Published date: 7 July 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 13 May 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Evaluation consultancy services - 79419000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£70,000

Procurement reference

DORST001-DN473512-86382260

Published date

7 July 2020

Closing date

13 May 2020

Contract start date

1 June 2020

Contract end date

26 February 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Low Carbon Dorset programme is a three-year programme of activities to help stimulate growth in Dorset's low carbon economy and reduce its carbon footprint.
The programme offers free technical support and grant funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects to businesses, public-sector and community organisations in Dorset. And aims to help Dorset based organisations to improve energy efficiency, increase the use of renewable energy, and aid the development of new low carbon products in Dorset.
The programme is led by Dorset Council (DC) and the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
The programme launched in April 2018 and is now in its final year of delivery. Dorset Council recently submitted a bid for a further £4.26m of ERDF funding, which, if successful will extend the programme by a further three years and will bring its total value up to £14.9m. The Council will be notified on whether it has been successful in securing the additional funds in July 2020.
As part of the contractual requirements of ERDF funding, Low Carbon Dorset is required to procure a supplier to conduct an impact evaluation of the programme, known as a "Summative Assessment". We wish to identify a suitably experienced organisation to undertake this summative assessment for the existing 3-year programme, and, providing the additional funding is secured, the additional 2-year programme extension.
This specification sets out the key requirements for the summative assessment and its development. The provider shall be required to work closely with the Council to undertake a programme evaluation and provide a final summative assessment report together with a summary in line with the requirements of the ERDF summative assessment guidance and further requirements noted within the tender Specification Schedule document and linked ERDF guidance.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Tender for Evaluation of the Low Carbon Dorset Programme

  • Opportunity
  • Published 2 April 2020

Award information

Awarded date

2 July 2020

Contract start date

13 July 2020

Contract end date

26 February 2021

Total value of contract

£51,130

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Ash Futures and Regen

Address

Newton Abbot, England

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Katie Dawes

Address

Dorset Council
County Hall
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
United Kingdom

Email

katie.dawes@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Website

https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk