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We provide independent evaluation of policies, programmes and services. We offer the full range of evaluation services – from rapid “in flight” reviews to complex, large-scale and multi-year evaluations.

We work with you and your stakeholders to design and implement reviews and evaluations using customised approaches that are tailored to the context.

Our evaluators are skilled in a range of evaluation theories, and qualitative and quantitative methods. This means we can deliver a comprehensive evaluation product.

What we do

We provide end-to-end evaluation services, including:

  • Developing outcomes frameworks, logic models and results measurement frameworks
  • Ex ante appraisal (e.g., cost-benefit analysis, economic impact analysis, regulatory impact analysis, business cases)
  • Stakeholder engagement, including interviews and focus groups, consultation documents and submissions analysis
  • Results monitoring
  • Evaluation scoping and design
  • Independent evaluations and reviews
  • Policy development, programme design and service planning.

 

Methods we often use include:

  • In-depth interviews and focus groups
  • Surveys (including paper-based and online)
  • Case studies
  • Data analysis, including analysis of statistical and administrative data, and advanced modelling
  • Quantification of “hard to measure” outcomes such as intangible social, economic and cultural impacts
  • Analysis of financial performance, efficiency and value for money.

 

Publications
Our team has decades of experience in the provision of expert evaluation services, ranging from large and complex matters (with quantum exceeding $100 million) to small quantum or single-issue matters.

Key contacts

Matt Balmford

David Moore

David Graham

Dr Vijaya Ramamurthy

Some of our recent articles of interest

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How can governments effectively assess and manage climate risk to ensure a sustainable future?

  • Client: Department of Treasury (Western Australia)
Sapere provided expert advice on the design of a Climate Risk Framework for the WA government, exploring options for a staged approach, and aligning with international standards for climate risk disclosure, to support Western Australia's climate resilience efforts.
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Financial management

What if every public sector officer could master financial management?

  • Client: Department of Treasury (Western Australia)
The Financial Management Act 2006 forms the backbone of financial management for the WA Government, yet many public sector officers lacked familiarity with its provisions. In response, the WA Treasury asked Sapere to develop a comprehensive training program to improve practice and behaviour.
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Utility pricing – to block or not to block

Rather than provide a volume discount, some utilities charge a higher rate for greater use. This approach, known as an inclining or rising block tariff, is often advocated as being a fair way to encourage conservation. But is this really the case? This article investigates.
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How low-density housing is making us poorer

Enabling a higher density of businesses and houses can bring many benefits to cities. It makes us as individuals, and as a society, richer – and not only in monetary terms. More choices of where to live, and less land per home, means lower house prices.
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Growing social housing—Building Financial Capacity of Housing Agencies program evaluation

  • Client: Department of Treasury and Finance (Victoria)
The Victorian Treasury offered A$1.1 billion in low-cost, long-term low-interest loans and state guarantees to community housing agencies. Our evaluation of this program managed the complexity of complementary social housing funding and financing programs in our analysis.
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Expanding Victoria’s Real Time Prescription Monitoring (RTPM) System

  • Client: Victorian Department of Health
SafeScript is the Victorian Government’s RTPM system. It enables prescribing registered medical practitioners, nurse practitioners and dispensing pharmacists to access accurate and up-to-date information regarding a patient’s medication history with respect to specific high-risk medicines in real time.
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The economic benefits of a circular economy in Auckland

  • Client: Sustainable Business Network
This report provides a view on the potential economic benefits of a more circular economy for Auckland. It has been commissioned by the Sustainable Business Network to inform its report on the circular economy opportunity for Auckland.
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The emissions footprint of broadband in New Zealand

  • Client: Chorus
This paper provides a first assessment of the emissions footprint of the current New Zealand fibre network, with a focus on internet provision to households and small to medium-sized businesses.
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