The Mid Term Review of the Framework Agreement for Sida Reviews, Evaluations and Advisory Services on Results Frameworks provides a comprehensive review of the complexities associated with a framework agreement and how such agreements can influence the quality of evaluations, reviews and advisory services.
The Framework Agreement provides significant costs-savings in the procurement process and is a source of statistical and strategic information about decentralised evaluations. It is not, however, a sufficient mechanism in and of itself to improve the quality of evaluations as is intended. This Review recognises the complexity of what constitutes ‘quality’ to different stakeholders. It includes everything from the detail and feasibility of a Terms of Reference, to engagement/utilisation levels during the process, to the report and other outputs, and to how Sida and Partner organisations use these. This Review considers these and other aspects of quality and establishes that there are significant deficiencies in key areas of evaluation, especially methodologies, data collection and analysis, and evidence-based conclusions and recommendations.
