Participatory Action Research (PAR) training and the development

Description

WFD is issuing this Invitation to Tender ("ITT") to a range of potential suppliers of goods and/or services and would welcome a bid from your organisation. WFD is looking to establish a framework until 31st March 2027 consisting of one or more supplier(s) to help strenghten Participatory Action Research approaches at WFD and mainstream them across the organisation. The type of services we would like to procure include: • PAR training to WFD staff encluding introducing PAR conceptually and theoretically, training on PAR practical methodologies and how to develop overarching research questions. • Research accompaniment to WFD and individual programme teams • Co-designing learning questions and plans for PAR with WFD staff • Co-developing PAR case studies • Contributing to a WFD PAR implementation approach/guide with an ongoing learning plan Lot 1: Bid requirements In general, the bid should include the following: 1. Organisational profile 2. Proposed solution and how it meets the specification 3. Financial proposal 4. References 5. Confirmation of compliance with General Terms and Conditions of Tendering Organisational profile: • Company profile, including brief history and financial overview • Case studies/credentials demonstrating relevant experience and skills profile • Names and brief biographies of key staff WFD is particularly keen to receive bids from organisations which are - or are working towards becoming - living wage employers and that have a broadly representative and balanced Board from gender and ethnicity perspectives. Proposed solution: • Clear explanation as to the proposed approach to meeting the specification set out in this ITT. • Detailed project plan, including timelines, assumptions and dependencies, resourcing and risks. Financial proposal: • Full breakdown costings for the proposed solution in GBP sterling • Separate accounting of VAT and/or any other applicable tax, duty, or charge. • Detailing of any discount applied in view of WFD's not-for-profit status. References: • The bid should include details of two references relating to similar goods/services provided in the last three years. Please note - referees will only be contacted once Preferred Bidder status is assigned. Confirmation of acceptance of General Terms and Conditions of Tendering: • All bidders will be deemed to have accepted the WFD Terms and Conditions of Tendering and confirmed their compliance. All bidders should also note the following: • all bids should be submitted in English; • all bids should be submitted in electronic form only; • this ITT and the response may be incorporated in whole or in part into the final contract; • only information provided in response to questions set out in this documentation will be taken into consideration for the purposes of evaluating the ITT; • bids which are poorly organised or poorly written, such that evaluation and comparison with other submissions is notably difficult, may exclude the bidder from further consideration; and • any bids which do not fully comply with the requirements of this ITT may be disregarded at the absolute discretion of WFD. Evaluation criteria WFD does not provide a mathematical formula by which bids will be weighted and evaluated, but the procurement committee will usually consider the following criteria, among others in the evaluation of all responses:  Quality of bid document  Service offer and solution fit to specification  Quality, capacity, and track-record of bidders based on references  Value for money and pricing factors  Professional profile, track record, and references  Relevant experience, including case studies