Published date: 12 August 2021
This notice was replaced on 1 March 2022
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Awarded contract (published 5 June 2025)
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Contract summary
Industry
Research services - 73110000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£1,000,000 to £1,500,000
Procurement reference
CPD4122058
Published date
12 August 2021
Approach to market date
8 September 2021
Contract start date
25 October 2021
Contract end date
31 March 2025
Procedure type
Call-off from a framework agreement
A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
We are looking for monitoring and evaluation specialists to design and carry out the evaluation of the UK Freeports Programme. This will involve, but not be limited to, the feasibility study, developing a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework/associated products, carrying out baseline studies prior to Freeports becoming operational, and carrying out the evaluation. As part of this contract, we also expect an on-going policy learning and uptake element to be embedded from the onset and throughout the evaluation. Suppliers should pay particular attention to this aspect and may want to consider potential consortium partners to fulfil this requirement.
Further details on the requirement are set out in the attachment to this Notice.
The Contract is expected to run for up to 4 to 5 years - but any continuation beyond year 1 will be dependent upon the outcome of the Spending Review. The value stated is in the Notice is for Year 1 only.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
- Early engagement
- Published 6 July 2021
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2021/2022 | £1,500,000 |
Attachments
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- UK Freeports Evaluation.pdf
- Technical specifications
- Further details and background on the requirements.
Additional text
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The evaluation is likely to be commissioned through the new Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) - RM6018 Research Market Place.
Suppliers are able to apply to join the DPS at any time. During application to join the DPS, suppliers indicate which services they may be able to provide under the DPS.
Please note that new suppliers are able to register with the DPS via the following link and that this process can take around 2 weeks: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps#research
If you have any questions about the DPS and would like to contact a member of the CCS team please use the links provided on the website above.
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