DEADLINE: 7TH NOVEMBER, 2024
SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SCI)
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR RESEARCH FOR CONSULTANTS: ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS WITH SAVE THE CHILDREN NIGERIA
SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SCI) is the world’s leading independent organization for children, delivering programs in over 120 countries to ensure all children survive, learn, and are protected. SCI has been working in Nigeria since 2001 as a strong, recognized, and respected voice for children’s rights. Our programs currently support health and nutrition, education, child protection, food security, livelihoods, social protection, child rights governance, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in both developmental and humanitarian contexts. SCI has 11 field offices but operational in about 18 states in Nigeria. Against this background, SCI Nigeria seeks to pre-qualify national and international consultants and consultancy firms to design and deliver assessments, studies, and evaluations for its programming. Interested organizations must demonstrate commitment and capacity to work at different levels and across SCI’s thematic areas. These consultancies can include but are not limited to:
- Baselines, mid-lines, and endlines
- Mid-term and final evaluations
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices surveys
- Anthropometric (SMART) surveys
- (Multi-Sectoral) Needs Assessments
- Labor market assessments
- Gender assessments
- Social norms exploration
- Child Participatory Assessments or Research
- Impact Assessment
- Formative research
1.1. Pre-qualification of individual consultants for research, assessment, and evaluation activities.
Applications are expected from individual consultants and consultancy firms. To be eligible and considered for pre-qualification, individuals/firms must meet the following criteria:
1.1.1. Eligibility and Selection Criteria for Individual Consultants
Essential Criteria
i. Agrees to comply with Save the Children standard policies and procedures as stated in the RFQ or Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.
ii. Completed a Master’s degree in a relevant area, such as social sciences, development studies, or in specific technical areas such as education, public health, nutrition, food security, etc..
iii. Provides a CV and cover letter, explaining relevant experience and relevant reports of previous work.
iv. Provides brief description and evidence (attached copies) of up to 4 relevant services provided to other actors (either INGOs, International Organisations or donors), including the year of service and an official email address to contact as a reference.
Capability Criteria (technical)
v. Evidence of a minimum of three years’ experience designing and carrying out high-quality assessments, baseline, mid-term, and endline studies, and mid-term and final evaluations, for one or more of the following thematic areas: health and nutrition, education, child protection, food security, livelihoods, social protection, child rights governance, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)
vi. Evidence of experience working in development and/or humanitarian settings.
vii. Evidence shows strong training and experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection methods and analysis.
viii. Evidence of knowledge and experience with a range of statistical and qualitative data managing software and approaches (such as SPSS, EPI Info, Stata, NVivo, Atlasti, KOBO Toolbox, ONA, CommCare, REDCap, ODK or other similar software)
ix. Evidence proves a strong command of the English language, both written and verbal with strong report writing and documentation skills.
x. Evidence of working experience in Nigeria or similar contexts
xi. Evidence of specific expertise in one of the following (depending on the pieces for which has been applied):
a. Baselines, mid-lines and endline surveys
b. Mid-term and final evaluations
c. Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices surveys
d. Anthropometric (SMART) surveys
e. (Multi-Sectoral) Needs Assessments
f. Labor market assessments
g. Gender assessments
h. Child participatory assessments or research
i. Social norms exploration
j. Conflict sensitivity assessments
k. Political economy analysis (PEA)
l. Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SQUEAC)/Simplified Lot Quality Assurance Sampling Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SLEAC)
m. IYCF Barrier Analysis
1.2. Pre-qualification of Consultancy firms for research, assessment, and evaluation activities.
1.2.1. Eligibility and Selection Criteria for Consultancy Firms
Essential Criteria
i. Agrees to comply with Save the Children standard policies and procedures as stated in the RFQ or Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.
ii. Evidence the company is legally registered with the relevant government authorities. For firms registered in Nigeria, this evidence should include a certified true copy of the following documents.
- CAC Certificate
- C02 – If applicable
- C07 – If applicable
iii. Evidence of Statutory Records (Attach photocopy)
- Up to date Tax Record (2019)
- VAT Registration Certificate
- Audited Account Statement (2017-2019).
iv. Brief description with evidence (attached copies) of up to four (4) relevant services provided to other actors (either INGOs, International Organisations or donors), including the year of service and an official email address to contact as a reference.
Capability Criteria
v. Evidence of a minimum of three years’ experience designing and carrying out high-quality assessments, baseline, mid-term, and endline studies, and mid-term and final evaluations, for one or more of the following thematic areas: health and nutrition, education, child protection, food security, livelihoods, social protection, child rights governance, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)
vi. Evidence of experience working in development and/or humanitarian settings.
vii. Evidence shows strong training and experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection methods and analysis.
viii. Evidence of knowledge and experience with a range of statistical and qualitative data managing software and approaches (such as SPSS, EPI Info, Stata, NVivo, Atlasti, KOBO Toolbox, ONA, CommCare, REDCap, ODK or other similar software)
ix. Evidence proves a strong command of the English language, both written and verbal with strong report writing and documentation skills.
x. Evidence of working experience in Nigeria or similar contexts
xi. Evidence of specific expertise in one of the following (depending on the pieces for which has been applied for):
- Baselines, mid-lines and endline surveys
- Mid-term and final evaluations
- Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices surveys
- Anthropometric (SMART) surveys
- (Multi-Sectoral) Needs Assessments
- Labor market assessments
- Gender assessments
- Child participatory assessments or research
- Social norms exploration
- Conflict sensitivity assessments
- Political economy analysis (PEA)
- Semi-quantitative evaluation of Access and Coverage (SQUEAC)/Simplified Lot Quality Assurance Sampling Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SLEAC)
- IYCF Barrier Analysis
CONTACT INFORMATION
Questions: nigeria.consultants@savethechildren.org
Submissions: nigeria.consultancyfirms@savethechildren.org
REFERENCE:
ITT/CON/NIG/ABJ/2024/02
DATES
Opening date: 14 June 2024
Closing date: 7 November 2024
