Consultancy to undertake Mid-Term Review of FSRP

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION

BOTSWANA

Assignment Title: Mid-Term Review of Food Systems Resilience Programme (FSRP)

Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): BW-CCARDESA-2026-01-01-CS-INDV

The Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) has received financing from the World Bank toward cost of the facilitation of the implementation of the Food Systems Resilience Project (FSRP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds to engage an individual consultant to assess the overall results of the programme to date and analyze them against the standard project performance evaluation criteria of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability and potential impact.

The overall objective of this consultancy is to take stock of achieved results at output and outcome levels and challenges encountered in the implementation of the project, document lessons learned and draw strategic recommendations to inform implementation of the remaining implementation period.

In undertaking the assignment, the tasks will include, but not limited to:

• Relevance: Assess the extent to which the approach and outputs developed to implement FSRP remain valid and pertinent to the SADC region, the Member State’s needs, and needs of development partners.2.

• Effectiveness: The extent to which the results achieved so far are contributing to the PDO objectives. The key issue here is the extent to which implementation of programmes have been effective in addressing the PDO objectives. The review will assess the likelihood of attaining the PDO objectives by the end of the project.

• Efficiency: How well resources or inputs (funds, expertise, time, etc.), in general were utilised in line with the achieved results. The evaluation should also review the balance between the different activities and whether the resources allocated reflect their relative importance in achieving outputs.

• Impact: Analyze the direct and indirect contribution of FSRP implementation in the to the SADC regional objectives of food systems resilience in the region.

• Sustainability: The extent to which the results and impact are likely to be sustained at Member States level through assessment of the technical and financial capacity of the Member States to maintain these results. The Review should make an assessment and recommendations on the level of ownership of the interventions at Member States level.

• Recommendations: The review will also make recommendations on possible changes which the project might need to consider in order to achieve the development objective. The review will further provide recommendations regarding prioritization of project resources and activities to maximize impact and sustainability during the remaining life of the project, as well as to inform design and implementation of similar projects in the future.

The consultant is expected to undertake the assignment within 30 working days spread over a period of 90 calendar days starting in February 2026.

The shortlisting criteria are:

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The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Further information (terms of reference) can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0900 to 1630 hours.

Interested Individual Consultants should submit their expressions of interest, detailed curriculum vitae and a brief technical proposal to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) not later than 13th February 2026. Applications should bear the name of the assignment in the subject field.

The Procurement Officer

Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research in Southern Africa (CCARDESA)

Ground Floor, Red Brick Building

Plot 4701 Station Exit Road

Private Bag 00357

Gaborone, Botswana

E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +267 3914997