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Planned procurement · Notice 105230-2026

Transformation Programme Evaluation

Cabinet Office

Value
£220k
Stage
Early notice
Where
UK-wide
Lots
2
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Contract
Not stated

In plain English

The Cabinet Office wants an independent evaluation of the transformation of Government Skills into the National School, UK-wide, split into two work packages. Work Package 1 is a small piece of economic advice checking an in-house Value for Investment evaluation, and Work Package 2 is a substantial theory-based evaluation with interim findings and a full report. The estimated value is £220,000, and no deadline or contract length is stated.

Good fit for: Research and evaluation consultancies with public-sector evaluation and economic evaluation experience.

The catch (with the notice's own words):
  • Needs Value for Investment evaluation experience (Work Package 1) Work Package 1 will require suppliers to have experience of working on evaluations using the VFI approach.
  • Needs theory-based evaluation expertise on complex interventions (Work Package 2) high-quality theory-based evaluation expertise, including evaluating genuinely complex strategic interventions, and economic evaluation to continue the VfI approach
  • Expects strong Civil Service or public sector evaluation experience strong experience of conducting evaluations in complex Civil Service or public sector settings

Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.

What the buyer says

We are carrying out a mutli-strand portfolio of evaluation assessing the National School and its transformation. Our working assumption is that our commission will have two separate workpackages: Work Package 1: Economic Advice. Advice on the economic evaluation of the new institution, most likely using a Value for Investment (VfI) approach Work Package 2: Main Transformation Evaluation. Independent, theory based evaluation of the transformation of Government Skills to the National School Work Package 1 is a small-scale piece of work to provide assurance that the initial steps of a proposed economic evaluation using the VFI approach (being conducted internally) have been completed in line with best practice, and support setting appropriate measures to allow robust judgements for The National School's performance against each of the Es. Work Package 1 will require suppliers to have experience of working on evaluations using the VFI approach. Work Package 2 is a substantial piece of work to provide evidence of how well the National School is delivering against transformation commitments. This Work Package requires a theory based approach to reviewing implementation (assessing activities and outputs in the theory of change) and providing evidence on early indicators of value from users, to support the VfI approach in Work Package 1. The supplier will provide interim findings and a full report in the initial term. Work Package 2 will require suppliers to have high-quality theory-based evaluation expertise, including evaluating genuinely complex strategic interventions, and economic evaluation to continue the VfI approach. We will also expect suppliers to have strong experience of conducting evaluations in complex Civil Service or public sector settings

Read the official notice

What happens next

This is an early notice: the buyer is planning a tender, and its documents come when the tender is published. Read the official notice for the details.

Procedure: not stated. Published 5 Nov 2026.

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