Published date: 2 July 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000
Location of contract
SW1P 3JR
Value of contract
£350,000 to £500,000
Procurement reference
tender_279211/976802
Published date
2 July 2021
Closing date
6 August 2021
Closing time
5pm
Contract start date
14 September 2021
Contract end date
13 July 2023
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?
Yes
Description
This tender is looking to evaluate the Farming in Protected Landscape Programme, which will fund National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty to collaborate with farmers and other land managers to deliver a range of projects within their local landscapes between June 2021 and March 2024. The programme will support delivery of outcomes for nature, climate, people and place, contributing to the Government's 25 Year Environment Plan, net zero and 30 by 30 commitments.
The evaluation will assess process, outcomes and value-for-money, and improve understanding of what works, for whom, in what circumstances and why, across the four delivery themes of nature, climate, people and place. The evaluation will help Defra to gather and generate evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of the programme; show what Protected Landscapes can deliver in partnership with farmers and land managers when provided with resource and space to do so; demonstrate project outcomes and wider impacts; and capture learning to feed back into programme design and implementation in the Protected Landscapes and inform future policy development in Defra.
The evaluation contractors will be responsible for all aspects of the evaluation, using programme and project level monitoring and reporting data, other existing data, and collecting new data as appropriate. We anticipate that there will be a strong process evaluation component, particularly given the emphasis on partnership working, and that evaluators might consider theory-based approaches for the outcome and impact evaluation, such as realist or qualitative comparative analysis. Innovative or novel research methods and alternative approaches are welcome.
A market engagement event will be held on 12th July 2-3pm via Teams. This will provide an opportunity to ask questions or request clarity on any parts of the specification that may be unclear.
The link for the teams meeting can be found below:
https://tinyurl.com/c7fsvc38
About the buyer
Address
17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England
Telephone
+442072385921
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