Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the Horn of Africa Phase II (Эфиопия - Тендер #62074259)

• Project ID

P178047

• Project Title

Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project in the Horn of Africa Phase II

• Country

Ethiopia

• Notice No

OP00343203

• Notice Type

Request for Expression of Interest

• Notice Status

Published

• Borrower Bid Reference

ET-MOA-478118-CS-QCBS

• Procurement Method

Quality And Cost-Based Selection

• Language of Notice

English

• Submission Deadline Date/Time

Mar 18, 2025 17:00

• Published Date

Mar 04, 2025

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Organization/Department

Ministry of Agriculture

• Name

Nigatu Bogale

• Address

P.O.Box 62347Addis Ababa Ethiopia

• City

• Province/State

Ethiopia

• Postal Code

• Country

Ethiopia

• Phone

+215911530077

• Email

nblodamo@gmail.com

• Website

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(FIRM SELECTION)

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of project: Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project Phase II(DRDIP-II)

Grant No.: IDA, E0590

Reference No.: ET-MOA-478118-CS-QCBS

Assignment Title: Mid-Term Performance Evaluation (MTPE)

• Project Background

Displacement in the Horn of Africa has been compounded by migration within and outside the region. It is caused by both natural and manmade problems. Ethiopia has been hosting refugees since 1990s and currently, the country ranked third in Africa, home to 1,066,842 refugees and asylum seekers (as of August 2024) mainly from South Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, and Sudan. The refugee situation in Ethiopia is characterized by both protracted displacement and ongoing emergencies. The majority live in 20 refugee camps (77%) and 4 settlements/sites (15%) which are generally located on the periphery of the country.

The Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project Phase II (DRDIP-II) is a 5-year multi-level and multi-sectoral investment project that focuses on the impact – both positive and negative – of the presence of thousands of refugees on the hosting communities in the six target regions of Ethiopia (Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella, Somali and Tigray). DRDIP-II is implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture.

The development objective of DRDIP-II is to improve access to basic social and economic services, expand livelihood opportunities, and enhance sustainable environmental management for host communities and refugees in the target areas. DRDIP-II seeks to demonstrate a fundamental shift in the way that forced displacement is addressed in such a way that community participation in identifying, prioritizing, implementation and management of development needs including socio-economic infrastructure and livelihood opportunities is encouraged to improve the wellbeing and decision-making power of the local community. According to the project design and appraisal documents, the project aims to support 2,504,952 direct beneficiaries, including 1,759,514 from the host community and 745,438 refugees, across 330 kebeles in 30 woredas and 25 refugee camps. However, the number of refugee camps/sites has been reduced from 25 to 21. The change occurred due to the relocation of two refugee camps from the Tigray region to the Amhara region, as well as the consolidation of five camps in the B/Gumuz region into three. Specifically, two camps from the Mao & Komo special Woreda were merged with the Tsore refugee camp. As a result, there are currently 21 functional camps.

The project provides the basis for strengthened and harmonized support to improve access to the basic social services, expand economic opportunities, and enhance environmental management for communities hosting the refugees in the targeted area. The projects’ implementation follows the Community Driven Development (CDD) approach, ensuring local communities play a vital role in project planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation. The CDD approach also ensures that DRDIP-II investments align with the needs and priorities if communities in the areas of basic social services, environmental management and livelihood. The total cost of DRDIP-II is USD 180 million, financed by the World Bank-IDA.

It is indicated in the Project Appraisal Document (PAD), Financial Agreement and Project Implementation Manual (PIM) that the project will be evaluated twice, a Mid-Term Performance Evaluation (MTPE) in its mid-year and a Final Project Impact Evaluation in final year. It is based on this that the mid-term performance evaluation is currently being commissioned. This Terms of Reference (TOR) is designed to guide a firm who will be hired by the DRDIP Federal Project Coordination Unit (PFCU) to conduct a comprehensive MTPE through assessing and analyzing the achievements of the project to date.

2. General Objectives of the Mid-Term Performance Evaluation (MTPE)

• The objective of this MTPE is to independently assess the clarity, feasibility and relevance of project objectives for evaluating the overall project design in achieving Project Development Objectives. It will assess progress towards the achievement of the project objectives and outcomes as specified in the Project Appraisal Document (PAD), and assess early signs of project success or failure with the goal of identifying the necessary changes to be made in order to set the project on-track to achieve its intended results. The MTPE will take stock of project performance and make relevant decisions regarding its future. It will entail an in-depth review of project progress and an assessment of the likelihood that the project will achieve and sustain its established objectives, The MTPE will also review the project’s strategy and its risks to sustainability.
• The MTPE will be conducted based on the performance indicators of the project Result Frameworks (RF) indicated in project documents namely, PAD, Project Implementation Manual (PIM), and Monitoring and Evaluation Manuals, focusing on project result and outcomes in relation to the stated objectives. The MTPE will track and fill all indicators in the RF. The findings and recommendations of the MTPE will be used to review the design and implementation issues of the project and to improve the observed project weaknesses.

2.1 specific objectives of the assinment

The consulting service (“the services”) includes but not limited to the following specific objectives:

• Assess the performance of the components and subcomponents of the project including the actual results achieved and benefits brought on the social and economic services, sustainable environmental management, livelihoods, and local development management capacities compared to the baseline values.
• Assess performance against baseline and evaluate the project performance against PDO and intermediate targets using performance data of the indicators as per the project result framework.
• Review the effectiveness of current institutional and implementation arrangements
• Examine the overall performance of the project against the key evaluation criteria of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability and project key evaluation questions.
• Assess the implementation performance of environment and social standards in line with the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) instruments, including the functionality of the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention activities.
• Assess implementation, benefits and outcomes of the CDD approach, including any specific challenges implementing it in refugee areas.
• Examine the key project lesson learned/best practices, what has worked well, what did not work well and why and recommendations to inform future intervention.

3. Scope/description of the assignment

With a view to achieve the above objectives of the assignment, the MTPE will review the overall design, institutional arrangements, project activities, outputs and early achievements on the ground. The MTPE will provide feedback highlighting the changes that have taken place due to project interventions and indicate the early outcomes PDO and Intermediate Results Indicators. The MTPE will carry out a detailed analysis of organizational structure, operational processes, key guidelines and rules since the beginning of the project till this evaluation. It will provide a critical account of compliance with the norms and standards of the project, point out specific issues hindering progress and recommend corrective measures to make the project productive and sustainable.

Target areas and project beneficiaries- The scope of DRDIP II is limited to the refugee-hosting regions, woredas, kebeles and refugee camps. The project target area covers 6 regional states, 30 woredas, 330 refugee impacted kebeles and 21 refugee camps.

The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) now invited eligible consulting firms ("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing the required services. Interested consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the service. The short-listing criteria will include the firm"s:

• Core business and number of years business.
• Technical and managerial organization and quality management system of the firm.
• Firm"s experience in conducting similar assignments (relevant experience).

The attention of interested consultants is drawn to section III, paragraph 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 revised on November 2017, July 2018, November 2020 and September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture to enhance their qualifications and should indicate clearly whether the association is the form of joint venture or a sub-consultancy.

In the case of joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selected Method (QCBS) set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below the office hours, 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon and from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM up to March 18, 2025.

Expression of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person or by

e-mail before 5:00 PM local time on March 18, 2025.

ATTENTIO: PROCUREMENT EXCUTIVE

P.O BOX: 6237

EMAIL: degayehu@gmail.com or amexg1219@gmail.com

CMC ROAD, BEHIND MINISTRY OF TRADE AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION,

BUILDING BLOCK A, 2ND FLOOR, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (MoA)

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