Comprehensive Baseline Survey

Republic Of Sudan

Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP)

Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project

Grant#: TF0A3002 - Project ID# P158066

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Assignment Title: Comprehensive Base Line Survey

Reference No. SD-SLDP-10857-CS-QCBS

• Introduction:

The Government of Sudan has received funding from the World Bank-managed State and Peacebuilding Fund (SPF)to implement a project titled Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan (SLDP2).Phase 2 (SLDP2) became effective in December 2016 and seeks to expand its target coverage to include another 10 IDP and host communities in Kassala, while maintaining technical assistance provision to the 6 communities from the pilot phase. The Project seeks to address durable solutions to displacement using innovative implementation models for livelihoods support, natural resource management (NRM), and capacity building.

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• The Assignment:

The Project seeks the services of a consultant firm to conduct a comprehensive baseline survey for the project. The study will methodically determine beginning benchmark values and provide foundational analysis to measure project outcomes and results/impacts against during implementation, through subsequent assessments and Monitoring and Evaluation [M&E] mechanisms.

3.Objectives of the Baseline Survey [BLS]:

The primary objective of this study is to collect and clearly present comprehensive baseline data for the project objectives, results indicators, outputs, and expected impacts described in the project Results Framework, appraisal document, and M&E Plan. Second, the study will survey all households in the 10 target communities to identify, or verify, which households will receive livelihood sub-grants under SLDP2 according to the Project’s stated target selection criteria.

Finally, the BLS will also provide situational analyses of key analytical areas relevant to the Project context, including information about capacities and vulnerabilities, access to basic services, household food security, natural resource management and livelihood practices, community assets and institutional arrangements, etc.

The specific objectives are as follows:

• Measure and report comprehensive baseline data for the project’s core and intermediate results indicators in the project’s Results Framework[1] [see Annex 1].

• Survey households in 10 communities to determine and rank households that meet the Project’s selection criteria for livelihood sub-grants targeting. A total 1,500 households will be identified to be targeted by livelihoods sub-grants.

• Establish baseline values for broader impacts expected from the Project intervention beyond the Results Framework], as hypothesized in the Project M&E Plan.

• Conduct a displacement profile of target communities, including analysis of key social, NRM, legal, and livelihood conditions [see Annex 2].

• Provide overview on existing organizational structures and leadership mechanisms in communities, including associations, committees, social institutions, religious figures, civil servants, and their roles.

• Provide information on prevailing livelihood practices and patterns in target communities. This may use the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework or other accepted methods. Reference will be made to the previous value chain studies conducted by SLDP during Phase 1 to assess relevance to livelihood opportunities in SLDP2 target communities.

• Develop indicators and provide baseline data on socioeconomic participation of women, youth and other vulnerable groups in target communities vis-à-vis their male counterparts, to be used to measure effectiveness of the project in enabling their inclusion and empowerment throughout implementation.

• Provide analysis on whether conflict within or between communities is a prevalent issue and, if so, sources/drivers of conflict.

• Provide a narrative on the availability of basic services in target communities, including water supply, land, schools, clinics, and other services/structures. Identify challenges and opportunities.

• Recommend thematic areas relevant to the Project’s objectives that would benefit from further in-depth analyses/studies.

• Identify other development projects in East Sudan comparable to SLDPII to compare and contrast relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability against in future evaluations.

4.Time Frame:

The consultant shall complete all tasks related to assessment in 45 days from the date of agreement

• SLDP2 now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services furnish in its application package the below documents:

• Official registration papers issued by the concerned government agencies.

• Organizational chart indicating management structure and team membership.

• Supporting documents demonstrating activities implemented in the last 2 years.

• Bank account statement and other documentation indicating ownership.

• Information on the consulting firm’s offices, equipment, transports facilities, etc.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for request for proposal.

• The shortlisting criteria are:

• General Experience in Researches , data analysis , statistic and repot writing

• Specific experience in similar assignments.

• Availability of appropriate skills among staffs

• Understanding of Political, socio-cultural and gender dynamics of Eastern Sudan

• The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III para 3.14 to 3.17 of The World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF borrowers, Procurement in investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, dated July 2016: Conflict of Interest.

• Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications. The nature of association, whether it is a joint venture or a sub consultancy, should clearly be stated. In case of joint venture the firm leading the joint venture should be mentioned.

• A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Quality and Cost Based Selection [QCBS] method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (July 2016) (Procurement Regulations),

• Further information can be obtained at the address below during office working hours from 09:00 am to 16:00 pm Sunday - Thursday - Sudan local Time, Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form in (3) Copies to the address below (in person, mail, fax, or by e-mail) on or before August 15th 2017. Interested consulting firms can access the full text of the ToR through project web site: www.sldp.sd

Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project Phase II

Attn.Mr. ELHUSSEIN ELKHAZIN- PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Amarat Street#63, Nasr Complex – Building#A15, 1st Floor flat# 001: www.sldp,sd

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