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title: "First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund Evaluation"
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# First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund Evaluation

Buyer: ARCHBISHOP'S COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f59ec822-a0d0-4da5-90ea-cfaa6d6093b4

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## Summary

The Archbishop's Council is undertaking the "First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund Evaluation" to assess the impact and effectiveness of grant allocations aimed at repairing Anglican and Catholic cathedrals in England. This procurement process, classified under research and development consultancy services, is currently in the Award stage, with an active contract valued at £37,353 awarded on 27th November 2017, following a tender period that ended on 20th November 2017. The evaluation will take place from 18th December 2017 until 31st May 2018 and is part of a broader initiative to utilise £40 million allocated by the government for essential repair works on these historic buildings. 

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), looking to grow within the consultancy services sector. Providers with expertise in heritage building restoration, economic impact assessment, and community engagement would be particularly well-suited to compete. The contract includes not only the necessary evaluative components but also the potential for influencing future funding initiatives for cathedral repairs, thereby offering sustained business growth opportunities in this specialised field.

## Notice

The first PS20 million of the government's First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs fund was announced by the Chancellor in the March 2014 Budget and set up with the following objectives: * To carry out necessary repair works to the fabric of the listed Anglican and Catholic cathedral churches in England. The works should be necessary to keep the building wind-proof and weather-tight, safe and open to the public. * To carry out repairs to prevent further deterioration of the fabric of the listed building. * To ensure the listed buildings are in a good and safe state of repair in order to host events commemorating the First World War. A further PS20 million was announced in the March 2016 Budget with the same objectives. The Fund is administered by the Cathedrals and Church Buildings Division (CCB, also known as ChurchCare) of the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England, on behalf of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. In total 146 grants have been awarded to 57 Anglican and Catholic Cathedrals. The Fund has supported 133 separate projects (NB some projects received more than one grant). The grant applications were assessed by an Expert Panel against the grant objectives, using the following criteria: * The urgency of the work. * The contribution of the project to keeping the cathedral safe and open. * The financial need of the cathedral. * The impact the completion of this project would have on the cathedral's overall maintenance and repairs programme. This criterion was intended to see where these grants could have maximum impact. The objectives of the evaluation are: * To assess how far the grants have met the Fund's objectives and criteria (see above). * To assess the wider economic impact of the funding, including impact of the fund on the state of the specialist building industry, e.g. numbers employed, training enabled (including apprenticeships) in traditional craft skills, how easy was it to obtain tenders, impact on local pricing of e.g. scaffolding. This assessment should differentiate between cathedrals with and without in-house works teams. * To obtain information about the wider community benefits of the funding, e.g. in terms of enabling community activity such as knowledge/learning about the Cathedral and First World War, First World War commemoration and other activies. This will including the ability to reallocate funds towards community activities which would otherwise have been allocated towards repair works. * To enable learning about what worked well and what worked less well about the grant processes, to inform future cathedral repair funding initiatives. * To identify how far the grant programme has gone towards meeting the identified long-term maintenance and repair needs of Anglican and Catholic cathedrals in England.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca1be11a-47e5-4310-89ab-9808bfacfca0 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Dec 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Nov 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Nov 2017 |
| Contract period | 18 Dec 2017 - 31 May 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £40,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £37,353 |
| 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 | ARCHBISHOP'S COUNCIL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3AZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ERS RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 21 Dec 2017 at 14:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca1be11a-47e5-4310-89ab-9808bfacfca0
- 1 Nov 2017 at 16:35 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f254e3d1-beab-4a90-9563-80e686e2e9c5
- 26 Oct 2017 at 10:08 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f254e3d1-beab-4a90-9563-80e686e2e9c5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca1be11a-47e5-4310-89ab-9808bfacfca0
  21st December 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f254e3d1-beab-4a90-9563-80e686e2e9c5
  1st November 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c38d4f7c-c023-4d79-a49a-616b41e9bb52
  WW1 grant evaluation brief - Word
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/40b5c303-3ad6-4572-9910-468b3b0d7e61
  WW1 grant evaluation brief - pdf
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a2d3ef9b-b822-4a68-a193-5ed5d611da61
  WW1 grant evaluation brief - Word
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b51f2203-98a6-45cd-8fbd-759ac231d43f
  WW1 grant evaluation brief - PDF

## Notice URLs

- http://www.churchcare.co.uk/cathedrals/funding-and-grants

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