Official UK procurement notice
ID 5998126 - DE - Independent evaluation of the RAISE programme
Authority: Department of Education (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Education (the Buyer) required a Supplier to undertake an
independent evaluation of the RAISE programme. The Supplier must provide ongoing
evidence and assessment to assist the Programme Board and Locality Reference Groups
in refining the programme throughout its delivery/the delivery of their Strategic Area Plans.
CPV: Evaluation consultancy services · Project-management services other than for construction work · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Social research services · Survey services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- AC1 - Proposed methodology
- AC2 - Proposed Team Experience
- AC3 - Contract Management
- AC4 - Price
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Nov 2025, 16:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2026, 16:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
ID 5998126- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075834- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Contract Value
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated
contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account
potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed
in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of
indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor
the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this
contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third
party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this
procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or
indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no
legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the
Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.
- Risks
Exclusions
If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the
Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become
'excluded' or 'excludable' as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its
obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the
procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded.
The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the rights:
(I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by
publication of this notice;
(II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering
Competition;
(III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this
notice; and
(IV). to award contract(s) in stages.
and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to hold additional rounds of negotiation /
dialogue with tenderers; to require the submission of any further or additional information or
tender submissions; to award the Contract following the submission of initial tenders and/or
to down-select tenderers at specified points in the process. For the avoidance of doubt, final
tenders will not be subject to any negotiation with the Contracting Authority (however, they
may be subject to clarification, if required, at the Contracting Authority's absolute
discretion). The Contracting Authority reserves the right: to reject any or all PSQ or tender
responses and to cancel or withdraw the procurement process at any stage; to award a
contract without prior notice; to change the basis of, the procedure and the timescales set
out or referred to in the procurement documents; to require a tenderer to clarify its PSQ or
tender response in writing and/or provide additional information; to terminate the
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procurement process; and/or to amend the terms and conditions of the PSQ or tender
evaluation process or negotiation process in line with section 31 of the Procurement Act
2023.
Suppliers should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and
volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and
the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity
on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.
Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer.
The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,
at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
20 Nov 2025 → 3 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published336 days ago20 Nov 2025, 16:50 GMT
- Clarification questions by293 days ago2 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline287 days ago8 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by276 days ago19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts264 days ago1 Feb 2026
- Assessment summaries sent254 days ago11 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends240 days ago24 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published233 days ago3 Mar 2026, 16:23 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Nov 2025- Tender notice published20 Nov 2025, 16:50 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published13 Feb 2026, 09:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Feb 2026, 09:06 GMT
- Contract signature expected27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Mar 2026, 16:23 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Childrens BureauSME1 Mar 2026 – 2 Mar 2028 · up to 2 Mar 2030Extensions: Option to extend for a further two periods of up to one year each | £399,160 | 11 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 5998126 - DE - Independent evaluation of the RAISE programme · National Childrens BureauSME
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2026
- Value
- £399,160
- Period
- 3 Mar 2026 – 2 Mar 2028 · up to 2 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend for a further two periods of up to one year each
No agreed KPIs: The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- Construction and Procurement DeliveryProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- National Children's BureauAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender