Contract notice

Information

Published

Expire date: 17/08/2022

External Reference: 2022-594617

FTS Reference: 2022-019805

Contract notice

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex
N/A
Sackville House, Brooks Close
Lewes
BN7 2FZ
UK
Contact person: Daniela Khan
NUTS code:  UKJ2 -  Surrey, East and West Sussex
Internet address(es):
I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=50730&B=BLUELIGHT
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Sussex Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) Project Evaluation
Reference number:  JPS1203
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79419000  -  Evaluation consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Sussex Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) received multi-year settlement funding from the Home Office, which runs until the end of March 2025. This funding is used to facilitate a range of projects across Sussex, which are a mix of interventions with young people in schools, colleges and through detached youth work, mentoring and training for professionals and parents and more intensive work with families, communities and young people involved in serious violence. Evaluation is a mandatory element of the grant funding, designed to ensure that the VRU is undertaking sufficient evaluation activity to actively contribute to what is known about ‘what works’ in tackling serious violence. We are looking to award a contract to a single supplier to design a process and impact evaluation for two interventions that have been running for 12 months.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 230000.00  GBP
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

73000000  -  Research and development services and related consultancy services
73110000  -  Research services
79315000  -  Social research services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKJ2 -  Surrey, East and West Sussex
Main site or place of performance:  
Sussex
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Sussex Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) is one of 20 Home Office funded units across England and Wales, which were launched in 2019. The VRP received Home Office funding of £880k via a successful bid by the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner (SPCC) in its inaugural year and now, as with other VRUs, has a multi-year settlement of funding, which runs until the end of March 2025.
This funding is used to facilitate a range of projects across Sussex, which are a mix of interventions with young people in schools, colleges and through detached youth work, mentoring and training for professionals and parents and more intensive work with families, communities and young people involved in serious violence.
Evaluation is a mandatory element of the grant funding to all VRUs, and this year the Home Office has stated that it expects all VRUs to spend 10% of the total amount allocated to interventions on its evaluation. This baseline evaluation spend requirement is designed to ensure that the VRU is undertaking sufficient evaluation activity to actively contribute to what is known about ‘what works’ in tackling serious violence. In 2021/22 we externally evaluated three of our interventions. In this funding year we have reduced this to two interventions and are seeking process and impact evaluations for both.
We are looking to award a contract to a single supplier to design a process and impact evaluation for two interventions that have been running for 12 months. The contract will commence from 16 September 2022 for the delivery of all the requirements set out in this Invitation to Tender by 31 May 2023. The Home Office require a project evaluation to be undertaken each year, therefore, we would like to include the option to extend any Contract for two further periods of 12 months.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Expertise and Experience  /  Weighting:  30%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Methodology and Approach  /  Weighting:  40%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Data Security and Risk Mitigation  /  Weighting:  30%
Price  -  Weighting:  Pass/Fail
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 230000.00  GBP
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 16/09/2022  /  End: 31/05/2025
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:  
The contract will commence from 16 September 2022 for the delivery of all the requirements set out in this Invitation to Tender by 31 May 2023. The Home Office require a project evaluation to be undertaken each year, therefore, we would like to include the option to extend any Contract for two further periods of 12 months.
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  17/08/2022
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  17/08/2022
Local time:  12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex
Sackville House, Brooks Close
Lewes
BN7 2FZ
UK

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex
Lewes
BN7 2FZ
UK

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex
Lewes
UK