Case Studies – Kada Research

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101. How Kada Helped the Greater London Authority Evaluate the Zero Carbon Accelerator to Strengthen Public Sector Decarbonisation

Kada was commissioned by the Greater London Authority (GLA) to undertake an evaluation of their pioneering Zero Carbon Accelerator (ZCA) - a GLA-funded programme designed to help drive decarbonisation activity across London's public sector organisations. Having evaluated two…

97. How Kada Helped Stoke-on-Trent City Council to evidence the impact of the ceramics sector in North Staffordshire

Stoke and North Staffordshire’s ceramics sector is nationally and internationally significant. Rooted in centuries of expertise, the sector not only produces world famous crockery and tableware it underpins supply chains in constructions, energy, health and manufacturing.

91. University of Huddersfield- Health and Wellbeing Innovation Centre evaluation Case Study

Kada Research were commissioned by the University of Huddersfield in June 2024 to undertake an evaluation of their £42.2m Health Innovation programme. The programme, utilising £3.8 million of UKSPF funds, aimed to stimulate innovation around health and wellbeing…

90. Evaluation of Decerna’s TVNZ and EPD UKSPF Programmes

Kada Research were commissioned by Decerna in January 2025 to undertake an evaluation of their two UKSPF funded business support programmes, the Tees Valley Net Zero (TVNZ) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) programmes.

89. Bradford Hyper Local UKSPF Evaluation

Kada Research were commissioned by Bradford Council to conduct an evaluation of a suite of projects under their Hyper Local UKSPF Programme. The programme received £7.88 million in UKSPF funding, consisted of 49 individual projects across all five…

87. Kirklees Hyper Local UKSPF Evaluation

Kada Research were commissioned by Kirklees Council to evaluate a suite of projects as part of the £5.82 million Hyper Local UKSPF programme. The evaluation assessed the programme’s strengths and weaknesses and identified lessons to improve delivery and…

79. Evaluation of the Low Carbon Business Support Programme for Sheffield City Council

Kada Research were commissioned to evaluate the Low Carbon Business Support Programme led by Sheffield City Council and part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

77. Inclusive Productivity- Lessons from around the world

Kada research, in partnership with Ortus Economic Research, were commissioned by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (now the North East Combined Authority) to undertake a research study to contribute to Our Economy 2023. The annual report provides…

75. Evaluation of the Mayor of London’s Local Energy Accelerator

The Mayor of London’s Local Energy Accelerator (LEA) was evaluated by Kada at the end of 2023. The £9.5 million LEA programme was jointly funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Mayor of London between…

74. Evaluating the development of the solar skills pipeline in London

Kada Research was commissioned by the Greater London Authority (GLA) to evaluate the design, delivery, and impact of Solar Skills London. The Programme aims to develop the solar skills supply chain across the city which is vital for…

72. Evaluation of the RISE Enhancement Project

Sheffield City Council commissioned Kada Research to evaluate the RISE Enhancement project, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and delivered in partnership with the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University.

62. UK Shared Prosperity Plan for a Derbyshire Local Authority

“The UK’s EU replacement funds mean for first time in a generation local authorities have direct control over business support, skills and regeneration funds which have tended to be allocated centrally or regionally. UKCRF represents a new phase…