Partner

LAMP provides specialist insight, analysis and technical guidance to funding agencies and development programmes to improve the impact of aid. Operating as a trusted partner and focusing on collaboration and capacity building, we help our clients develop and embed robust and sustainable methodologies and frameworks to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness of their programmes. We use qualitative and quantitative approaches, routine reporting and reviews, referring to best practice within the sector. Our detailed final reports not only present our findings, but also include practical recommendations for improving the impact of aid. 

LAMP also partners with external evaluators and third-party monitors (TPM) to help evaluate the economy, efficiency, effectiveness, equity and sustainability of development programmes. We provide specialised value for money (VFM) inputs – including assessing programme systems for measuring and managing VFM – to help programmes identify how to use and adjust their resources to deliver the greatest benefits for the communities they serve. 

Our training, mentoring, and ongoing technical support prioritises practical implementation of VFM, to ensure that teams can apply appropriate tools and methods in order to continuously embed effective and sustainable VFM practices into their daily operations. This enables us to ensure VFM is embedded into day-to-day management of a programme and to identify further opportunities for improving VFM. 

Related Partner Projects

Project / 2015

Transforming Teacher and Learning VFM Strategy

Value for money (VFM) strategy for TTEL programme included a comprehensive list of VFM metrics with supporting tools for analysis.

  • Ghana
  • Education
  • Partner
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Project / 2016

Kenya Essential Education Programme (KEEP) VFM analysis

VFM analysis compared cost-effectiveness of interventions that increase access to education and improve learning outcomes. Received award for ‘Best VFM Analysis’ from DFID Kenya.

  • Kenya
  • Health & Education
  • Partner
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Project / 2015

Crown Agents Value for Money framework

LAMP developed an organisation-wide approach to value for money with a focus on the technical assistance programmes. 

  • UK
  • Cross-sector
  • Partner
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Related Partner Resources

Resource

How to develop a value for money strategy (2)

In this video, we cover three components a value for money strategy should include and share some tips.

  • LAMP publication
  • Video / Value for Money
  • July 11, 2023

Resource

VFM thought piece – lessons learned

Our thoughts on the challenges as well as potential solutions requiredto improve the measurement and application of value for money.

  • LAMP publication
  • Thought Piece / Value for Money
  • October 18, 2020

Resource

BOND Assessing value for money – lessons for NGOs

An analytical framework for approaching value for money that can be applied at project, portfolio and organisational levels.

  • External publication
  • Tools and Guidance / Value for Money
  • August 7, 2019

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