DEADLINE: 30TH APRIL, 2021
DEVELOPMENT BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES-FIRM SELECTION) DEVELOPMENT FINANCE PROJECT
ASSIGNMENT TITLE: CONTRIBUTION AND ATTRIBUTION ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT BANK OF NIGERIA’S INTERVENTION IN IMPROVING ACCESS TO FINANCE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSMES) IN NIGERIA
REFERENCE NUMBER: NG-DBN-219882-CS-CQS
The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) Plc has received a loan from the
International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan towards a contract with a qualified consulting firm providing advisory services to the DBN. The consulting firm (“Consultants”) will conduct a Contribution and Attribution Analysis of DBN’s intervention in improving access to finance and technical skills of MSMES in Nigeria.
The objective of this study is to ascertain the specific contribution/attribution of DBN’s interventions in the improvement or otherwise of access to finance by MSMES and the impact of technical supportextended to Participating Financial Institutions (PFIS) and MSMEs in improved loan administration and recovery.
Project activities will include the following:
1. Undertake desk reviews and content analysis of DBN’s Integrated Reports (2019 & 2020); DBN’s Annual Reports and Statement of Accounts (2017-2020); as well as Annual Reports and Accounts of PFls and other institutions intervening in MSME access to finance and technical skills development in Nigeria.
2. Analyze the “Theory of Change” and develop a “Story of Change’ for
DBN’s interventions.
3. Conduct Stakeholder Analysis on the operations of the DBN, involving
staff, PFI and benefiting MSMES,
4. Conduct a Contribution Analysis of DBN in the context of contributions
of other participating institutions in improving access to finance for MSMES.
5. Conduct an Attribution Analysis to ascertain the extent to which
improvements in MSME’s access to finance can be attributed to and
explained by DBN’s interventions.
6. Submit a detailed report of findings and publish extract in DBN’s journal
and other international journals.
This study will cover the period between 2017 and 2020 and the
assignment is expected to be completed within 3-6 months from the
contract start date.
The Development Bank of Nigeria Plc. now invites eligible Consultants to
indicate their interest in providing these Services. Interested Consultants
must provide information demonstrating the required qualification.
Minimum shortlisting criteria are:
i. Minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience with similar research projects on development impact assessment; and consultancy services to international and domestic development agencies.
ii. Demonstrated ability to collect, compile and analyze financial data from
financial service providers and MSMES.
iii. Demonstrated Experience in database development and maintenance.
iv. Demonstrated capacity and experience in preparing standardized analytical reports. Experience should include a minimum of 2 similar assignments with financial institutions.
Interested Consultants should provide information on firm’s qualifications
and relevant experience specifically responding to the criteria above,
including a brief description of the project scope, implementation dates
and the funding organization.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the
World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under
IBRD and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011,
revised in July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World
Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualification Selection (CQS) method set out in the Guidelines.
In line with the above-mentioned Guidelines, interested Consultants may
associate with other firms e.g, Joint Ventures/ Consortiums or Sub-Consultancy, to enhance their qualifications.
Expressions of Interest from firms in association should include the
following:
i. A cover letter stating the type of association or partnership, signed by
member firms.
ii. A draft agreement or Letter of Intent to form an association.
For Joint Ventures, each member firm shall be evaluated independently
and should be reasonably qualified to undertake the assignment solely.
Expression of Interests must clearly demonstrate the qualification of each
member against the minimum criteria.
Further details on the services are provided in the Terms of Reference
which can be found on DBN’s website at the following link http://bit.ly/DBN6TOR
Expressions of interest must be submitted electronically to the following
address:
Email Address: ndinwoke@devbankng.com
cc audit@devbankng.com
All Expressions of Interest must be a maximum of 15 pages.
Submission Deadline: 30th April 2021
