Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
Leicester (Head Office) St John's House, East Street
Leicester
LE1 6NB
Contact
Karen Martin
Telephone
+44 7766474123
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF - East Midlands (England)
National registration number
na
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Evaluation partner: engagement with children and young people - National Keyworking Evaluation
Reference number
AGEMCSU/TRANS/22/1253
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit (AGEM) has been commissioned to conduct an evaluation of the Keyworking Programme. The evaluation will focus on early adopter areas and use mixed methods to test the theory of change described in a single logic model
The aim of this exercise is to contract with a suitably experienced and qualified supplier to ensure appropriate engagement, using qualitative evaluations methods, with autistic Children and Young People (CYP) with learning disabilities and parents/ carers. The successful bidder will be responsible for designing and completing robust and adaptive data collection, in line with the Evaluation Framework, from CYP allocated a Keyworker, and parents/ carers in participating sites. The successful bidder will also be responsible for analysing and reporting findings to inform the wider national evaluation led by NHS Arden & GEM CSU.
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: £180,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73110000 - Research services
- 79315000 - Social research services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit (AGEM) has been commissioned to conduct an evaluation of the Keyworking Programme. The evaluation will focus on early adopter areas and use mixed methods to test the theory of change described in a single logic model
The aim of this exercise is to contract with a suitably experienced and qualified supplier to ensure appropriate engagement, using qualitative evaluations methods, with autistic Children and Young (CYP) with learning disabilities and parents/ carers. The successful bidder will be responsible for designing and completing robust and adaptive data collection, in line with the Evaluation Framework, from CYP allocated a Keyworker, and parents/ carers in participating sites. The successful bidder will also be responsible for analysing and reporting findings to inform the wider national evaluation led by NHS Arden & GEM CSU.
The evaluation design is based on the Evaluation Framework developed for NHS England and NHS Improvement in 2020 following engagement with sites to develop guidance for setting up Keyworking in 22/23.
The evaluation will provide a qualitative view of the programme impact by following CYP and parent/ carer experiences over time, contributing to an in-depth understanding of Keyworking’s impact on achieving personalised care, whether elements of the model appear to work more effectively than others and in what circumstances. This will be supported by quantitative evaluation of the impact on specific resource use and individual risk status, using routine inpatient and bespoke data collection by participating sites.
NHS Arden & GEM will lead and manage the overall evaluation. We are seeking a partner to lead on the direct engagement with autistic Children and Young People (CYP) and CYP with learning disabilities , and parents/ carers in order to:
to understand their experience of Keyworking,
to explore the impact of Keyworking on their journey through services, and on their everyday lives.
AGEM has a three staged approach to the evaluation and will work with the successful bidder to ensure activities are aligned:
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: quality / Weighting: 80
Cost criterion - Name: cost / Weighting: 20
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 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: 2022/S 000-012420
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Evaluation partner: engagement with children and young people - National Keyworking Evaluation
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 October 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
National Childrens Bureau
23 Mentmore Terrace
London
E8 3PN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £180,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Derby
DE1 3QT
Country
United Kingdom