Partners in Care and Health – External Evaluation of the Continuous Improvement Programme 2026-29

Design and delivery of the evaluation of the Continuous Improvement Programme 2026-29, a grant funded programme commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver improvement support to councils and systems that provide adult social care services.

The project will be delivered over the lifespan of the programme, requiring the design of the evaluation methodology in Year 1 and consequent undertaking of the evaluation in Years 2 and 3. The focus will be on capturing and assessing the value and impact of the programme, in line with contractual requirements specified in the grant funding terms and conditions.

In delivery of the External Evaluation project, PCH will require the following objectives to be delivered:

Priority Objectives

• To develop and implement a robust and transparent evaluation approach and methodology for assessing overall value and impact of support provided through the PCH Continuous Improvement Grant Fund 2026-29. Evaluation methodology will include clear measures to assess, monitor and evaluate PCH improvement support activity.

• Identify opportunities to improve how PCH demonstrates value in the delivery of its targeted, intensive and universal support offers, delivered under the Sector Support Requirements: Key Themes workstreams

• Using the agreed external evaluation methodology developed for the programme, undertake an evaluation of the impact of the support and offers within the programme.

Secondary Objectives

• Provide a critical review of the current PCH Impact Management Framework and its approach to demonstrating impact and value – particularly assessing our ability to identify needs/ priorities in the sector and respond accordingly.

• This will include a mapping and review of information currently captured and gaps, and Any recommendations for improved evaluation and reporting processes.

Further detail will be included within the Specification document located in the Panacea Documents section. To apply, please follow all submission instructions uploaded via the procurement platform Panacea.