DFID 7210 Monitoring and Evaluation of Responsible, Accountable and Transparent Enterprise (RATE) Programme

Tender description

Actual CPV code is ‘75211200 Foreign Economic-Aid Related Services’. Objectives The overall objectives for the monitoring and evaluation work are to: a. Provide internal and external learning to DFID and other organisations supporting business environmental and social risk management and transparency and accountability b. Contribute to the evidence base on the end results for poor women and men of implementation of such mechanisms and practices by the private sector c. Contribute to the evidence base on why private sector companies should engage in more responsible practices Building on these overarching objectives, the purpose of the mid-term review is to provide information on progress made by the programme in achieving desired outcomes and draw out lessons that can be used to inform programme design going forwards. The purpose of the end of programme evaluation is to assess the extent to which the programme achieved intended outcomes and impacts, and what lessons have important implications for future initiatives.