Closed tender

Consultancy Services to provide Evaluation and Management Support Services for the Africa Agri-Food Development Programme

Details

Buyer: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Value: €35,000
Topic: Development consultancy services
Published: 25 April 2024
Submission: 16 May 2024
Source: ie:e_tenders

Tender description

The Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) Development Cooperation and Africa Division (DCAD) is seeking to engage an external service provider for the purpose of providing management and evaluation support to the Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP). In particular, the service provider will: i. Conduct due diligence activities on applicants to the AADP in line with the eligibility criteria agreed by DFA and DAFM; ii. Deliver advisory support to the AADP’s Evaluation Committee on investment decision-making; iii. Provide technical assistance to applicants on aspects of their proposals with a focus on maximising the development impact of their projects; iv. Conduct an analysis of at least eight past projects funded by AADP, including assessment of project outcomes and impacts against their stated objectives and the overall objectives of the AADP; v. Prepare a paper that provides an overview and details of the findings of the analysis, which will feed into a broader review of the AADP; vi. Analyse the internal operational structures of the AADP and make written recommendations to further improve the AADP’s internal processes.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published25 April 2024
Current notice
Completed: Submission date16 May 2024

About the buyer

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is an Irish central government department based in Dublin. All purchasing of goods and services must follow a competitive process, apart from exceptional circumstances. Smaller purchases are sourced by seeking quotes from at least three suppliers. Some goods and services are bought through Office of Government Procurement framework contracts instead.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's contract awards have been in transport equipment, public administration and defence and business services.

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