Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c0e-04da-721d-aecf-c61e71e2e047/youth-investment-fund-learning-and-impact closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Youth Investment Fund Learning and Impact [Big Lottery Fund](https://tendernation.io/buyers/big-lottery-fund) Estimated value £1,000,000 Published 3 Jan 2017 Deadline Closed 20 Jan 2017 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Big Lottery Fund is seeking to appoint a service provider to facilitate and deliver support to and across the successful youth organisations to optimise the learning from the investment and thus improve delivery and contribute to improvement within the wider sector more broadly. There will be 2 strands within the learning: - Assessment of the impact their services have on young people. - Process learning about what works well. Given the targeting of the YIF investment, it will be important to assess the impact on young people in disadvantaged areas and to understand what works in engaging and retaining them in youth services. The learning and impact provider will work collaboratively with the funded organisations to define hard and soft impact measures that are related to understanding the role of open access youth services in supporting young people's social and emotional development, helping them gain skills and build confidence and supporting them to make the transition to becoming happy, healthy and economically active adults. The provider will facilitate collaboration between funded organisations and agreement of a Common Measurement Framework (common impact metrics relevant to all funded organisations). The learning and impact provider will develop the capability of funded organisations to measure their own impact on an ongoing basis and to improve their practice as a result. The provider will develop guidance and tools to ensure sustainability. The approach to evaluation should empower the funded organisations and the provider will facilitate ongoing collaboration and sharing of learning as the programme progresses. As well as informing continuous development of practice amongst the funded organisations, the impact assessment and process learning will also feed into an overarching evaluation of the YIF programme against its objectives. Additional information: This tender opportunity has been advertised in the OJEU ref no : 2016/S 242-442298. Please note that clarifications will be published on the Big Lottery Fund website as detailed in the attached ITT document. The Contract start date and other dates are indicative only please note that the contract period is 44 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the Funds discretion. 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