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Sussex Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) Project Evaluation

  • Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-019805

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-035405

Published 20 July 2022, 4:42pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex

Sackville House, Brooks Close

Lewes

BN7 2FZ

Contact

Daniela Khan

Email

Daniela.Khan@surrey.police.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex

National registration number

N/A

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.sussex-pcc.gov.uk

one.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 above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=50730&B=BLUELIGHT

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Public order and safety


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Sussex Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) Project Evaluation

Reference number

JPS1203

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.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.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £230,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • 73110000 - Research services
  • 79315000 - Social research services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
Main site or place of performance

Sussex

two.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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

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

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £230,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

16 September 2022

End date

31 May 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.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

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


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

17 August 2022

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

17 August 2022

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex

Sackville House, Brooks Close

Lewes

BN7 2FZ

Email

Daniela.Khan@surrey.police.uk

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex

Lewes

BN7 2FZ

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex

Lewes

Country

United Kingdom