External Evaluation of HEFCE Catalyst Fund Programme on Student Success Barriers
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · Awarded contract
AwardedExternal Evaluation of HEFCE Catalyst Fund Programme on Student Success Barriers
Awarded 30 Mar 2017
Awarded30 Mar 2017
Value£91,625.00
RegionSouth West
CategoryEducation & Training
Ended 7y 8mo ago2y term
Awarded 30 Mar 2017Expired 31 Mar 2019
About
UK Shared Business Services Limited awarded a contract to Warwick Economics & Development Ltd for a two-year formative evaluation and capacity building programme assessing the HEFCE Catalyst Fund programme 'Addressing barriers to student success'.
The evaluation covered three strands: formative evaluation and dissemination of good practice, project-level evaluation capacity building, and a summative systematic review incorporating peer review.
The contract value was £91,625.
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