Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation and Reform (SPHEIR) Evaluation

Framework Agreement for: Global Evaluation Framework Agreement (Lot 1 – Impact)
Framework Agreement Purchase Order Number: PO 7448
Call-down Contract For: Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation and Reform (SPHEIR) Evaluation
Contract Purchase Order Number: PO 7822
OBJECTIVE:
The supplier has to lead evaluation work for the SPHEIR programme. DFID is seeking to evaluate SPHEIR in order to get a better understanding of what design aspects make Higher Education (HE) interventions successful and to improve our knowledge on the longer-terms impacts of HE strengthening. This will mean future investments are informed by rigorous evidence.
The evaluation work will consist of three principal strands:
a) A formative evaluation;
b) Two summative evaluations: one mid-term evaluation and one final theory based impact evaluation;
c) Linked primary and secondary research projects, including plans to carry out or commission at least two Rapid Evidence Assessments or similar rigorous literature reviews (by end of year 2 and updated with additional evidence by completion of the contract)