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title: "PROCESS EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REAL LIVING WAGE FOR SOCIAL CARE WORKERS"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-122710"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WELSH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2022-09-08"
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# PROCESS EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REAL LIVING WAGE FOR SOCIAL CARE WORKERS

Buyer: WELSH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-122710

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## Summary

The Welsh Government has awarded a contract for the process evaluation of the implementation of the Real Living Wage for social care workers. The evaluation aims to assess the effectiveness of the RLW commitment, develop a future costings model, engage stakeholders, and provide evidence to support the intervention. The procurement falls under the services category and the contract has been signed with Rsm Uk Consulting Limited in Belfast. The tender was awarded on 8th September 2022, with the procurement stage being at the award phase.

This tender opportunity can be beneficial for businesses offering research, social research, and evaluation consultancy services. Companies interested in social care and workforce-related projects would find this contract suitable for growth opportunities. The Welsh Government, as the buyer, based in Cardiff, has initiated this procurement through an open method to ensure transparency. The tender period ended on 29th July 2022, and the award period closed on 30th August 2022. Businesses looking to expand their services in Wales and engage with social care sector projects should consider bidding for this contract.

## Notice

The Client wishes to commission a process evaluation and a future costings model of the commitment to pay the Real Living Wage (RLW) to Registered Social Care Workers in Wales from April 2022 . 'Registered workers' in this context means those roles for which a workforce register is held by Social Care Wales that has become mandatory or where action is being taken to make that register mandatory (i.e. for social care workers in adult residential care homes, it is anticipated that it will become mandatory from October 2022).The process evaluation will involve engaging stakeholders; evaluating the effectiveness of the implementation of the RLW; developing a theory of change; providing information and evidence to support the intervention over subsequent years; and developing an interactive future costings model.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=122710 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Jul 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WELSH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 3NQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RSM UK CONSULTING |

## 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

- 8 Sep 2022 at 11:07 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=122710
- 1 Jul 2022 at 10:59 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=122710

## Notice URLs

- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
- https://www.rsmuk.com

## Provenance

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