T21/49_KEEP+ Summative Assessment

Anglia Ruskin University is seeking to appoint a single provider to evaluate all aspects of the management and delivery of the KEEP+ Programme since the final report issued in March 2020 and the extension into Phase II of the KEEP+ programme which launched on 1 April 2020 with a further budget of ?1.9 million.

The end of programme review will seek to summarise the success or otherwise of KEEP+ as well as clearly identifying key lessons from the programme's management. A requirement of this final review will be to put forward a number of specific recommendations to the delivery partners on how future, potential collaborative projects should be developed and managed in light of experiences gained.

This report will have a number of discrete audiences including:

o The funders - the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities o The delivery partners - Anglia Ruskin University, University of Essex, University of Brighton, University of Hertfordshire, University of Greenwich, University of Suffolk o The beneficiaries - SMEs o Wider stakeholders - Local Enterprise Partnerships and the Growth Hubs

Further information is within the tender documentation.

Additional information: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/angliaruskinuniversity/

The tender is being conducted electronically using the Anglia Ruskin University eTendering system which can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/angliaruskinuniversity/ . To receive documents, the users must first register and obtain log in details. Existing users should log in to the website and express interest.

Delivery Notes

ARU are seeking an evaluator for the KEEP+ project. The final report must be written by 1 December 2022.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No