FCDO Evidence Fund expressions of interest: design and deliver a pilot rapid review service

Closed: The FCDO invited expressions of interest by 24 July 2024 for a new demand-responsive internal service designed to deliver rapid reviews for FCDO staff.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 4 July 2024

• Funds: Closed
• Sector: Agriculture, Climate change, Disabilities, Education and Empowerment and accountability
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  Environment, Girls and women, Health, Humanitarian emergencies/disasters, Livelihoods, Peace and access to justice, Private sector/business, Technology, Trade, and Water and sanitation
• Eligible organisations: Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), UK-based non-profit organisations, Educational institutions and Humanitarian relief organisations
• Value of funding: £100,001 to £500,000

This expression of interest closed on 24 July 2024.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is seeking a delivery partner (single organisation or consortium) to co-design and deliver a demand-responsive rapid review service for FCDO staff.

This service is intended to increase access to robust evidence to inform decision-making in FCDO, filling a gap on FCDO’s demand-responsive evidence synthesis offer to staff.

The new service will produce rapid reviews of research evidence using robust methods within approximately 3 months of a request being received from FCDO staff.

Organisations from the UK and all Official Development Assistance (ODA)-eligible countries can apply.

What the fund will achieve

The FCDO seeks an experienced organisation or consortium with:

• expertise in both aggregative (for example, meta-analysis) and configurative reviews (for example, framework synthesis, realist reviews)
• experience producing rapid reviews for policy audiences
• a broad range of subject-matter expertise relevant to the FCDO’s work (either in-house or through strong networks)

Budget and timescale

The total budget for the design and delivery of the service is £350,000.

Work on the design is expected to begin in September 2024, with the service active until March 2026.

Delivery of reviews is expected to begin from December 2024 to April 2025. The service may be extended beyond March 2026 and/or expanded, depending on performance.

How to apply

Read more in the expression of interest information:

Evidence Fund expression of interest: rapid review service

Email your expression of interest to [email protected] by 5pm British Summer Time (BST) on 24 July 2024.

Published 4 July 2024