service provider would be expected to agree on the parameters for the inclusion in the Quality Assurance. Formal stages of the process are to be agreed at this time.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ecfbc89-abce-4f7d-ab5a-8640b9706a14 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 5 Dec 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £52,990 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £52,990 |
| 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 | EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | BEVERLEY |
| Post town | Hull |
| Postcode | HU17 9BA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE12 East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Local authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Electoral ward | St Mary's |
| Westminster constituency | Beverley and Holderness |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE CONSULTATION INSTITUTE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 23 Jan 2024 at 12:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ecfbc89-abce-4f7d-ab5a-8640b9706a14

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ecfbc89-abce-4f7d-ab5a-8640b9706a14
  23rd January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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