Black Country Impact Project Evaluation

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council has been successful in securing European Social Fund (ESF) / Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) from its 2014-2020 Programme, to fund Black Country Impact working in partnership with the local authorities and Talent Match. Impact is a Black Country programme that addresses the barriers faced by unemployed individuals aged 15-29 years, supporting them to secure positive outcomes including employment, apprenticeships, training and further education. Dudley MBC is now seeking to procure for an evaluation of the project to: o Ensure that the ESF/YEI project has been delivered in time, quality and budget and objectives have been met; o Assess how well the programme has delivered to date and identify whether improvements are needed to increase effectiveness with respect to objectives and quality. o Demonstrate accountability to the programme Steering Group, internally (Dudley MBC) and externally (Department of Works and Pensions); o Ensure all deliverable are identified including ESF and non ESF outcomes and outputs: o Identify lessons learned and good practice arising from the implementation and delivery of the project; o To influence stakeholders or attract future investment; o Identify any further action required; and o Consider how best to disseminate the evaluation findings.

Additional information: Complete Evaluation ITT form together with Appendices 1, 3, 4 & 5

Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : EU

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No