Published date: 22 June 2021
Last edited date: 22 June 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
£150,000
Procurement reference
tender_274812/973543
Published date
22 June 2021
Closing date
26 July 2021
Closing time
5pm
Contract start date
13 September 2021
Contract end date
12 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
This tender is looking to evaluate the Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF) Interim Phase, which will run from August 2021 - March 2022. The FFRF aims to help farmers and land managers prepare for, and adjust to, the Agricultural Transition by addressing the opportunities it presents and the impacts it could have.
A competitive grant exercise was carried out for the Interim Phase in Spring 2021. Funding will be provided to a number of grant recipients who will deliver the Interim Phase of resilience support on behalf of Defra. This support could include 1-1 advice, benchmarking, financial farm diagnostic, action plans, 1-few knowledge exchange events, amongst others.
The scope of the Interim Phase evaluation will be to complete a Process and Impact evaluation, assessing the effectiveness of the Interim Phase' design and delivery in achieving the intended outcomes, along with a Value-for-Money assessment, considering delivery model cost and cost per participant against achieved outcomes.
The evaluation should use a range of data sources, including individual project level data, but should also utilise primary data collection with a sample of beneficiaries of the Interim Phase. This could include case studies, surveys, interviews or focus groups. Given the range of available evidence collected by the grant recipients and features of the scheme, evaluators might consider Theory Based, Realist or Developmental options. Innovative or novel research methods and alternative approaches are welcome.
A market engagement event will be held on 30th June 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/48enhk94
Please let us know if you intend to attend the market engagement event.
All documents relating to this opportunity can be found at the following link:
https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=51415
About the buyer
Contact name
Emily Taylor
Address
17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England
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