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title: "Baseline Setting and Evaluation of the Covid Recovery Challenge Fund"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-124938"
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# Baseline Setting and Evaluation of the Covid Recovery Challenge Fund

Buyer: MENTER A BUSNES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-124938

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Menter a Busnes commissioning a grant fund of £5m from the Welsh Government Food Division. The tender titled "Baseline Setting and Evaluation of the Covid Recovery Challenge Fund" aims to support projects in the Welsh food and drink sector affected by the pandemic. Key activities include baseline setting and evaluation stages with deadlines by December 2022, February 2023, and mid-June 2023. This tender falls under the services category and is located in Ceredigion. The procurement stage is at the award stage with the contract signed on 7th November 2022.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses in the consultancy and evaluation sectors. Companies specialising in business services, consultancy, and evaluation are well-suited to compete. The project outcomes will influence policy-making and scheme management decisions. Interested businesses should consider the detailed requirements outlined in the tender document and prepare comprehensive proposals. The procurement method is open to all eligible suppliers, and electronic responses are encouraged by the submission deadline of 20th October 2022 to maximise chances of success.

## Notice

Specification for Baseline Setting and Evaluation of the Covid Recovery Challenge Fund 2022-2023. Welsh Government Food Division have commissioned Menter a Busnes to project manage and distribute a grant fund totalling PS5m for the food and drink sector in Wales. The aim of the fund is to finance projects that can deliver new and innovative solutions in relation to the recovery of the Welsh food and drink processing and manufacturing sector which has been adversely affected by the pandemic.This contract will include the following:* Establishing a Baseline & Monitoring Activities: Develop our monitoring and reporting systems (before December 2022)* Mid Term Evaluation: achievements against objectives & outputs (by February 2023)* Final Evaluation: If there is evidence of need how future Challenge Funds should be developed and sustained (final version of the evaluation to be completed by mid June 2023) .OutputsThe project will deliver findings which will be used by policy makers and scheme managers to identify areas of good practice and areas where improvements might need to be made. These will feed into the review of scheme implementation policy for any future funding proposals.More details can be found in the supporting documents.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=124938 |
| 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 | 24 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Nov 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 | MENTER A BUSNES |
| Locality | CEREDIGION |
| Post town | Shrewsbury |
| Postcode | SY23 3AH |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL41 Mid Wales |
| Local authority | Ceredigion |
| Electoral ward | Llanbadarn Fawr |
| Westminster constituency | Ceredigion Preseli |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TRUEMAN CHANGE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

## Release History

- 24 Nov 2022 at 09:21 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=124938
- 22 Sep 2022 at 11:15 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=124938

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=SEP412167&idx=1
  22nd September 2022 - Specification for Baseline Setting and Evaluation of the Covid Recovery Challenge Fund 2022-2023
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=SEP412167&idx=2
  22nd September 2022 - Gwerthuso Cronfa Her Adfer Covid

## Notice URLs

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales

## Provenance

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