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About SOS Children’s Villages

SOS Children’s Villages is a global federation of 136 national SOS Children’s Villages associations, working in more than 2000 programme locations worldwide. We work together with a single vision: every child belongs to a family and grows with love, respect and security.

SOS Children’s Villages in Somaliland is part of SOS Children’s Villages International, the umbrella organization to which all SOS Children’s Villages including SOS in Somaliland Association is affiliated. SOS Children’s Village in Somaliland is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that is not for profit, non-sectarian and non-partisan and which has been in existence since 1999. 

SOS Children’s Village in Somaliland is committed to the welfare of children who lost parental care or at risk of losing parental care – often ensuring that children grow up in a loving family environment, and to strengthening families and communities as a preventive measure in the fight against child abandonment and social neglect, and upholds child protection policy as part of their commitment to the protection of children and youth from abuse. Uniquely, we provide long-term, family-like care for children who have lost parental care (alternative care service), and we work with vulnerable families and communities to help strengthen them and prevent family separation (family strengthening service, FS). SOS alternative care is usually organised in the form of a cluster of SOS families, where each SOS parent cares for small group of children. 

SOS Children’s Villages was established in Somaliland in 1999, and it started first operations in Sahil region. Currently, SOS Children’s Villages in Somaliland implements programs ranging from childcare, child protection, youth empowerment and participation, education and emergency interventions. SOS Children’s Villages in Somaliland is operational in all regions of Somaliland: Awdal, Marodijeh, Sahil, Togdher, Sool and Sanaag and it has a good relationship with range of stakeholders, including government institutions, local authorities at national, regional and district levels, INGOs, LNGOs and local communities, as well as other CSOs who are in and out of the operational area.

Description of project locations and context

Somaliland is one of the Least Developed Countries (LCD) in the world. Over half of the population lives below the UN poverty line and has one of the highest youth unemployment rates where two out of three young people below the age 35 years are unemployed.

Somaliland has faced consecutive droughts in the past several years and the cyclone that hit in mid-2018 affected severely the livelihoods of the people living in the coastal area of Sahil and Awdal regions. With this protracted draughts as well as the effects of the cyclone, pastoralist and agro-pastoralist families lost their livestock, agricultural plots and shelter, and as a result of this, moved to urban areas. In addition, children under 5 years represent more than one-quarter of all those affected and are the most at risk of malnutrition and water and sanitation hygiene (WASH) related illnesses and other childhood diseases.

The Informing Humanitarian Response through Research, Learning, and Innovation in Somaliland project seeks to address extreme food scarcity in displacement-affected communities in Somaliland. The initiative introduces climate-smart agricultural (CSA) techniques through a gender-responsive lens, promoting innovative and locally sustainable solutions that strengthen climate-resilient food security.

Central to the project is applied research, which will generate documented, evidence-based approaches that are both scalable and replicable across similar communities and humanitarian settings. The project will directly benefit an estimated 44,700 people across two internally displaced persons (IDP) settlements Burao and University of Burao, located in the Togdheer region of eastern Somaliland.

Rationale and overall objective of the request for proposal of the evaluation of Climate Smart Agriculture Project

After 2 years of implementation of Climate Smart Project (CSA) in Burao, SOS Children Villages in Somaliland wants to evaluate the Climate Smart Project (CSA), to assess the impact the project has made on the lives of the beneficiaries including families, children and young people, as well as their communities as a result of the project interventions.  

1. How, according to the OECD-DAC criteria, relevant, cohesive, effective, efficient, impactful and sustainable were the project interventions? 

2. What impact has the project made in the lives of the beneficiaries, participating children, their families and communities compared to the baseline values?

3. To what extent were the interventions consistent with national policies, project outcomes and local practices.

4. What lessons and recommendations can be drawn from the project that can be taken to future programming?   

   Instruction to bidders

The bidders are welcome to submit their proposal for the evaluation of Climate Smart Project (CSA), in In Burao city, Togdheer, Somaliland. This bid is open to all national and international suppliers (independent consultants or companies) who are legally constituted and can provide the requested services. The bidder shall bear all costs of the bid; costs of a proposal cannot be included as a direct cost of the assignment. The proposal and all supplementary documents have to be submitted in English language. Financial bid needs to be stated in USD Currency.  

Modification and withdrawal of bids

Proposals may be withdrawn on written request prior to the closing date of this invitation. Any corrections or changes must be received prior to the closing date. Changes must be clearly stated in comparison with the original proposal. Failure to do so will be at bidder’s own risk and disadvantage.

Signing of the contract

SOS Children’s Villages will inform the successful bidder electronically and will send the contract form within 3 weeks after closure of the bid submission deadline. The successful bidder shall sign and date the contract and return it to SOS Children’s in Somaliland within seven calendar days of receipt of the contract. After the contract is signed by two parties, the successful bidder shall deliver the services in accordance with the delivery schedule outlined in the bid.

Rights of SOS Children’s Villages

• contact any or all references supplied by the bidder(s);

• request additional supporting or supplementary data (from the bidder(s));

• arrange interviews with the bidder(s);

• reject any or all proposals submitted.

• accept any proposals in whole or in part.

• negotiate with the service provider(s) who has/have attained the best rating/ranking, i.e. the one(s) providing the overall best value proposal(s);

• contract any number of candidates as required to achieve the overall evaluation objectives

  Evaluation of Proposals

After the opening, each proposal will be assessed first on its technical quality and compliance and subsequently on its price. The proposal with the best overall value, composed of technical merit and price, will be considered for approval. The technical proposal is evaluated on the basis of its responsiveness to the Terms of Reference (TOR). Bidders may additionally be requested to provide additional information (virtual presentation or phone interview) to SOS Children’s Villages on the proposed services.

The criteria for selection of the best bidder will include, amongst others:

Method: A detailed research methodology which clearly stipulates the consultant’s technicities in carrying out the assigned task. 

Work plan: The bidder should include in the technical proposal a detailed workplan which is realistic and meet the evaluation timeline. 

Cost: The cost of the proposal is reasonable and feasible based on the assigned task.

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