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title: "Invitation to tender: Evaluation of the Life Changes Trust's Award to Who Cares? Scotland"
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# Invitation to tender: Evaluation of the Life Changes Trust's Award to Who Cares? Scotland

Buyer: LIFE CHANGES TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000624762

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## Summary

The procurement process is led by the Life Changes Trust, a charity based in Glasgow, UK. The tender, titled "Invitation to tender: Evaluation of the Life Changes Trust's Award to Who Cares? Scotland," falls under the services category and is classified under CPV codes 79419000 and 79315000. Currently, the process is at the Award stage, having successfully concluded on 14 October 2020 with a total contract value of £41,600, awarded to Animate Consulting Ltd. This evaluation project focuses on the impact of the Trust's funding on young people within the care system and was initiated through an open procurement method, indicating that it was accessible to all suitable suppliers. The current status of the contract is active.

This opportunity may significantly benefit businesses that specialise in evaluations and research services, particularly those focusing on social impact and the care sector. Companies with experience in assessments related to youth services, care systems, and stakeholder engagement could particularly excel in this tendering process. Given the emphasis on addressing themes such as Belonging, Voice, and Choice, organisations capable of demonstrating robust methodologies and a strong understanding of youth engagement and policy influence will find this tender to be a good fit for their competencies and could leverage this contract for growth in related projects.

## Notice

The Trust believes that investing directly in young people and placing them at the heart of all efforts to transform the care system is vital if we are to achieve lasting change. This evaluation project will capture important learning and explore the impact of the Trust's investment in WCS's work around the three themes of Belonging, Voice and Choice and Opportunities. The evaluation will explore the extent to which WCS is achieving the vision and targets for each theme as set out in the table above, as well as capturing the strategic importance of the work that WCS has undertaken with funding from the Life Changes Trust. For each theme, we expect the evaluation to assess the effectiveness of funded activity and detail the impact on young people with care experience, on national and local policymaking and on the practice of organisations connected to this work.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The evaluation project will have two distinct but interrelated parts: An assessment of the outcomes achieved by Champions Boards (we expect this to make up around 75% of the evaluation project) An assessment of the outcomes achieved by the National Champions Board Network (we expect this to make up around 25% of the evaluation project) We expect the work on assessing the outcomes above to include an exploration of the influence of young people with care experience on policy and practice at a local level, with the aim of assessing if the initiative is nurturing the leadership capabilities of young people (in line with the Columba 1400 definition outlined in bold above).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT397199 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Aug 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Oct 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £41,666 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £41,600 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LIFE CHANGES TRUST |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 3EX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

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

- 15 Oct 2020 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT397199
- 8 Jul 2020 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL389835

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL389835&idx=5
  21st July 2020 - End of grant report for WCS 2015-2017 award
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL389835&idx=1
  8th July 2020 - Who Cares Scotland Evaluation Brief
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL389835&idx=2
  8th July 2020 - Who Cares Scotland Theory of Change
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL389835&idx=3
  8th July 2020 - Who Cares Scotland LCT 2018 Final Report
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL389835&idx=4
  8th July 2020 - Who Cares Scotland LCT 2019 Final Report
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL389835
  Invitation to tender: Evaluation of the Life Changes Trust's Award to Who Cares? Scotland - The Trust believes that investing directly in young people and placing them at the heart of all efforts to transform the care system is vital if we are to achieve lasting change. This evaluation project will capture important learning and explore the impact of the Trust's investment in WCS's work around the three themes of Belonging, Voice and Choice and Opportunities. The evaluation will explore the extent to which WCS is achieving the vision and targets for each theme as set out in the table above, as well as capturing the strategic importance of the work that WCS has undertaken with funding from the Life Changes Trust. For each theme, we expect the evaluation to assess the effectiveness of funded activity and detail the impact on young people with care experience, on national and local policymaking and on the practice of organisations connected to this work.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT397199
  Invitation to tender: Evaluation of the Life Changes Trust's Award to Who Cares? Scotland - The Trust believes that investing directly in young people and placing them at the heart of all efforts to transform the care system is vital if we are to achieve lasting change. This evaluation project will capture important learning and explore the impact of the Trust's investment in WCS's work around the three themes of Belonging, Voice and Choice and Opportunities. The evaluation will explore the extent to which WCS is achieving the vision and targets for each theme as set out in the table above, as well as capturing the strategic importance of the work that WCS has undertaken with funding from the Life Changes Trust. For each theme, we expect the evaluation to assess the effectiveness of funded activity and detail the impact on young people with care experience, on national and local policymaking and on the practice of organisations connected to this work.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.animateconsulting.co.uk/
- http://www.lifechangestrust.org.uk/index.php
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.org.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000624762

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