Initial & Mid Term Evaluation of CEMET(East Wales)

Descriptions

The CEMET East Wales (EW) programme invites tenders for its initial and mid-term evaluation. As part of the evaluation of the 2014-2020 round of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funding, the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) requires beneficiaries to undertake a robust programme of monitoring and evaluation. Whilst the 2007-13 programmes focused on implementation, the emphasis for operations funded in the 2014-2020 programme is on identifying and providing evidence to support outcomes / results and impacts to understand why and how the intervention works.Underpinned by the concept of theory-based evaluation, initial and mid-term evaluations are being commissioned during the early stages of an operation. It is anticipated that data other than that collected to support the formal WEFO output indicators will need to be gathered, in order to demonstrate outcomes and impacts in the short, medium and longer term.In order to deliver this, evaluations are being commissioned as a baseline from which to measure progress against through to an interim formative evaluation and longer term outcomes and impacts through summative evaluation.This initial evaluation will focus on evaluating CEMET (EW) during the initial and mid-term evaluative phase, which will inform a final evaluation to be undertaken nearer to the operation’s end date (currently 31st March 2023).As part of the bid for this contract, potential contractors should primarily outline the rationale and methodological approach to the initial evaluation in sufficient detail. However, the contract is for the initial and the mid-term evaluation, and bidders will also be required to provide an indicative rationale and approach to the mid-term, including aims and objectives, timescales and costs allocated to this element of the contract.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=92645.The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.