An outcome evaluation of Communities First

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The Welsh Assembly Government on behalf of the Welsh Ministers wishes to commission an outcome evlauation of the Communities First Programme to date. The aim of the evaluation is to provide evidence on the extent to which the fundamental outcome objectives for the programme have been achieved. The contract for the evaluation is a 2 stage contract where the contractor will be required to develop an evaluation framework and identify appropriate datasets for use in the evaluation in the first stage. It is expected that the duration of the whole contract will be 13 months. The awarding Authority reserves the right to request parent company and/or other guarantees of performance and financial liabilityPayment terms will be indicated in the contract documents. Tenders to be priced in Sterling. Payment made in Sterling only.No special legal form required but joint and several liability assumed by all group bidders before acceptance.The Authority reserves the right to consider variant bidsThe Authority reserves the right to split the requirement into lotYou may find it helpful to contact your regional business advisory network to seek general advice and guidance if you are considering tendering for this and future public sector contracts. Potential bidders based in Wales can access services at http://www.business-support-wales.gov.uk/tender_wales.aspx