Contract

Sussex Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) Project Evaluation

  • Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-033343

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-035405

Published 24 November 2022, 11:37am



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

Region code

UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex

National registration number

N/A

Internet address(es)

Main address

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

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. 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.

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: £230,000

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.

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.

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.2.11) 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: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-019805


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Sussex Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) Project Evaluation

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

23 November 2022

five.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: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

National Children's Bureau

23 Mentmore Terrace

London

E8 3PN

Email

businesshub@ncb.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

258825

Internet address

http://https://www.ncb.org.uk

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £230,000


Section six. Complementary information

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

Sackville House, Brooks Close

Lewes

BN7 2FZ

Email

Daniela.Khan@surrey.police.uk

Country

United Kingdom

six.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

Email

Daniela.Khan@surrey.police.uk

Country

United Kingdom