Details:
| Location | Bangladesh |
| Supplier eligibility | Evaluation organisations and individuals based in Bangladesh |
| Application closing date | Wednesday 5 March 2025, 11.59 p.m. Bangladesh time (Now closed) |
| Impact evaluation duration | 16 March 2025 to 30 June 2025 |
About the opportunity:
British Council Bangladesh seeks a supplier to research and evaluate the Disability Arts: Redefining Empowerment (DARE) initiative in Bangladesh, which is now concluded. DARE (2019-24) was an arts-led, multiyear, international project aimed at building understanding, capacity, and confidence amongst artists with disabilities and arts sector practitioners in Bangladesh. The project also aimed to develop the capacity of the artists and the people with disabilities through a series of training and capacity development programmes in partnership with the UK artists and arts organisations.
This impact evaluation initiative will critically evaluate the impact of DARE in Bangladesh and in the international network established through the initiative. It will identify lessons learnt and highlight successes and stories of change.
Organisations and individuals based in Bangladesh with demonstrated expertise in conducting impact evaluations relating to Arts and Culture initiatives are invited to apply. Expertise in disability arts will be an added asset. The supplier is expected to undertake impact evaluation work undertaken under the DARE project between 2019 to 2024.
Key deliverables:
The duration of this research initiative will be from March 2025 to June 2025
- Inception report including detailed evaluation plan and instruments.
- Completion of the data collection report.
- 2 pager infographics with toplines of impact for wider sharing purposes—both internal and external (following British Council brand guidelines).
- 1-2 pager executive summary fit for sharing with an external audience, and the evaluation checklist provided by the British Council by the end of the assignment.
- Draft final report (British Council brand structure and length to be determined).
- Set of the most significant impact stories fit for external publishing—ideally a total of 3-5 stories representing each result area.
- Slide deck and subsequent presentation on key findings to the key stakeholders of the British Council (following the British Council brand guidelines).
Important deadlines:
| Activity | Date/Time |
| RFP issued to bidding suppliers | 14 February 2025 |
| Deadline for clarifications (Clarification deadline) | 19 February 2025 |
| British Council to respond to clarification questions | 20 February 2025 |
| Deadline for submission of proposals by potential suppliers (Response deadline) | 5 March 2025 (Now closed) |
| Final decision | Week of 5 March 2025 |
| Contract concluded with winning supplier | 10 March 2025 |
| Contract start date | 16 March 2025 |
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