Published date: 13 September 2021

This notice was replaced on 9 December 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 9 December 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_284272/996802

Published date

13 September 2021

Closing date

4 October 2021

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

29 October 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Authority is seeking to develop an evaluation framework that, when implemented, will enable Natural England (NE) to evaluate the effectiveness of its planning advice.

NE would like to look at both how its planning advice is delivered (process evaluation), the effectiveness (environmental, social and economic) of this advice (impact evaluation) and what effect this has on NE's progress towards achieving the outcomes and visions reflected in the relevant Theories of Change.

NE is currently considering and designing changes to the way it delivers its planning advice. It is therefore key that the evaluation framework provides a clear methodology for evaluating the value and impact of these changes, on the achievement of NE's intended outcomes.

The design of the framework should ensure that subsequent evaluations can be designed more quickly and efficiently, using the framework as a blueprint. This should save NE and its evaluators time and resource and provide assurance that evaluation design is well-informed, and evidence led.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Samuel

Address

Nobel House, 17 Smith Square
London,
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

sam.essien@defra.gov.uk