# EVALUATION OF THE TEACHING AND LEADERSHIP INNOVATION FUND

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department For Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [National Foundation for Educational Research](/contract-winners/national-foundation-for-educational-research/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1,500,000
- Award date: 20 October 2017
- Published: 31 January 2018
- Contract start: 1 November 2017
- Contract end: 31 December 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 04f2e564-2225-438a-9b8c-c49f7c5b597d-195150
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-47d0b0a2-118a-4a15-91eb-b25744b4331a

## Description

The Contractor shall use all reasonable endeavours to achieve the following aims: • Assess the effectiveness and impact of the fund overall • Assess the effectiveness and impact of the individual projects or programmes funded by TLIF The Contractor shall use all reasonable endeavours to achieve the following objectives: • Evaluation of impact against the six key long-term outcomes o An improved quality of teachers and effective teaching in classrooms o Improved quality of leaders at all levels o Improved career progression of teachers and leaders o Improved retention of teachers and leaders o An improved evidence base on what works in leadership development and teacher CPD, including value for money o A professional development and leadership development market that meets the needs of schools in challenging circumstances • Evaluation of processes, generating learning to inform continued improvement throughout the life of the fund, as well as for future DfE projects • Economic evaluation to measure the extent to which the fund has provided value for money above funding the schools directly

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/04f2e564-2225-438a-9b8c-c49f7c5b597d-195150)