Published date: 14 September 2020

This notice was replaced on 30 October 2020

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

Awarded contract (published 30 October 2020, last edited 2 November 2020)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Evaluation consultancy services - 79419000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£20,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

BRIDGES Evaluation

Published date

14 September 2020

Closing date

30 September 2020

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 January 2021

Contract end date

31 July 2022

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

BRIDGES is based within the Black Country and is part of the national Building Better Opportunities (BBO) programme which is funded by the European Social Fund and the National Lottery Community Fund.
Further information on the Building Better Opportunities Fund can be found here
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/building-better-opportunities

Steps to work is the Lead Organisation for BRIDGES and is contracted to ensure effective results and outcomes whilst safeguarding value for money. The project was designed, and is delivered, as a partnership with 15 delivery organisations. The project commenced in July 2016 and delivery will end in June 2022 and we are now seeking to procure an external final evaluation to assess the effectiveness of the project and the partnership.

Any queries regarding this tender should be directed to Stephanie Hammond, Head of Operations at Steps to Work at stephanie.hammond@stepstowork.co.uk & Simon Carter, Operations Manager at Steps to Work at simon.carter@stepstowork.co.uk

Responses to any questions asked will be published as an FAQs document at https://www.stepstowork.co.uk/faqs-bridges-evaluation-tender

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About the buyer

Address

Floor 9, Townend House
Walsall
WS1 1NS
England

Email

stephanie.hammond@stepstowork.co.uk

Website

https://www.stepstowork.co.uk/