# GB-Manchester: Cultural Development Fund Round 3 - Phase 1 Evaluation

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Arts Council England](/buyers/the-arts-council-england/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £100,000
- Published: 31 May 2023
- Planned start: 31 August 2023
- Planned end: 31 August 2024
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 645c3534-f6ed-48f8-841f-1c517b9d72be-649601
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ebc4db98-e5da-45db-8a21-e9b910133068

## Description

Arts Council England is seeking a Contractor to deliver Phase 1 of a programme evaluation of the Cultural Development Fund Round 3 \(CDF3\)\. The core focus of Phase 1 will require the Contractor to deliver the groundwork for delivering a robust and comprehensive impact evaluation at a later date\. It is expected Phase 1 will involve the successful Contractor reviewing a programme-level logic model, developing project-level logic models for each project, developing an evaluation framework and monitoring data system including establishing a baseline, and delivering an evaluation scoping report\. The evaluation framework and baseline is expected to support Arts Council and projects to monitor outcomes throughout and beyond the life of projects to add to the growing evidence base demonstrating how cultural capital investment drives economic growth and social benefits in place\. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises \(SMEs\)\. However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement\.

## Related contract awards

- [GB-Manchester: ACE 636 ITT - Collections Care Adviser to Government Indemnity Scheme](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f9c01a9e-57e1-431c-8eb9-d566eb33542f): Arts Council England
- [GB-Manchester: ACE 683 CCS - Senior Recruitment Campaign for Midlands Area Director](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c30f2424-3b82-4524-a8da-62399ff36313): Arts Council England
- [GB-Manchester: ACE 678 STA - Evaluation for the Artsmark & Teaching for Creativity Pilot Project](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-58c7f4b6-0127-40f8-b06a-c48d71989f3a): Arts Council England

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/645c3534-f6ed-48f8-841f-1c517b9d72be-649601)