Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c1a-e09c-736c-9e0d-ac44aced8450/first-world-war-centenary-cathedral-repairs-fund-evaluation awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund Evaluation [Archbishop's Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/archbishops-council) Estimated value £30,000 to £40,000 Published 26 Oct 2017 Deadline Closed 20 Nov 2017 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The first £20 million of the government's First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs fund was announced by the Chancellor in the March 2014 Budget and set up with the following objectives: • To carry out necessary repair works to the fabric of the listed Anglican and Catholic cathedral churches in England. The works should be necessary to keep the building wind-proof and weather-tight, safe and open to the public. • To carry out repairs to prevent further deterioration of the fabric of the listed building. • To ensure the listed buildings are in a good and safe state of repair in order to host events commemorating the First World War. A further £20 million was announced in the March 2016 Budget with the same objectives. The Fund is administered by the Cathedrals and Church Buildings Division (CCB, also known as ChurchCare) of the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England, on behalf of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. In total 146 grants have been awarded to 57 Anglican and Catholic Cathedrals. The Fund has supported 133 separate projects (NB some projects received more than one grant). The grant applications were assessed by an Expert Panel against the grant objectives, using the following criteria: • The urgency of the work. • The contribution of the project to keeping the cathedral safe and open. • The financial need of the cathedral. • The impact the completion of this project would have on the cathedral's overall maintenance and repairs programme. This criterion was intended to see where these grants could have maximum impact. The objectives of the evaluation are: • To assess how far the grants have met the Fund's objectives and criteria (see above). • To assess the wider economic impact of the funding, including impact of the fund on the state of the specialist building industry, e.g. numbers employed, training enabled (including apprenticeships) in traditional craft skills, how easy was it to obtain tenders, impact on local pricing of e.g. scaffolding. This assessment should differentiate between cathedrals with and without in-house works teams. • To obtain information about the wider community benefits of the funding, e.g. in terms of enabling community activity such as knowledge/learning about the Cathedral and First World War, First World War commemoration and other activies. This will including the ability to reallocate funds towards community activities which would otherwise have been allocated towards repair works. • To enable learning about what worked well and what worked less well about the grant processes, to inform future cathedral repair funding initiatives. • To identify how far the grant programme has gone towards meeting the identified long-term maintenance and repair needs of Anglican and Catholic cathedrals in England. Read full description ## CPV classification Research and development consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/f59ec822-a0d0-4da5-90ea-cfaa6d6093b4) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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