GB-Middlesbrough: Borderlands Phase 2 Evaluation

Buyer

Teesside University

Value

£10,000 – £25,000

Closes

16 November 2026

Where

Middlesbrough, the North East

Type

Open tender

In plain English

Teesside University is looking for an independent evaluator, or a small team of evaluators, to assess its Borderlands programme from 2026 to 2029. The work is worth roughly £10,000 to £25,000 and aims to show what the programme delivers, who it reaches, and the difference it makes to people, communities, artists and the wider creative sector.

What the buyer wants

• Design and deliver an independent evaluation of the Borderlands programme covering 2026 to 2029. • Work collaboratively with the university team, consortium partners and the Community Steering Group, and help strengthen the programme's monitoring and evaluation approach. • Combine robust quantitative data with rich qualitative evidence to produce learning that informs future programme development.

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

The notice gives no formal pass or fail criteria, but the main barrier is likely to be proven evaluation experience in creative or community programmes, since the contract runs for three years and is scored on the stated selection criteria.

How to bid

This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.

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