Consultancy Services For Social Care Innovation Programme Summative Assessment

The summative assessment will conform to the standard outlined in the ERDF Project Summative Assessment Guidance - Appendices (ESIF-GN-1-034 V3, April 2019), The Council seeks a consultant to support the creation of a strong and insightful summative assessment Structure

The summative assessment will be structured to cover six key reporting areas, as follows:

1. Context and overview of the project

The SCIP aims, objectives and targets; the specific economic and strategic context; and the market failure and rationale for intervention. This information has been used to populate the logic model, underpinning the evaluation process.

It is expected that the summative assessment will be conducted in five stages, as follows:

Under Item 3 (Research), there are six distinct areas that will be addressed:

An allocation of £15,000 has been requested for completion of the summative assessment. This is 1% of the total project cost, meeting the ERDF Project Summative Assessment Guidance (ESIF-GN-1-033) requirements.

For purposes of objectivity and transparency, the project will seek to appoint an external consultant. This appointment will be made via a Request for Quotation. The programme team will advertise through partners, associated companies, and specific sector groups to maximise responses and to support the ongoing development of the specialist consultancy list. Three quotations will be obtained, per Commission Interpretative Communication principles.