Early Market Engagement Evaluation of the Shared Outcomes Fund 'Offshore Wind Enabling Actions Programme'

Descriptions

As a research and evidence project, the aims of the procurement are to:, Aim 1 – Capture valuable learning from OWEAP, as a pioneering programme tackling the dual challenges of expansion of offshore wind and the protection and enhancement of the marine environment., Aim 2 – Quantify the impact of OWEAP, including the contribution of evidence from each project and assess OWEAP’s influence at a programme level on associated policy:, Objective 1 - Design and implement a practical and adaptive evaluation framework for OWEAP. , Objective 2 – Use process and impact evaluation techniques to report on key learning gained through the implementation of OWEAP , Objective 3 – Measure the impact of the OWEAP programme against cross-programme outcomes, Objective 4 - Measure the impact of the OWEAP projects against their specific desired outcomes., Objective 5 - Address the longer-term impacts by reporting on how OWEAP contributed to and has influenced the attainment of principles set out in government policies. , Objective 6 - Assess whether the OWEAP programme provided Value-For-Money. , Objective 7 - Identify outstanding knowledge gaps and use evidence from OWEAP on what worked or did not work to provide recommendations of future cross-government work to tackle the dual challenges of offshore wind energy expansion and protection and restoration of the marine environment. , Objective 8 - Produce and present talks and reports, suited to the audience, to share learning from the evaluation.