S4G 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 Scale Up 4 Growth Programme (S4G). S4G started on 1 July 2018 and closes on 30 June 2021. The budget for this work is approximately £12,000 inc. VAT.

S4G has 2 streams of activity: - Business support grant funding, with grants between £10k and £40k for SMEs in the West of England to help them scale up (approximately 30 grants awarded) - Business Growth workshops (up to 6 workshops, 4 of which have already taken place) Information about both activity streams can be found on the S4G website: http://www.scaleup4growth.co.uk/

Outputs The University will work alongside the consultant to identify all appropriate data and contact S4G 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 (done but can be revised 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

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 31 March 2021.

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

Please submit details of your relevant experience (in the form of a CV or similar). Please also provide us with your proposed fee for delivery of the above contract.

Please email this to [email protected] no later than midnight on Sunday 23 February 2020.