# NU/1268 Formative and Summative project evaluation

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Newcastle University](/buyers/newcastle-university/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: The Innovation Partnership
- Award value: £19,320
- Tender value: £20,000
- Award date: 1 May 2017
- Published: 23 May 2017
- Contract start: 2 May 2017
- Contract end: 31 October 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8760d4a2-9b3a-418b-90b3-f1040a9880d9-149036
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c753a032-7411-47de-a9de-4dc3d5f3c811

## Description

CFNE seeks to commission a partner organisation to deliver the project evaluation\. The evaluation will adopt a formative and summative approach with reports produced at the mid and end points of the project\. The evaluation will: • report on the project's performance and impacts \(i\.e\. jobs created, SMEs assisted with innovation interventions, and business improvement in SMEs\); • assess the progress made towards achieving the overall goal of the project and the level of success achieved in relation to the project's primary objectives; in particular this will focus upon stimulating and meeting the demand for innovation-based activities and outcomes; securing private sector engagement and 'buy-in' to innovation practices; the design and delivery of the selected innovation activities; and achieving overall Strategic Added Value; • investigate the level of efficiency in the project management and approach and consideration of the consortia's project delivery, engagement with industry and learning realised through the project; • assess and consider areas of good practice, and evidence of regional and national partnership working; and, • examine participation of equality groups\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8760d4a2-9b3a-418b-90b3-f1040a9880d9-149036)