Official UK procurement notice
Independent Evaluation and Learning Partner for the NDC Support Programme
Authority: DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe independent Evaluation Partner will assess the effectiveness of the UK’s NDC Support Programme and provide lessons to inform future programme development. The evaluation will run for three years, from August 2026 to March 2029 during which two learning reports and a more extensive whole programme evaluation report will be delivered. There is an option to extend the contract for a further two-year period for a final evaluation to be delivered in 2031.
CPV: Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Service procured through RM6126 Reserach and Insights Dynamic Purchasing SystemAwarded
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).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Technical Proposal - Delivery plan and methodology: 40%
- Technical Proposal - Team structure, experience, and technical expertise: 20%
- Technical Proposal - Programme and financial management skills: 10%
- Pricing Proposal: 20%
- Social Value Proposal MAC3: 5%
- Social Value Proposal MAC4: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
- Technical Proposal - Delivery plan and methodology: 40
- Technical Proposal - Team structure, experience, and technical expertise: 20
- Technical Proposal - Programme and financial management skills: 10
- Social Value Proposal MAC3: 5
- Social Value Proposal MAC4: 5
- Pricing Proposal: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 3 Nov 2021, 15:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST
- Authority reference
prj_6894- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079126- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f32bFind a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2026- Status changed to complete19 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST
- Procurement method changed19 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST
- Buyer details updated19 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.5 | £75,000 | £300,000 |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRAS Group (UK) LtdIndependent Evaluation and Learning Partner to assess the UK’s NDC Support Programme | £853,083 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Independent Evaluation and Learning Partner to assess the UK’s NDC Support Programme · NIRAS Group (UK) Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Aug 2026
- Value
- £853,083
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Sunderland City CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of Justice, The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NIRAS Group (UK) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.