--- title: "The Appointment of Consultancy Support for a final evaluation of Horticulture Wales (North East) Pro" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-137077" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-137077" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-137077.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-137077.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WREXHAM UNIVERSITY" published: "2023-12-06" --- # The Appointment of Consultancy Support for a final evaluation of Horticulture Wales (North East) Pro Buyer: WREXHAM UNIVERSITY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-kuma6s-137077 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-137077) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-137077.json) ## Summary The Wrexham University is looking to appoint a consultancy partner for the final evaluation of the Horticulture Wales (North East) Project. This project, funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, focuses on promoting sustainable niche growing opportunities. The evaluation process is expected to complete in two phases, with a budget of £9,000 and key deadlines set by March 2024 and December 2024, respectively. The procurement stage is currently at the tender phase, with a closing date for submissions on December 20, 2023. The project falls under the services category and is located in Denbighshire and Flintshire. This tender for consultancy support presents an opportunity for businesses in the field of business and management consultancy services. Companies with expertise in evaluation consultancy services, general management consultancy services, and related fields would be well-suited to compete. The tender process is open, and interested parties can access further details and documents via the Sell2Wales website. Electronic responses to this notice are accepted, with clear guidelines provided for submission. The final outcome report is expected in December 2024, highlighting findings from the evaluation of the Horticulture Wales (North East) Project. ## Notice The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is part of UK government's commitment to level up all parts of the UK by delivering on each of the levelling up objectives: Boost productivity, pay, jobs and living standards by growing the private sector, especially in those places where they are lagging.Horticulture Wales (North East) is a successful collaborative project that is SPF funded in Denbighshire and Flintshire and is based at WU Northop Campus. It promotes sustainable, niche growing opportunities and collaborative approaches with cluster members across the region. The team will continue to actively collaborate with academic experts within the university, the region and beyond.Wrexham University are seeking to appoint a consultancy partner to undertake a final evaluation of Horticulture Wales (North East) Project.We expect evaluation of the project to build on the evaluations previously undertaken as part of the original Hort Wales project. Although budget for evaluation is limited it is expected that it will take a two-phased approach to provide a formative and summative assessment of delivery - baseline (before end of March 2024) and final outcome evaluation (by 20 December 2024).We have allocated a budget of PS9,000 including VAT for this exercise.During the last 3 months of the project (mid October 2024 - mid December2024), the focus will shift towards documenting the project. Key data will have been captured during the operation phase from all aspects of the project.The scope of the evaluation is expected to include:Inception Phase:Inception MeetingInception NotesScoping StageReview of project data and documentationScoping InterviewsDevelopment of an Evaluation Framework and research instrumentsFinal Evaluation StageQualitative interviews with Horticulture Wales (North East) delivery teamQualitative interviews with Horticulture Wales (North East) partnersOnline survey of project beneficiariesReview of monitoring dataFinal Evaluation ReportPresentation of findingsOutput / ObjectivesThe Consultant will produce a final report in December 2024 highlighting their findings.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=137077.The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. None(WA Ref:137077) ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=137077 | | Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender 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 | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | 20 Dec 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | 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 | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WREXHAM UNIVERSITY | | Locality | WREXHAM | | Post town | Llandudno | | Postcode | LL11 2AW | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham | | Local authority | Wrexham | | Electoral ward | Grosvenor | | Westminster constituency | Wrexham | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services - 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services - 79411000 - General management consultancy services - 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services ## Release History - 6 Dec 2023 at 15:51 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=137077 ## Documents - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=DEC459639&idx=4 6th December 2023 - Appendix 3 - Tender Evaluation Methodology - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=DEC459639&idx=5 6th December 2023 - Appendix 4 Sell2Wales Postbox Guidance - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=DEC459639&idx=1 6th December 2023 - Invitation to Tender - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=DEC459639&idx=2 6th December 2023 - Appendix 1 Contract Specification - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=DEC459639&idx=3 6th December 2023 - Appendix 2 Contract Terms & Conditions ## Notice URLs - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=137077.The - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers - https://www.wrexham.ac.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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