DEADLINE: 18TH NOVEMBER, 2024
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (IITA)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REO1)
“CONSULTANCY SERVICES”
SECTOR: AGRIBUSINESS
CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE PROVISION OF IMPACT PORTAL, DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS PLATFORM FOR THE INNOVATIVE YOUTH IN AGRICULTURE (L-YOUTH) PROJECT
This request for expression of interest (REOI) follows the general procurement procedures for this project, which was issued under the Mastercard Foundation for Innovative Youth in Agriculture as part of her contributions to supporting the development of youth employment in Agribusiness.
The Innovative Youth in Agriculture (l-Youth) project is a partnership between UTA and Mastercard Foundation that focuses on devising an innovative approach to agribusiness start-ups and trainings for Nigeria’s young people within the overall Mastercard Foundation Young Africa Works Strategy. It seeks to provide youths with the required skills to secure dignified and fulfilling work in agri-food value chains, thereby empowering them for self-employment and employment opportunities.
The l-Youth project is part of the Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works Strategy. The l-Youth project works with youth aged between 15 and 35 years in ways that lead to fulfilling self-employment (entrepreneurship) and employment in several key agrifood systems across five Nigerian states (Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Adamawa, and Jigawa). By year 5, IITA seeks to skill over 40,000 and enable over 240,000 young women and men to secure dignified and fulfilling work in agrifood value chains.
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is seeking the services of a qualified and experienced service provider to design, implement, and manage an automated data management system, feedback portal, and customer care service to respond to participants’ needs in a timely manner. In this way, the portal will also serve as an impact platform to allow l-Youth to record the progress of its participants and unlock opportunities they may have. The selected Consultant will carry out the following: Data Collection & Integration, Data Storage and Organization, Data Access & User Interface, Data Processing & Analytics, Data Security & Compliance, Data Backup and Recovery, Scalability & Performance, and Provide User Support.
I IITA wishes to invite eligible consultants to indicate their interest in I providing the services outlined above, and details will be provided as I and when necessary. Interested consultants must provide information I indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, I comprehensive company profile showing availability of appropriate I skills among staff, e.g. companies’ name, postal and physical location I addresses, phone number, fax numbers and email I addresses),verifiable evidence of experience and reputation in the I provision of similar services, certificate of incorporation or registration I with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) or appropriate regulatory I agency of government, valid income/personal income/tax clearance I certificate for years 2021, 2022 and 2023, minimum of three (3) I reputable organizations as referees and letter of confirmation from your I Bank on credit worthiness. These are necessary for consultants to I enhance their qualifications.
A consultant will be selected on satisfying above requirements and in accordance with the provisions as set out in the relevant procurement regulations.
Detailed Terms of Reference: Shortlisted Consultants will be contacted.
Deadline for submission of Expression of Interest: 18 November 2024; 4:30 pm WAT
Expressions of interest must be emailed to hqprocurement@cqiar.org. In addition, this EOI should be delivered in a sealed envelope and marked ‘Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services; l-Youth Project addressed to.The Head Supply Chain, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), P.M.B. 5320, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
