Published date: 28 September 2020

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: 27 October 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Evaluation consultancy services - 79419000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_248421/888498

Published date

28 September 2020

Closing date

27 October 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

8 March 2021

Contract end date

6 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The National Lottery Community Fund seeks to conduct a tender process to establish a Contract for the national evaluation of the A Better Start Programme. Details about the A Better Start Programme can be found at: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/strategic-investments/a-better-start.

Those wishing to access the associated tender documents and/or participate within the tender process should register their Organisation details at https://tnlcommunityfund.bravosolution.co.uk and search for project 1183, ppq_11.

Please note that participation conditions apply to this Tender process and those wishing to take part must first qualify to do so, as part of a qualification stage. Further details regarding this can be found within the associated tender documents.

As a follow on from the advance notice to support your planning provided within the PIN, the Contracting Authority confirms its intention to conduct a tender launch virtual session on 1st October 2020 at 10.30 am and invites all interested parties to attend.
The session will be conducted via Microsoft teams and joining instructions are provided within tender document entitled 'Qualification Participation Instructions'.

The purpose of this session is to summarise the key elements of the information contained within the tender documents made available. Interested parties will also have the opportunity to ask questions about this tender process and resulting contract.
Please note that the session will be recorded, and any PowerPoint slides presented by The Contracting Authority will be made available to all parties, via the E-tendering portal being utilised for this tender process, Bravo Solutions. A record of all questions asked, and answers provided during the session will also be made available via Bravo Solutions. (subject to confidentiality). Responses to any questions taken away to be answered following the session will also be provided (subject to confidentiality), as soon as available, via Bravo Solutions. Attendance at this session is not compulsory or a condition of your participation within this tender process.

Please note that the deadline for responses to the qualification stage is Midday 27th October.
Interested parties are therefore advised of the importance of registering their Organisation details and accessing the tender documents, via the link and project coding referenced above, at their soonest opportunity.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

The Strategic National Evaluation of the A Better Start Programme

  • Early engagement
  • Published 21 August 2020

About the buyer

Address

Apex House, 3 Embassy Drive, Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 1TR
England

Email

procurement@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk