Recruitment of a consulting firm to assess financing demand and supply — UNCDF

Recruitment of a consulting firm to assess financing demand and supply UNCDF Recruitment of a consulting firm to assess financing demand and supply Request for proposal Reference: UNCDF-00593 Beneficiary countries or territories: Senegal Registration level: Basic Published on: 17-Mar-2026 Deadline on: 13-Apr-2026 23:59 (GMT -4.00) Description IntroductionFirst Foods Africa seeks to incentivize local production of nutritious, safe, affordable and sustainable first foods, targeting ingredients that are missing from children’s diets, to prevent malnutrition.

First foods include formulated complementary foods, food ingredients, healthy snacks, food supplements and nutrition supplements (refer to this document for more details). As mandated by UNICEF, the purpose of the First Foods Africa Market Scoping Exercise (“Market Scoping Exercise” or “FFASE” or “exercise”) is to better understand the dynamics of the financing demand and supply for First Foods producers in 6 out of 14 Africa countries targeted by First Foods Africa in Phase 11 and the investment needs of those markets, in terms of both capital and business advisory services.