Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY
Teesside Airport Business Suite
Darlington
DL2 1NJ
procurement@teesvalley-ca.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC11 - Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Evaluation and Impact Assessment for the Growth Programme for Creative and Visitor Economies
Reference number
TVCA-PROC-0177
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) wishes to appoint consultants to provide an early formative assessment and summative impact evaluation of the £20.5m Growth Programme for the Creative and Visitor Economies (The Growth Programme), including the 2020-2021 £1m Sector Recovery Programme and live / emerging programme activity up to the end of 2025/26.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £199,750
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) wishes to appoint consultants to provide an early formative assessment and summative impact evaluation of the £20.5m Growth Programme for the Creative and Visitor Economies (The Growth Programme), including the 2020-2021 £1m Sector Recovery Programme and live / emerging programme activity up to the end of 2025/26.
The Growth Programme comprises of five pillars of activity through which individual interventions (projects) will be delivered:
• Sector Recovery Programme (delivered)
• Cultural Industries: Sustainable Sector Growth
• Festivals & Events
• Destination Product Development
• Profile Raising
Evaluation and impact assessment will need to be undertaken at programme, pillar, and project level. The evaluation of each pillar will require different sets of evaluation practices and skills and different good practice guidelines as well as a review of existing evaluation frameworks and data collection to ensure fit for purpose.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-010364
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
TVCA-PROC-0177
Title
Evaluation and Impact Assessment for the Growth Programme for Creative and Visitor Economies
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 June 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Alma Economics Ltd
43 Tanner Street
London
SE1 3PL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
09391354
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £200,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £199,750
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom