Somalia: THIRD PARTY MONITORING CONSULTANCY ELWAQ_KISMAYO

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ACTED is currently implementing two humanitarian programs in Gedo and Lower Juba Regions, funded by ECHO and GAC.

Funded by ECHO, ACTED is currently carrying out a conditional and unconditional cash transfer project in El Waq and Kismayo. The project is targeting 1,150 vulnerable households. The project is being implemented by local partner SADO, and the first cash transfer has been delivered mid October in Kismayo and November in Elwak. The Cash for Work component of this project is primarily focussed on the rehabilitation of community-level WASH assets. Additionally, a contingency envelope of funding has been made available through this project, in order to strengthen community Early Warning and Disaster Preparedness actions, and provide emergency interventions in the event that a crisis hits the targeted communities.

Funded by GAC, ACTED is currently carrying out a conditional (cash for work) and unconditional cash transfer project also targeting communities in Kismayo. The project is targeting 2,254 vulnerable households. The project is also being implemented by local partner SADO, and the first cash transfer has been delivered mid October 2016. The Cash for Work is primarily focussed on the rehabilitation of community level livelihood and WASH assets.

Objectives

The objective of the present third-party monitoring is to verify that ACTED cash transfer activities in El Waq and Kismayo are being implemented with quality, understood as :

• Fair targeting meeting established criteria ;

• Delivery of cash transfers as planned in terms of timing, conditions and amount.

• Security conditions for beneficiaries (taxation issues in particular).

Activities and deliverables

1. Inception report including sampling methodology and tools

2. Survey :

o Household survey amongst a representative sample of 119 unconditional and 159 conditional beneficiaries with 95% CL and 7% CI

o At least 15 key informants interviews among local authorities, traders, elders, as need be among the Somali diaspora in Nairobi, etc.

1. Draft report presented to ACTED

2. Final report

Timing

Inception report should be shared 1 week after contract signature

Field work should start 2 weeks after contract signature

Field work should take no more than 5 weeks

Draft report should be sent to ACTED 8 weeks after contract signature

Final report should be sent 9 weeks after contract signature

ACTED support

ACTED is committed to provide project documents, beneficiary list, all necessary staff contacts and any documents deemed necessary.

Scoring criteria

Experience of third party monitoring in South-Central Somalia

Reputation and credibility of previous clients

Good knowlege Kismayo and Elwaq

Strict confidentiality will be requested.

The tender will be conducted using ACTED standard bidding documents, open to all qualified suppliers and service providers. The Bidding Documents (in English) is attached to this advertisement and can also be collected free of charge by all interested bidders at the following address:

ACTED office : ACTED KENYA/SOMALIA; Chania Avenue, opposite LER apartments, off Marcus Garvey Rd

All bids must be submitted before on 30/11/2016 (November 30^th, 2016) at 05:00 pm local time) at the address mentioned above in a sealed envelope or by E-mail at kenya.tender@acted.org and in cc tender@acted.org. Late Bids will be automatically rejected.

ACTED will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by the Bidders in connection with the preparation and submission of their bids to ACTED. A tender opening session will take place on [30^th November 2016] at [2:30 PM local time] in the ACTED representative office in [ACTED Nairobi office, Chania avenue off Marcus garvey road opposite LER apartment]. The presence of bidders’ representative is allowed. For all inquiries regarding this tender, please contact the ACTED representative office in Nairobi Chania avenue off Marcus garvey road opposite LER apartments] not later than [30^th November 2016] at [2:00pm local time] by telephone (+254 0707 380 000] or by E-mail at kenya.tenders@acted.org, Cc tenders@acted.org. https://www.dropbox.com/s/k0jcuhfx2nvcljf/27COS_TPM_ELWAQ_KIS_21112016_APP.docx?dl=0http://