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This (final) external evaluation is intended to provide CG and CL with evidence on the effectiveness of the aforementioned project and facilitate learning to support strengthening of future health programming. The evaluation will specifically aim at achieving the following two overall objectives: A) Assess the extent to which the project was delivered against its objectives and expected results and inform final project reporting. B) Draw key lessons from the project and incorporate them in recommendations that will help to enhance the design and implementation of CL’s health programming for the future. The results will be used as lessons learnt within CG and CL but will also be presented to the BMZ, the back-donor of this project.

Research services. To build on LGA’s current work we propose to commission a piece of work to examine how the transport system impacts people and places by limiting or enabling access to skills, training and the labour market. We would like to explore six to eight (coastal/rural/urban) places with different typologies to illustrate the impact of transport challenges and make a set of short-term and long-term policy recommendations.

The Clean Energy Innovation Facility (CEIF) was established in 2019 and aims to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative clean energy technologies in developing countries. It is funded through Official Development Assistance (ODA) and is part of the UK's international climate finance commitment. CEIF contributed towards the UK's Mission Innovation commitment to double spending on energy innovation in 2020/2021 and contributes towards the UK's Ayrton Fund commitment to support clean energy innovation in developing countries. It supports research, development and demonstration activities for innovative clean energy technologies for industrial decarbonisation, sustainable cooling, energy storage and smart energy in ODA-eligible countries, such as planning and implementing pilot projects, capacity building for innovators and producing analytical products.The Department is looking for a MEL and Research partner for CEIF.

Key Cities is the UK's fast-growing city leadership network. With a current membership of 29 cities spanning the length and breadth of England and Wales and a collective population of over 6.5 million, Key Cities is the recognised democratic and authentic voice of urban Britain. On behalf of Key Cities, Salford City Council intends to commission policy and media support services to underpin an increase in awareness and influence of Key Cities activity. 

Watford Borough Council wishes to update their Green Spaces strategy which reflects the needs and aspirations of residents, elected members and staff that is in line with current thinking, best practice and will take the service into the next decade. The Council has an aspiration to re-think the role that parks and open spaces play within the borough particularly in regard of its new Environment Strategy and Public Health Agenda. Parks and open spaces have the potential to support a wide range of cross-cutting strategic priorities, including public health and well-being, the environment, biodiversity, education, employment, community safety, regeneration and community engagement. In developing a new strategy, the Council wishes to reference current best practice and recent research into options for future funding and maintenance of public open spaces. Key outcomes of the new strategy will be to:-To continue to enhance the Health and Wellbeing of the borough's residents-To inform...

The client is the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, which has a strong history of promoting democratic development in Georgia, particularly in parliamentary strengthening programs. They have recently expanded our focus to include environmental democracy and climate resilience, recognising the urgency of these issues. Their flagship program, supported by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO), aims to drive sustainable change in environmental protection and climate resilience through enhanced democratic governance. To achieve these goals, they are seeking academic experts to provide consultancy services. These services may include thematic inquiries, post-legislative scrutiny, knowledge product development, training sessions, policy papers, legislation support, and research.

Description: The Children’s Society wishes to appoint an independent contractor to deliver economic evaluation activities, as outlined within this tender, for our national Prevention Programme (“the Programme”). The activities will cover 2023/24 (year 5 of the Programme) and 2024/25 (year 6). We welcome applicants to submit their view on methodology/approaches and encourage creative thinking.   The Children’s Society currently deliver the Programme, which is funded by the Home Office with a commitment to continue until March 2025. The Programme works nationally to tackle and prevent Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) and Exploitation (CSE), Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE), Modern Day Slavery and Human Trafficking, on a regional and national basis across England and Wales. The selected supplier will be required to contract under The Children’s Society’s consultancy agreement and process any data in line with a signed data processing agreement. An...

The Tees Estuary Recovering Nature Project (TERN) is a multi-partnership project that was formally launched in July 2023. It is one of twelve national nature recovery projects that have been funded by DEFRA and Natural England to take forward the objectives of the National Nature Recovery Network (NRN) and to demonstrate national delivery of the Environment Act (2021) at landscape-scale through habitat creation and enhancement, species recovery, carbon sequestration, improvements to access, clean air and water at landscape scale. Landscape is an integral part of any conversation about sustainability, liveability, and/ resilience on Teesside because no matter how these terms are defined - nutrient and carbon neutrality, biodiversity, health and wellbeing, place-making, economic and industrial vitality, inclusivity or 'levelling up' - they require landscape solutions. Landscape architecture will support the TERN partnership to utilise a range of specialist knowledges, skills, and...

Description: NHS Charities Together has launched its refreshed strategy, with a vision of a future with a thriving NHS and the best possible healthcare for everyone. Within this, ‘supporting people to live well through preventing ill health and holistic management of long-term conditions’ has been established as a key pillar in achieving our intended impact. The full strategy can be found here.   Reducing health inequalities and understanding what this means, as well as how it differs for underserved and marginalized groups, are key to this strategic theme. Research shows that social determinants can be more important than healthcare or lifestyle choices in influencing health. Inequalities in life expectancy and in years spent in ill health are increasing. Learning around this will need to be collated through the evaluation.  It is critical that we understand activity undertaken within this strategic theme, completed through our Urgent and Emergency...

Description: NHS Charities Together has launched its refreshed strategy, with a vision of a future with a thriving NHS and the best possible healthcare for everyone. Within this, ‘supporting workforce wellbeing through caring for NHS staff and volunteers’ has been established as a key pillar in achieving our intended impact. The full strategy can be found here.   The UK is facing a health and care workforce crisis, with unprecedented staff shortages and vacancies. Huge numbers of nurses and doctors report plans to leave their professions. Burnout is affecting not only staff wellbeing, but the quality of patient care. Any evidence and insight we can generate in this area will be critical to achieving a future with a thriving NHS and the best possible healthcare for everyone.  It is critical that we understand activity undertaken within this strategic theme, completed through our Urgent and Emergency Response Grant Funding (Stage 1), Community Partnerships...

Stroud District Council is looking to commission a consultancy exercise to assess our current progress in community wealth building activities and suggest ways in which additional progress can be made. Having committed to the principles of Local Wealth Building as far back as 2018 Proposals are being sought for support in taking our community wealth building aspirations to the next level. We are looking for partners who will develop an honest appraisal of our current work in these areas, including both our strategies and aspirations, as well as considering the impact of this work with our businesses, anchor institutions and communities across the District. A further desired outcome is consideration of next steps in taking our aspirations in community wealth building to the next level. This will include preparation of a report and associated action plan in partnership with the Council and others in the Community, and presentation of these findings to interested parties. Please see...

Research services. ACE 539 ITT Keeping Safe in the Arts and Culture Sector Research Project. We have heard from practitioners about people being in situations where they felt vulnerable or uncomfortable, or could see other people in that position, often linked to the behaviour of others, usually those with more perceived power. Practitioners told us that there is a lack of confidence and understanding in knowing how to call out those behaviours, where support is available and what good practice looks like for individuals and organisations when these situations arise. For the purposes of this ITT, we are calling this Keeping Safe. The aim of this project is to expand the publicly available Arts Council England online content that provides practical support for practitioners and individuals around keeping safe. The Contractor will be required to carry out desk research and a social media campaign to source available resources, and conduct focussed follow up conversations from the...

The Natural History Museum (NHM) wishes to secure the services of an evaluation consultant to conduct a summative evaluation of the new Museum gardens. The Urban Nature Project is one of the NHM’s major organisational priorities to deliver this vision and mission. The Museum's five-acre site in South Kensington is being transformed into a welcoming, accessible, and biologically diverse green space in the heart of London. In addition to connecting people with urban nature on a national scale, this project is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the NHM grounds. This will enhance our visitor welcome and experience at South Kensington by engaging visitors in key content areas around evolution, UK biodiversity and human impact. The Urban Nature Project will transform the way our visitors interact with the Museum by creating a dynamic outdoor space in which to connect directly with nature and our scientific research. This transformation of the Gardens will provide...

A twelve-month contract to utilise social science methods for an evaluation assessing whether and how changes in attitudes and in behaviours have occurred during the LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES project.  

The British Council seeks proposals for the development and implementation of a comprehensive Capacity Building and Networking Programme aimed at enhancing environmentally sustainable arts practices and fostering connections between cultural and creative professionals in the UK and Wider Europe.

The study comprises three parts: The first part aims at deepening the understanding of the socio-economic impacts of the transition to climate neutral economies. In particular, the study focuses on the implications of potential frictions and challenges in the socio-economic transformation process and on the potential gains and opportunities of the transition to climate neutrality. The second part of the study should quantify the investment needs for adaptation to climate change across all EU Member States. And the third part brings together the work undertaken under the first two parts to make a preliminary assessment of the macro-economic impacts of the combined investment needs on mitigation and adaptation in a 2050 horizon.

The Research Ventures Catalyst (RVC) is a two-stage programme inviting proposals for new organisational models to tackle a research challenge. This application guidance is intended to support potential participants through the stage 1 open call process for the RVC scheme. Stage 1 The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) are initially inviting proposals and bids for up to £100,000 of ‘seed corn’ funding, which is available to support successful applicants in developing full plans for their new research ventures. We are looking for proposals that will bring together researchers1, experts and operators from different disciplines and sectors, or with complementary forms of technical expertise, to tackle a complex problem in a new organisational setting. The RVC aims to seed, and ultimately back with multi-million-multi-year funding, new partnerships and ways of working to address shared challenges. Stage 2 Successful applicants at stage 1...

Procurement Plan for Research, Training and Capacity Building Services Estimated Amount in UGX: 432,068,500.00

This workstream and the research carried out will explore and provide greater understanding of the way that prosecutors enact the Prosecutor's Code and supporting guidance when determining whether to charge a suspect, and in particular the extent to which this facilitates consistency in decision making. There is a need to explore the way in which prosecutors apply the Code and associated guidance, with a view to ensuring that that CPS has taken all reasonable steps to reduce disproportionality in decision making and is addressing its Public Sector Equality Duty.