Published date: 27 February 2023

This notice was replaced on 26 April 2023

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

Awarded contract (published 26 April 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Evaluation consultancy services - 79419000

Location of contract

M1 5JW

Value of contract

£70,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

T23070-21

Published date

27 February 2023

Closing date

10 March 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

15 March 2023

Contract end date

30 September 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

GC BGH is committed to robust evaluation of its activities to meet contractual requirements, inform service design and delivery, innovate new services and demonstrate the economic impact and value for money of its services to funders and stakeholders.

Following the submission and approval of a business case, available on request to tenderers, £7.4M of Retained Business Rates funding was secured from Greater Manchester's ten Local Authorities to fund the Business Productivity, Innovation and Inclusive Growth (BPIIG) programme, outlined below, over the period January 2022 - September 2023, leveraging a further £8.6M ERDF funding. The overall programme, including public and private sector match, equates to c.£19.5M that will fall within the scope of the evaluation being tendered for.

GC BGH also secured £1.3M of ERDF funding and an additional £231k match funding from Lancashire County Council for 2 programmes delivered in Lancashire. These programmes also fall within the scope of the evaluation being tendered for.

Whilst the BPIIG programme commenced January 2022, the original Business Productivity and Inclusive Programme (BPIG), and the majority of GC BGH's ERDF programmes, commenced 2018 (2015 for its Sectors and Access to Finance ERDF programmes), with overall funding totalling c£80M.

Tenderers should note that their submissions should be compliant with the monitoring and evaluation requirements of both the GMCA and ERDF (this document reflects the requirements of the GMCA). Final evaluations for ERDF funded programmes will also need to comply with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) Summative Assessment Guidance, available on the gov.uk website.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Nick Batty

Address

Lee House
Manchester
M1 5JW
England

Telephone

0161 237 4044

Email

nick.batty@growthco.uk