Cash First Learning and Evaluation: Independent Evaluation

The Evaluator will assess the implementation of cash-first activities by Partnerships, the role of the Learning Partner (who will assist partnerships to deliver interventions) and the impact of the Programme as a whole. The Scottish Government has already appointed a Learning Partner to facilitate improvement and learning within and between Partnerships, and to support the gathering of evidence for the Programme evaluation. The Learning Partner services requirement is available to view as a supporting document in the Invitation to Tender pack, for your reference. Nourish Scotland was awarded the contract for the Learning Partner element. It should be noted that the successful bidder for the evaluation will be expected to collaborate and share some data and resources with the Learning Partner in order to effectively fulfil the Programme objectives. Specifically, the Evaluator will be expected to seek the Learning Partner’s views on the evaluation framework, develop a joint Data Sharing Agreement and support the Learning Partner to identify and supply evidence that is relevant to the evaluation.