Published date: 17 July 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 30 August 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£800,000 to £1,250,000

Procurement reference

CF-0105100D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

17 July 2023

Closing date

30 August 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

5 October 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The overall aim of the evaluation is to assess the relevance, performance (effectiveness and impact), value for money and sustainability of NCEA. The evaluation will go beyond programme delivery to identify the mechanisms of change; and assess the likelihood of long-term effects being sustained.

This evaluation will play a critical role in understanding the early benefits of NCEA, as well as helping to shape and improve delivery of the programme. It will also inform future funding decisions for natural capital and ecosystem assessment work.

2.2 Evaluation purpose and use

The evaluation has two distinct purposes:

• Accountability: NCEA is a significant investment of public funds in this Spending Review period (over £140m from 22/34 through to 24/25). This evaluation will provide accountability to HMT for the funds.

• Learning: NCEA is designed to be a transformational programme, meaning that it will change the way data is captured, integrated, and communicated. The evaluation will be a learning tool for use during the remaining period of the programme and beyond, as well as generating evidence that may be applicable to other data programmes in Defra or beyond.

Suppliers may register their interest for this opportunity and submit a bid via the e-sourcing portal https://atamis-9529.my.site.com/s/Welcome

About the buyer

Contact name

Lucy Coulson

Address

Horizon House, Deanery Road
Bristol
BS1 5AH
GB

Email

lucy.coulson@defra.gov.uk