NIGERIA: COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Program: Engagement of Third Party Monitors South East

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (NGO’s)/CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS (CSO’s) SELECTION)

NIGERIA COVID-19 ACTION RECOVERY AND ECONOMIC STIMULUS (NG-CARES) PROGRAMME

CREDIT NO.: 68030-NG

ASSIGNMENT TITLE: ENGAGEMENT OF ZONAL THIRD-PARTY MONITORS (NGO’s/CSO’s) FOR NIGERIA COVID-19 ACTION RECOVERY AND ECONOMIC STIMULUS PROGRAMME IN THE SIX GEO-POLITICAL ZONES OF NORTH-WEST, SOUTH-WEST, NORTH-CENTRAL, NORTH-EAST, SOUTH-EAST AND SOUTH-SOUTH

REFERENCE NO.: NG-FEDERAL CARES-301612-CS-CQS- SOUTH-EAST 

The Federal Government of Nigeria has received credit financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the implementation of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme. The Federal CARES Support Unit (FCSU) of the NG-CARES intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The Consulting Services (“the Services”) include ‘The Engagement of Zonal Third Party Monitors (NGOs/CSOs), one in each of the Six (6) Geo-Political Zones of North-West, South-West, North-Central, North-East, South-East and South-South for Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme to verify the achievement of Results. The exercise will be carried out as stated in the DLI matrix following the guidelines and procedures detailed in the Programme documents: Programme Appraisal Document (PAD) and the Operations Manual.  The engagement is for a period of one (1) year and the assignment will be conducted twice a year. Each field visit will be carried out for period not more than two weeks, after which the report of the exercise will be prepared and submitted to the FCSU.  

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found on the following link: https://ngcares.gov.ng/document/tor-recruitment-for-tpms/      

The FCSU, now invites eligible Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)/Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to indicate their interest in providing the Service. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Service 

The short-listing criteria are:

1. Must be registered in Nigeria to conduct consultancy services.
2. Must show capability to deplore the requisite number of highly skilled monitors to the field simultaneously.
3. Must have experience working in the field of development with a good understanding of Social Accountability (SA), Citizen Engagement (CE), and Financial Management Systems for a minimum of five years.
4. Experience working with World Bank-assisted or donor-assisted programmes for a minimum of three (3) years.
5. Demonstrate experience with monitoring adherence to standards and established guidelines in social safety nets, food security and SMEs.

NOTE:

a.         CSOs/NGOs are to apply for ONLY one zone.  Multiple applications to more than one zone will be rejected.

b.         Key Experts to be proposed for the methodology of implementation may not be included in the EOI as these will not be evaluated at this short-listing stage.

c.         The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs,3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” October 2017 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

d.         Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

e.         Consultants will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualification Selection Method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below from the hours of (0900 to 1600 hours), Mondays to Fridays excluding public holidays.

Expression of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, by Email or Postal mail) on or before the close of business (16.00 hours) 24th August, 2022 

The National Coordinator,

Attn: The Procurement Unit

Federal CARES Support Unit (FCSU),

Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme

No 14 Moussa Traore Crescent, Off Thomas Sankara Street, Asokoro,

Abuja, Nigeria. 

Tel:+234-701-4534-703

E-mail: fcsu@ngcares.gov.ng, procurement@ngcares.gov.ng