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title: "External Final Evaluation for the ERDF funded Reduced Industrial Carbon Emissions (RICE) Op"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-124204"
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buyer: "SWANSEA UNIVERSITY"
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# External Final Evaluation for the ERDF funded Reduced Industrial Carbon Emissions (RICE) Op

Buyer: SWANSEA UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-124204

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## Summary

Swansea University has awarded a contract for the External Final Evaluation of the ERDF funded Reduced Industrial Carbon Emissions (RICE) operation to Ciotek Limited. The evaluation is part of a five-year, £11.5 million operation under the Welsh European Funding Office programme. This procurement process was at the award stage as of 13th March 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for professional companies with experience in project evaluations, particularly in ERDF projects. Businesses in the evaluation consultancy services industry would be well-suited to compete. The tender, initiated by Swansea University, aims to evaluate the RICE operation against a logic model developed during its mid-term evaluation, offering insights into the effectiveness of the project and potential for further growth.

## Notice

The Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions (RICE) operation (https://www.rice.cymru) Reduced Industrial Carbon Emissions (RICE) is a five year, PS11.5 million operation under the 2014- 2020 Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) programme, Priority Axis 1: Research and Innovation. The RICE operation is in direct response to Welsh Government targets for CO2 reduction that cannot be met with present technology, conversely, Welsh industry desperately needs to lower energy costs and raw materials consumption to ensure global competitiveness; which will be capable of initiating and driving significant additional sustainable world -leading research and the creation of new businesses for existing SME's and economic growth through its strategic operation and collaboration with global, regional and local industry stakeholders and world-class academic partners.The RICE team at Swansea University is seeking a professional company/organisation with previous demonstrable experience in conducting project evaluations on similar large projects, in particular ERDF projects.The RICE operation began in 2018 and has undergone an inception and mid-term evaluation in 2019 and 2021, respectively. A final evaluation of the operation is required, using the theory of change logic model developed during the mid-term evaluation, to evaluate against that model and the recent data collected

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=124204 |
| 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 | 13 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Jan 2023 |
| 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 | SWANSEA UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | SWANSEA |
| Post town | Swansea |
| Postcode | SA2 8PP |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL43 Swansea |
| Local authority | Swansea |
| Electoral ward | Sketty |
| Westminster constituency | Swansea West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CIOTEK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

## Release History

- 13 Mar 2023 at 13:55 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=124204
- 23 Aug 2022 at 08:37 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=124204

## Notice URLs

- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
- https://www.rice.cymru
- https://www.swansea.ac.uk

## Provenance

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