Economics Observatory - Stakeholder impact assessment and report contract

Descriptions

Overview The Economics Observatory (ECO) is a research programme funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). ECO is seeking to appoint a consultant to undertake a stakeholder impact assessment and report the findings in a 5000 word evaluation report. The report will contribute to a suite of evaluation reports submitted to the ESRC as part of their evaluation and monitoring process. ECO conducts periodic in-house monitoring against a series of indicators, the stakeholder impact assessment will be separate to ECO's ongoing monitoring activity. The report will track ECO's progress in achieving target outcomes for each its key stakeholder audience. ECO's key stakeholder audiences are (i) policymakers and (ii) academics. Each audience's engagement with ECO is distinct therefore the contractor is asked to assess ECO's impact on each group differently. The contractor will be required to conduct qualitative research with representatives from both audiences to determine: how ECO is perceived by each group. Detailed stakeholder profiles, and contact information for potential stakeholder representatives, will be provided to the contactor to support the research. The contractor will be responsible for suggesting the design and delivery of the research which ECO will help shape. The contractor will implement the research independently. The contractor should submit their analysis as a 5000 word report together with the research outputs in full as an appendix. Headline draft findings should be presented by October 2021 and a first draft of the report should be ready for review in December 2021. The final report should be complete by April 2022. Proposal requirements To bid for this contract please set out a proposal for the research and report in no more than five pages. The proposal should include: •a timeline for the project (including key milestones for within the research phase) •research methodology •an outline of proposed questions for each stakeholder group •intended approach for contacting stakeholders •approach to recording results •a list of potential risk and proposed mitigations Please also provide examples of two similar contracts you have completed. Evidence of previous contracts should be submitted in addition to the five page proposal. How to apply Please submit your proposal to office@economicsobservatory.com by 0900 on 25 June 2021. If you would like an informal conversation with a member of the project team about the contract before submitting your bid please send your request to office@economicsobservatory.com by 14 June 2021.