Evaluation of Stand For Nature Wales Project (NLCF Climate Action Fund)

Tender description

The Partnership proposes to appoint a suitably qualified organisation to provide an ongoing independent evaluation of the Stand For Nature Wales Project.In 2020 the Welsh Wildlife Trusts were awarded £2.5 million to deliver Stand For Nature Wales through the Climate Action Fund. This is the first time that all five local Welsh Trusts along with Wildlife Trusts Wales have established a formal partnership to deliver a project on this scale. The project was publicly launched in April 2021 and is due to end in September 2024, with North Wales Wildlife Trust acting as Lead Partner and majority budget-holder.The project vision (as stated in the original application) is: “A climate- and conservation-conscious Wales, where empowered young people drive changing behaviours.” We aim to achieve a Wales richer in wildlife; where habitats and landscapes capture more greenhouse gases; and where young people (aged 9-24) influence their peers and communities to take positive action to tackle climate change.We are focussing our activities in five contrasting communities throughout Wales, each varying in its awareness of climate change and its predicted effects on the local area and beyond; Anglesey, coastal Ceredigion, North Powys, the South Wales valleys and the neighbouring cities of Newport and Cardiff.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=117542.The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Details of the project's original approved application and award notice can be provided on request.(WA Ref:117542)The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.