Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) 2 - Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Partner

Description

The Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) is part of the UK Government's efforts to support climate action at scale. The programme seeks to improve the quality of emerging green businesses and initiatives in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies and matches them to relevant investors. It also fosters action to address relevant policy and regulatory barriers. So far, since 2020, nearly 200 projects (the first of which have since secured $344m in climate finance) have been supported across ten countries. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is currently procuring a Global Supplier to deliver the next phase of the CFA (CFA 2) until at least December 2029. This is expected to support at least a further 800 projects in 16 countries. Evaluation activities are essential given the continued evolution and expanded duration of CFA, which increases the opportunities to build and share the evidence base for capacity building programmes. Climate accelerator programmes are increasing in number, though CFA continues to be unique in its ability to link entrepreneurs with public and private stakeholders across multiple sectors, geographies, and project types. Opportunities to test the CFA relevance and additionality in a dynamic climate finance landscape will be key to its continued relevance, impact, and value. This requirement is likely to be sourced via the Open procedure under PCR (2015). The contract is estimated to commence in June 2025 and end in December 2029, there will be an optional 36-month extension period. The contract value will be up to £1,000,000 excluding UK VAT but including all other taxes. Please register on our e-sourcing tool Jaggaer: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com to participate in the tendering exercise. A market engagement event will take place on 31 July 2024, 11.30 - 12.30 via Microsoft Teams Meeting. Link to register for the market engagement event is here. https://forms.office.com/e/YrfJHzw6pZ Lot 1: The Evaluation Partner for the Climate Finance Accelerator 2 will: Review and input into the CFA 2 Theory of Change and Logframe development, as well as the metrics to assess ICF Key Performance Indicators. Collect and collate data to report against agreed Logframe indicators. Review and input into the design of the Key Performance Indicator 15 methodology. This assesses the extent to which CFA is likely to lead to transformational change. Produce a workplan, risk register, management plan, budget, and plan to evaluate the programme's performance, including conducting a GESI analysis and VfM analysis. Interact regularly with the global supplier (for instance through monthly meetings), to inform the evaluation work and avoid duplication of work. Produce high-quality public facing evaluation products including one mid-term evaluation, one final impact evaluation, four country case studies and three thematic case studies. Effectively disseminate learning throughout the programme's lifetime in collaboration with DESNZ. The CFA 2 procurement documentation sets out a range of modification options. In the event these are utilised, the scope and budget for the evaluation partner is expected to increase accordingly, and the evaluation partner ITT is expected to include relevant modification options.   Please register on our e-sourcing tool Jaggaer: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com to participate in the tendering exercise. A market engagement event will take place on 31 July 2024, 11.30 - 12.30 via Microsoft Teams Meeting. Link to register for the market engagement event is here. https://forms.office.com/e/YrfJHzw6pZ Additional information: A market engagement event will take place on 31 July 2024, 11.30 - 12.30 via Microsoft Teams Meeting. Link to register for the market engagement event is here. https://forms.office.com/e/YrfJHzw6pZ