NCF Monitoring and Evaluation Scientific Indicators

Tender description

NCF Monitoring and Evaluation Scientific Indicators This is a competitive procurement exercise to appoint a Supplier to develop scientific indicators which will address the current evidence gaps in the wider Monitoring and Evaluation of the Nature for Climate Fund (NCF) programme. This work will demonstrate the impact of the NCF programme on targets and associated benefits of the England Trees Action Plan (ETAP) in the following areas- - Carbon sequestration - Biodiversity - Flood mitigation - Water quality - Air quality The Theory of Change and KPI framework will be available for potential Suppliers to use to inform their approach. Areas for consideration in the methodology have been provided, but specification focuses on outcomes, leaving the potential Supplier scope for innovation of approach. The service deliverables include: 1. Detailed project plan including recruitment and sampling approaches and methods, following an inception meeting. 2. Summary monthly progress reports. 3. A technical report on the research/indicator development including an executive summary. 4. Evidence compendium(s) summarising the research and how it will be used to demonstrate environmental benefits. The evidence compendium(s) will be easy to navigate and be in an impactful style that is succinct. 5. Visualisation of the findings (format to be suggested by potential suppliers) and usable for evaluation.