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Published 4 Oct 2021, 12:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UK_2021_EEL_2022 Global Evaluation Framework

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 29 Nov 2021
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The British Council is looking for multiple providers to join its 2022 Global Evaluation Framework. This framework will replace the 2018 Global Evaluation Framework and 2019 Evaluation Advisors Framework, which are due to expire in 2022. This global framework will be the British Council’s primary route for the procurement of monitoring and evaluation consultancy work. Suppliers who join the framework will be eligible to tender for monitoring and evaluation across the Council’s global operations. The 2022 Global Evaluation Framework is divided into four (4) Lots, as outlined below:

  • Lot 1: Evaluation training and capacity building.
  • Lot 2: Helpdesk for Quality Assurance and Technical Expertise
  • Lot 3: Strategic Evaluations
  • Lot 4: Support-focused evidence and evaluation consultancy Each of the four (4) Lots has issued its own ITT and supporting documents. Each Lot requires the submission of its own tender proposal

CPV: Research and development consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 111 suppliers

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Evaluation training and capacity buildingRenewal

This Lot is envisioned to have up to five (5) suppliers, and aims to professionalise evaluation through the provision of technical evaluation training courses. The objective of the procured courses will be to support and enable regional and programme staff who need to understand and apply monitoring or evaluation skills in their work. To join this Lot, suppliers are required to demonstrate experience and expertise in delivering technical evaluation training courses both remotely and in person.Please note these services could be delivered globally.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The Contract awarded will be for a duration of 24 months with an option for up to two extensions for up to an additional 12 months each (total possible extension months: up to 24).Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Helpdesk for Quality Assurance and Technical ExpertiseRenewal

This Lot is envisioned to have one (1) supplier. This Helpdesk aims to provide a single service to provide independent quality assurance of evaluation deliverables and short-term expert technical advice to British Council staff managing and supporting evaluations. To join this Lot, suppliers are required to demonstrate experience and expertise in the quality assurance of evaluation deliverables and the delivery of short-term expert technical evaluation advice. Suppliers are also required to put forward a proposed methodology for how they would set up a responsive, demand-led Helpdesk to provide these services.Please note these services could be delivered globally.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The Contract awarded will be for a duration of 24 months with an option for up to two extensions for up to an additional 12 months each (total possible extension months: up to 24).Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Strategic EvaluationsRenewal

This Lot is envisioned to have up to twenty-five (25) suppliers, and aims to key strategic evidence and insight to the British Council through the provision of strategic evaluations. These evaluations may be impact evaluations, evaluations of programmes of strategic importance to the Council, or cross-cutting evaluations looking across multiple British Council programmes. To join this Lot, suppliers are required to demonstrate experience and expertise in delivering impact evaluations, evaluation examining multiple programmes, and/or multi-year evaluations.Please note that the services could be delivered globally.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The Contract awarded will be for a duration of 24 months with an option for up to two extensions for up to an additional 12 months each (total possible extension months: up to 24).Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Support-focused evidence and evaluation consultancyRenewal

This Lot is envisioned to have up to sixty (60) suppliers, and aims to provide expertise on a range of short-term assignments to the British Council through the provision of support-focused evidence and evaluation consultancy. This support-focused consultancy will be delivered to individual programmes, projects and British Council teams. This work may take the form of evaluation support, monitoring support, data collection support, project review, infographics etc. To join this Lot, suppliers are required to demonstrate experience and expertise in designing, managing and delivering at least one of the types of work listed in the 2022 Global Evaluation Framework Lot 4 ITT Annex 5 (2022 Global Evaluation Framework Lot 4 Description of Services and Deliverables).Please note these services could be delivered globally.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The Contract awarded will be for a duration of 24 months with an option for up to two extensions for up to an additional 12 months each (total possible extension months: up to 24).Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “UK_2021_EEL_2022 Global Evaluation Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 111 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Oct 2021, 12:06 BST
Last source update
4 Oct 2021, 12:06 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference
BC/02061
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-024580
Classification (CPV)
Research and development consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e771 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Suppliers who wish to express an interest and take part in the tender process will be required to register on our e-Tendering portal In-Tend hosted at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil.Once registered, bidders must log-in to the website where they can view the project and access the bidders pack and submit their return. Bidders will also be required to demonstrate their capability and `means of proof` will be required. These conditions are outlined in the ITT.

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
29 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
29 Nov 2021, 12:01 GMT

Timeline

4 Oct 2021 → 29 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    4 Oct 2021, 12:06 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    29 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    29 Nov 2021, 12:01 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public lawRegistered Charity E20 1JQ, London, UKContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.