DFID 7685 Monitoring, Evidence, Learning and Review (MELR) provision to the Saving Lives Programme in Sierra Leone Contract

The overall objective of the monitoring, evidence, learning and review (MELR) component is to provide DFID, service providers and Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) with comprehensive, accurate and informative reporting on progress and delivery of the SLISL programme. Reporting by the MELR supplier will provide accountability for delivery of partners; inform decisions on the approach and direction of the programme and document evidence and lessons learnt. The MELR supplier will work with all suppliers and implementing partners to ensure production of verified results and performance reporting. Programme reporting will be supplemented by additional third party data analysis and limited primary research to provide complete and up-to-date reporting on programme performance against the business case and logical framework. The supplier will be responsible for producing monitoring reports for the quarterly steering committee meetings, annual programme reviews, a break report between SLISL programme phases, a comprehensive closure review and other lesson learning and evidence documents as appropriate. The supplier will support delivery of the SLISL programme with technical advice and reporting on areas such as results measurement, data quality, value for money, disability, gender and inclusion, and political economy. The ultimate recipients of the programme are the people of Sierra Leone whose lives and health will be improved by the better functioning of the SLISL programme.