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The Department of Education and Training Victoria invites suppliers to this open market procurement opportunity.

This procurement is to appoint a panel of suppliers with the specific skills required to perform evaluations for the department, timelines and deliverables are not included. These will be specific to each engagement from the Panel; procured via individual Requests for Proposals (RFPs). 

The scope of services being sought from prospective supplier comprises the planning and execution of evaluation, as well as capacity building and advice specific to evaluation-related work, namely:

• Provision of specialist evaluation services including
  • scoping, designing, and planning evaluations, including the assessment of risks and estimation of costs
  • undertaking evaluation projects including the review of existing literature and data, collection of data and analysis of data
  • reporting evaluation findings including the provision of advice and recommendations in structured evaluation reports.
• Provision of expertise and assistance for:
  • Development of logic maps (e.g. Investment Logic Maps, program logics)
  • Designing and developing appropriate data collection tools
  • Collection and collation of quantitative and qualitative data pre, during and post program implementation
  • Analysis of data and interpretation of findings including reports.

As part of the tender process, prospective suppliers will be requested to demonstrate:

• high levels of customer service including an understanding of the department’s strategic priorities
• knowledge of the education policy context, including a familiarity with the department’s strategic priorities, objectives, and its key performance measures
• experience working with large government or public sector organisations requiring engagement with multiple stakeholders, as well as experience identifying and engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders
• availability of appropriate resources to deliver the services, including the capacity to conduct evaluations in rural and regional areas of Victoria
• ability to develop detailed project methodologies and work plans to deliver project briefs within specified timelines and agreed budgets
• procedures and systems for managing information
• application of ethical procedures in the design and conduct of evaluations
• expertise in high level formal and informal communication including planning and undertaking consultations with key stakeholders
• skills in analysis and critical evaluation enabling:
  • disaggregation and synthesis of parts of systems, processes, tasks, objects, texts, artefacts, problems, ideas, concepts, and arguments
  • exploration of alternative ideas or solutions to problems
  • predictions about likely outcomes based on evidence
  • clear thinking using logic (inductive and deductive)
  • identification of faulty reasoning, assumptions, and biases by thorough testing
  • informed judgement about the worth of ideas and arguments.