Proposal Assessment Form
Proposal Assessment Form
Proposal Assessment Form
FULL PROJECT PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT FORM
For Contracts £50,000 and over
Project Title:
Applicant:
SECTION 1: PROJECT OVERVIEW (Not assessed)
SECTION 2: PROJECT OUTCOMES
Beneficiaries appropriately identified. Approach to deliver industry KE and links to existing AHDB KE activities.
Appropriateness and clarity of industry engagement. Timeframe qualified to deliver impact. Clarification over
additional activities/resource required to deliver impact. Environmental benefits appropriately identified and
any negative impacts detailed. Key Performance Indicators identified. Clear IP exploitation plan where relevant.
0‐10 score; weighting of 3
Score: x3 =
SECTION 3: TECHNICAL APPROACH AND WORK PLAN
Evaluation of current knowledge (appropriate references used) and awareness of other work. Clarity of aims,
objectives, work packages and milestone schedule. Originality & innovation. Effective collaboration with
commercial companies. Is the approach statistically robust? Feasibility and risk management. 0‐10 score;
weighting of 4
Score: x4 =
SECTION 4: RELEVANT EXPERTISE
Knowledge and expertise. Quality of past contributions to, and impact on, the topic. Potential to bring added
value through current and/or past contributions. Complementarities of expertise of the team. 0‐10 score;
weighting of 1
Score: x1 =
SECTION 5: PROJECT COSTS
Are costs reasonable and necessary? Will the total budget be adequate to carry out the proposed activities? For
a cross‐Sector proposal, is the shared budget appropriate & clearly defined? Added value of co‐funding? 0‐10
score; weighting of 2
Score: x2 =
Total Score out of 100 (Threshold = 50) Recommend for Funding Yes / No
Weightings are set to reflect the importance of specific criteria, any proposal failing to achieve a specified
threshold may be rejected. They have been set to ensure appropriate standards are met.