Research consultancy services

Tender description

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) services for the 4-year Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) programme covering Colombia, Mexico, Nigeria and up to six other countries to be identified. The specific objectives of the contract are to: (i) evaluate programme activities on a frequent basis to examine whether the CFA is achieving its intended outputs, outcomes and impact; (ii) give strategic advice on adaptations that could improve programme performance; (iii) lead on programme learning. The Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) Programme is part of the UK Government's commitment to addressing international climate change. The programme supports developing countries to improve the in-country supply chain of bankable, low-carbon projects. The programme will cover up to nine countries. This procurement is to identify a monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) partner for CFA. The CFA MEL Partner will undertake regular evaluation activity, which will assess whether programme outputs, outcomes and impact are being achieved. The MEL Partner will recommend how to maximise programme effectiveness, to ensure that the CFA is set to achieve transformational change in the countries it works in. The MEL Partner will also assess the extent to which the CFA is securing value for money, thereby providing internal and external accountability for money spent, as well as providing inter- and cross-programme learning opportunities. Monitoring, evaluation and learning partner for the climate finance accelerator programme. The contract covers regular evaluation activity for the programme, which will assess whether programme outputs, outcomes and impact are being achieved. The Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) is part of the UK Government’s commitment to address international climate change. It supports developing countries to improve the in-country supply chain of bankable, low-carbon projects. It does this by convening policymakers and project developers from participant countries with capital market practitioners in workshops, and/or similar events, which focus on mobilising finance for real world projects. The CFA Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Partner will undertake regular evaluation activity, which will assess whether programme outputs, outcomes and impact are being achieved. The supplier will recommend how to maximise programme effectiveness, to ensure that the CFA is set to achieve transformational change in the countries it works in. The supplier will also assess the extent to which the CFA is securing value for money, as well as providing inter- and cross-programme learning opportunities.