DI4G Summative Assessment

The University of the West of England, Bristol, runs several European Regional Development Funded (ERDF) projects. Each of these projects has an evaluation requirement known as Summative Assessment (SA).

We are looking for an external consultant to undertake the SA on our Digital Innovation 4 Growth (DI4G) Programme. DI4G started on 1 January 2020 and closes on 31 December 2022. The budget for this work is approximately £19,000 inc. VAT.

DI4G has 3 streams of activity, aiming to support 100 SMEs: • Business support grant funding - £1m of grants between £10k and £40k for SMEs in the West of England to help them undertake innovative digital research & development (one round of funding has opened and closed, with another planned for later in the year). • Innovation Hackathons (up to 6 hackathons yet to take place) • Digital Incubation support at our graduate incubator (Launch Space)

Information about the grant funding element (known publicly as the Digital Innovation Fund) can be found via the dedicated website: www.digitalinnovationfund.co.uk

Outputs

The University will work alongside the consultant to identify all appropriate data and contact DI4G beneficiaries.

ERDF guidance on SA can be found through the .gov website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-european-regional-development-fund-2014-to-2020 (ERDF Summative Assessment Guidance and ERDF Summative Assessment Guidance appendices).

The project is expected to provide the following: 1. The logic model (already done) 2. Summative Assessment Plan (to be completed on appointment of consultants) 3. The data monitoring template (completed quarterly by the project team) 4. The summative assessment summary findings and summative assessment report (to be completed by consultants)

The final report template that you will be expected to complete can be found within the Guidance Appendices document.

The deadline for submission of this work is 30 September 2022.   Applications

Applicants must demonstrate knowledge of ERDF Summative Assessment and have experience of undertaking this, or similar work, for other projects.

Applications will be assessed against the following criteria: 1. Relevant experience 2. Delivery plan 3. Value for money 4. Environmental sustainability

This information will need to be compiled into one document and submitted prior to the deadline. Please also provide us with your proposed fee for delivery of the above contract.

Please email this to [email protected] no later than 11.59pm on Sunday 20 September 2020.