# Independent evaluation of the BRIDGES project

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: STEPS TO WORK \(WALSALL\) LTD
- Contract winner: M\.E\.L\. Research
- Award value: £23,520
- Tender value: £25,000
- Award date: 2 November 2020
- Published: 2 November 2020
- Contract start: 1 January 2021
- Contract end: 31 July 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e6bc4095-cd08-4895-a9a4-eb56d302c807-390484
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ae73c689-4cd6-4748-b6d4-687a16bdc354

## Description

BRIDGES is based within the Black Country and is part of the national Building Better Opportunities \(BBO\) programme which is funded by the European Social Fund and the National Lottery Community Fund\. Further information on the Building Better Opportunities Fund can be found here https://www\.tnlcommunityfund\.org\.uk/funding/programmes/building-better-opportunities Steps to work is the Lead Organisation for BRIDGES and is contracted to ensure effective results and outcomes whilst safeguarding value for money\. The project was designed, and is delivered, as a partnership with 15 delivery organisations\. The project commenced in July 2016 and delivery will end in June 2022 and we are now seeking to procure an external final evaluation to assess the effectiveness of the project and the partnership\. Any queries regarding this tender should be directed to Stephanie Hammond, Head of Operations at Steps to Work at stephanie\.hammond@stepstowork\.co\.uk & Simon Carter, Operations Manager at Steps to Work at simon\.carter@stepstowork\.co\.uk Responses to any questions asked will be published as an FAQs document at https://www\.stepstowork\.co\.uk/faqs-bridges-evaluation-tender

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e6bc4095-cd08-4895-a9a4-eb56d302c807-390484)