Framework Agreement for Independent Evaluations

Contract summary

Industry

• Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

• Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

NALEPLR002

Published date

1 December 2020

Closing date

9 April 2020

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

4 May 2020

Contract end date

2 May 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Invitation to Tender

Your quotation is sought to provide an independent evaluation role for the New Anglia LEP as part of a Framework Agreement. This role will include evaluations on the LEP's suite of programmes and initiatives. These include (but not limited to) the following:

• Growth Deal (Capital Growth Programme)
• Growing Places Fund
• Growing Business Fund
• Innovative Projects Fund
• Community Challenge Fund
• Eastern Agri-Tech Initiative
• New Anglia Capital
• Enterprise Zones
• Enterprise Zone Accelerator Fund

The contract is offered on a call-on, call-off basis only. This will be for a two year period.

The LEP is seeking to build a portfolio of suitable contractors to undertake independent evaluations of the LEP's portfolio of programmes as and when required.

Requirements of contractors:

Successful candidates will have a clear understanding of the Norfolk and Suffolk economy and regional economic development alongside experience and expertise in evaluation methodologies and innovative approaches to conducting research.

Contractors need to be able to:
• Describe how they will establish the counterfactual
• Determine the right evaluation approach
• Provide quantitative, not just qualitative results
• Provide rapid interim results to feed back into programme delivery and intervention development
• Ensure evaluation methodology links back to logic chains

It is likely that the LEP will commence the first evaluation in the Spring, covering four of its programmes. A detailed specification on the requirements will be provided to successful candidates.

Full details can be found in the tender specification published on the New Anglia LEP website.

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Framework Agreement for Independent Evaluations

• Opportunity
• Published 20 February 2020, last edited 23 March 2020

Attachments

• Call off contract Evaluation role January 2020.pdf
• Tender notice

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Award information

Awarded date

30 November 2020

Contract start date

10 December 2020

Contract end date

10 December 2022

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 7 suppliers.

THE INSIGHT WORKS LIMITED

Risk and Policy Analysts

Hatch Associates Limited

AMION CONSULTING LIMITED

S4W LTD

FOCUS CONSULTANTS 2010 LLP

STEER DAVIES & GLEAVE LIMITED

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About the buyer

Contact name

Lisa Roberts

Address

Centrum, Norwich Research Park
Colney Lane
NORWICH
NR7 4UG
England

Telephone

01603 510070

Email

lis@newanglia.co.uk

Website

newanglia.co.uk