The subject of the contract is to provide the service of the Evaluation Helpdesk, which will collect and review all evaluations of the programmes funded by ERDF, CF, JTF and ESF+, undertaken by the Member States during contract execution. The Evaluation Helpdesk will also collect and review evaluations on cohesion policy published in the academic literature, and it will provide methodological support to improve evaluation methods and the exchange of information on evaluation practices, in line with the provisions of Art. 35(2)(h) of the CPR, in order to consolidate the strategic value of evaluation in the policy cycle.

The subject of the contract is to provide the service of the Evaluation Helpdesk, which will collect and review all evaluations of the programmes funded by ERDF, CF, JTF and ESF+, undertaken by the Member States during contract execution. The Evaluation Helpdesk will also collect and review evaluations on cohesion policy published in the academic literature, and it will provide methodological support to improve evaluation methods and the exchange of information on evaluation practices, in line with the provisions of Art. 35(2)(h) of the CPR, in order to consolidate the strategic value of evaluation in the policy cycle.