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Looking After

How we work to look after the National Park, conservation, ranger services, biodiversity and policies.

The work of the Authority
How we make decisions, the role of Members and staff.
Current consultations
We want your opinions on these consultations
Ranger service
What our rangers and volunteers do around the National Park.
Plans & policies
Corporate plans and policies

Tenders

Professional support to a programme of performance assessments

The English National Park Authorities Association (ENPAA) seeks tenders from interested parties for the provision of a programme of performance assessments for the 9 English National Park Authorities.

Background
Each authority is subject to periodic review through the National Park Authority Performance Assessment. This approach was developed and first applied for all authorities in 2005 (other than the newly created New Forest NPA). It is based on best practice assessment for public bodies and uses techniques similar to the former Comprehensive Performance Assessment and also it is complementary to Comprehensive Area Assessment.

Project requirement
This invitation to tender is to appoint a suitable organisation or individual who has the background and capacity to provide facilitation support to the overall programme of performance assessments and to facilitate the peer reviews and subsequent reports to the individual authorities.

Expected timeline
Closing date for tenders to be supplied Friday 29 January 2010
Potential contractors interviewed February (provisionally 9 February 2010)
Contract signed: no later than 31 March 2010
Overall methodology agreed with Steering Board: May 2010
All guidance material, supporting documents agreed with Steering Board end July 2010
First NPAPA Assessments: Autumn 2010
Programme of Assessments as agreed schedule at appendix 2
Final report to Defra, CLG, Audit Commission and ENPAA September 2014

Project documents
Invitation to Tender Specification (33KB)