Request for Quotation - Monitoring and Evaluation at Neem Foundation

Project: Lafiya Sarari Education Initative
Organization: Neem Foundation
Contact Person Head of Procurement Unit

The overall objective of the work is to support the delivery of the monitoring and evaluation plan for Neem Foundations Lafiya Sarari Education Initative. We anticipate that the work will require approximately 50 working days to complete.
The specific objectives are as follows:

• Design and implement quarterly survey of project participants and collect data to report against key project outcomes as set out in the project M&E framework.
• Review data collection forms for implementation,monitoring of data and ensure that these are fit for purpose.
• Develop a project database allowing for easy reporting of implementation monitoring indicators, as detailed in the M&E framework, and input of annual monitoring data.
• Develop and implement a series of in-depth interviews with a sample of government officials, managers and policy/decision makers that have participated in key program activities.
• Provide reports on key findings, drawing upon the data from surveys, implementation/activity monitoring and in-depth interviews, M&E activities conducted under their supervision, using a range of formats and for different audiences. A final dissemination plan will be agreed with the project team.

Consultancy Deliverables:

• Develop a comprehensive M&E Framework, including an M&E plan, in line with Lafiya Sarari Education Initative objectives, which will describe how the programme and relevant activities will be monitored and evaluated and how these
• M&E results can be used for long-term M&E as well as future decision making and advocacy. The M&E plan needs to be more than a list of indicators; it will be a dynamic tool that can be updated on an ongoing basis to reflect potential changes in the programme throughout the year.
• Review existing evidence from internal and external evaluations to understand the state of evidence and identify evaluation gaps.
• Work with relevant Neem Foundations staff and partners to collect both quantitative and qualitative evidence from the programme.
• Conduct rigorous, mixed-methods research to collect relevant data which should include (but is not limited to) primary and secondary data, such as existing project documents and data, as well as targeted surveys, interviews and case study research with key programme partners. Where possible baselines should be established at the outset of the evaluation, with comparative data collected at

intervals throughout the year
Timeframe:
Three Months (initially) and subsequent months

Expectations:

• The consultant should state in a letter of interest its experience and expertise. The letter should be organized and indexed in a form noted below that ensures the Foundation can easily review to effectively evaluate the RFP.
• The Bidder’s name, address, e-mail, telephone
• The name, title or position, and telephone number of the individual signing the cover letter
• The name, title or position, and telephone number of the primary contact and/or account administrator, if different from the individual signing the letter of interest
• A statement expressing the Consultants willingness to perform the services as described in this RFP.

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