# UKSPF Evaluation Partner- GMCA 902

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](/buyers/greater-manchester-combined-authority/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [EKOS CONSULTING \(UK\) LIMITED TRADING AS EKOSGEN](/contract-winners/ekosgen/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £239,631
- Tender value: £239,631
- Award date: 12 December 2023
- Published: 3 April 2024
- Contract start: 18 December 2023
- Contract end: 30 June 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 131f2a61-d39f-4633-8485-8792d94b89e4-737539
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f7df5b3c-8ae4-4717-b906-1e0d26e96d19

## Description

BACKGROUND • This contract will provide evaluation of the UKSPF and the projects and activities which have been commissioned under this fund\. UKSPF runs from 2022/23 - 24/25 across three main pillars of activity: Community and Place, Local Business, and People and Skills SCOPE OF CONTRACT • Evaluation of many elements of the wider UKSPF programme, producing a final report which will provide evidence on impact and effectiveness of the programme\. • The evaluation will help to inform the design of future programmes\. • The contract will also provide an evidence review of existing evidence held by GMCA\. This contract has been awarded by a Mini competition from the Lot 3 Evaluation and Impact Assessment \(TC645 Manchester Framework on Research and Data Sciences\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/131f2a61-d39f-4633-8485-8792d94b89e4-737539)