Evidence Fund: evaluation draw-down service

Closed: the FCDO invited tenders by 23 August 2024 for a draw-down service to conduct project-level evaluations for the Evidence Fund.

From:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published: 24 July 2024

Funds:: Closed
Countries:: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Gabon, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Sector:: Agriculture, Climate change, Disabilities, Education, Empowerment and accountability, Environment, Girls and women, Health, Humanitarian emergencies/disasters, Peace and access to justice, Private sector/business, Technology, Trade, Water and sanitation
Eligible organisations:: Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), UK-based non-profit organisations, Educational institutions
Value of funding:: £100,001 to £500,000

This opportunity closed on 23 August 2024.

This service will enhance access to new research and evidence for FCDO staff and national counterparts.

Each evaluation will focus on a single project or similar cluster, assessing relevance, coherence, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability.

Evaluations produced through the draw-down service will likely be brought together in a final portfolio evaluation when the programme ends (planned for March 2027) and will influence the design of successor programmes.

Additionally, the FCDO may require others forms of evaluation activity to be conducted through the draw-down service, potentially including evaluability assessment, portfolio-level evaluation and value for money analysis.

The FCDO expects the service to start in September 2024.

How to apply

Email your technical and commercial proposal to evidence.fund@integrityglobal.com by 5pm British Summer Time (BST) on 23 August 2024. Late bids will not be accepted.

You can email clarification questions about this tender by 5pm BST on 14 August 2024. We will aim to respond by 5pm on 16 August 2024.

Volume 1: Invitation to tender instructions and evaluation criteria

Volume 2: Terms of reference

Volume 3: Application form

Volume 4: Commercial pro formas

Volume 5: Pro forma contract

Volume 6: Evidence Fund conflict of interest policy

Volume 7: Evidence Fund safeguarding policy

Volume 8: Letter and declaration to accompany tenders