External Reference: 2022-589934
FTS Reference: 2022-033343
Contract award notice
Information
Contract award notice
Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
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
E-mail:
Daniela.Khan@surrey.police.uk
NUTS code:
UKJ2 -
Surrey, East and West Sussex
Main address:
https://www.sussex-pcc.gov.uk
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. The contract has been awarded to the supplier to design a process and impact evaluation for two interventions that have been running for 12 months.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
230000.00
GBP
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.
The Contract has been awarded to the successful supplier to design a process and impact evaluation for two interventions that have been running for 12 months. The Home Office require a project evaluation to be undertaken each year, therefore, the Contract includes the option to extend by two further periods of 12 months.
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.
The Contract has been awarded to the successful supplier to design a process and impact evaluation for two interventions that have been running for 12 months. The Home Office require a project evaluation to be undertaken each year, therefore, the Contract includes the option to extend by 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.2.11)
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 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.2.1)
Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the FTS: 2022/S 000-019805
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Sussex Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) Project Evaluation
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
23/11/2022
V.2.2)
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:
10
Number of tenders received by electronic means:
10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
National Children's Bureau
258825
23 Mentmore Terrace
London
E8 3PN
UK
E-mail:
businesshub@ncb.org.uk
NUTS code:
UK -
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address:
http://https://www.ncb.org.uk
The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
230000.00
GBP
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex
Sackville House, Brooks Close
Lewes
BN7 2FZ
UK
E-mail:
Daniela.Khan@surrey.police.uk
VI.4.2)
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex
Sackville House, Brooks Close
Lewes
BN7 2FZ
UK
E-mail:
Daniela.Khan@surrey.police.uk
VI.4.4)
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex
Sackville House, Brooks Close
Lewes
BN7 2FZ
UK
E-mail:
Daniela.Khan@surrey.police.uk