IEG Implementation

Scottish Futures Trust would like to commission a consultancy to test a recently developed evaluation framework with a number of infrastructure projects across Scotland. This activity seeks to address the current evidence-gap in understanding the role of infrastructure to support inclusive growth outcomes. This is a follow-on activity from research recently completed on behalf of SFT. The initial commission will be for a select number of projects and will include, as a minimum: identifying inclusive growth challenges; using the developed framework to identify metrics; establish a baseline; establish a clear process and timeframes for data gathering, which should align with any existing monitoring and evaluation system. While there is expected to be a discrete number of initial projects, we will also be seeking day rates to allow for expansion of the programme of activities, including the inclusion of SFT partners. In addition, while this is currently an in-year commission, we anticipate future work to facilitate capturing the longer-term learning.