Final Evaluation of the Computational Foundry Operation

Tender description

Swansea University's Computational Foundry, a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) operation, invites tenders for the provision of its final evaluation. As part of the evaluation of the 2014-2020 round of ERDF funding, the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) requires beneficiaries to undertake a robust programme of monitoring and evaluation. Whilst the 2007-2013 programmes focused on implementation, or ‘what works’, the emphasis for operations funded in the 2014-2020 programme is on identifying and providing evidence to support outcomes/results and impacts to understand ‘why’ and ‘how’ an intervention works.The Computational Foundry began in 2015 and had undergone an inception and mid-term evaluation in 2019. A final evaluation of the operation is required, using the theory of change logic model developed during the mid-term evaluation, to evaluate against that model and the recent data collected.NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=118570 (WA Ref:118570)Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: The Computational Foundry is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) operation via the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO)The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.