REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

CONSULTANCY FIRM

Background

The Formal Education Network for Private Schools (FENPS) is a Somali non-governmental organization established in 2003 to advance access to quality, inclusive, and protective education for children and young people living in fragile, conflict-affected, and underserved communities across Somalia. Over the past two decades, FENPS has grown into a trusted national education and child protection actor with extensive experience implementing education, child protection, peacebuilding, youth empowerment, human rights, and community resilience programmes.

Operating across multiple regions of South-Central Somalia, FENPS works closely with government institutions, communities, schools, development partners, and humanitarian actors to strengthen education systems, improve learning outcomes, promote child protection, and create safe learning environments for vulnerable populations, including internally displaced persons, girls, children with disabilities, minority groups, refugees, returnees, and children affected by poverty and crisis.

Through its commitment to accountability, inclusion, community ownership, and educational excellence, FENPS continues to contribute to sustainable development and resilience-building efforts throughout Somalia.

The Formal Education Network for Private Schools (FENPS), as an implementing partner of the Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP) Consortium alongside ADRA, Save the Children, and Concern Worldwide, is implementing education interventions in Buur Hakaba District, Bay Region, Somalia.

As part of its commitment to improving education quality and learning outcomes, FENPS seeks to engage a qualified and experienced consultancy firm to design and facilitate a comprehensive Teacher Professional Development Programme aimed at strengthening school-based mentoring, coaching, supportive supervision, and continuous professional development for teachers in ECW-supported learning spaces.

The assignment will target 83 teachers from 15 ECW-supported schools over 7,300 learners across Buur Hakaba District.

Objective of the Assignment

The overall objective of the consultancy is to strengthen the professional competencies, instructional practices, and classroom performance of teachers through structured capacity building, mentoring, coaching, and supportive supervision systems.The consultancy assignment will be implemented over five (5) full working days in Buur Hakaba District, Bay Region, Somalia. During this period, the selected consultancy firm will facilitate a comprehensive Teacher Professional Development Programme targeting 83 teachers from 15 ECW-supported schools.

The assignment will combine intensive face-to-face training, practical exercises, mentoring and coaching methodologies, classroom observation techniques, instructional leadership approaches, action planning, and professional reflection sessions. The consultancy firm shall ensure the availability of qualified facilitators throughout the entire five-day training period and provide all technical, logistical, and administrative support required for successful implementation.

Scope of Work

The successful consultancy firm will be expected to:

• Conduct a rapid assessment of teacher professional development needs.
• Develop a comprehensive training curriculum and facilitation package.
• Facilitate a five-day teacher professional development training for 83 teachers.
• Develop practical mentoring, coaching, and classroom observation tools.
• Strengthen school-based systems for instructional leadership and supportive supervision.
• Build the capacity of school leaders and relevant education stakeholders on mentoring and coaching approaches.
• Develop teacher professional development action plans.
• Produce a comprehensive training report, participant database, and recommendations for future programming.
• Submit all training materials, attendance records, photographs, and supporting documentation to FENPS.

Target Participants

The assignment will directly target:

• 83 Teachers from 15 ECW-supported schools.
• School Headteachers.
• Relevant Education Supervisors.
• District Education Office representatives.

Required Qualifications

Interested consultancy firms must demonstrate:

• Valid business registration and legal operating status.
• Proven experience in teacher professional development, mentoring, coaching, and education quality improvement programmes.
• Demonstrated experience implementing education-related assignments in Somalia or similar humanitarian and development contexts.
• Strong technical expertise in curriculum development, training facilitation, and instructional supervision.
• Availability of qualified personnel with relevant academic and professional credentials.
• Experience working with government education authorities, NGOs, UN agencies, or donor-funded programmes.
• Excellent report-writing and documentation skills.

Proposal Submission Requirements

Interested firms should submit:

1. Technical Proposal outlining understanding of the assignment, methodology, work plan, and implementation approach.
2. Detailed Financial Proposal with itemized budget.
3. Company Profile and Certificate of Registration.
4. CVs of proposed key personnel.
5. Evidence of similar assignments completed within the last three years.
6. At least three references from previous clients.

Submission Procedure

Interested consultancy firms should submit their proposals electronically to:

Email: [email protected]

CC: [email protected]

Subject Line: “RFP–Consultancy Firm for Teacher Professional Development (Indicator 3.7)–Buur Hakaba District”

Deadline for Submission

The deadline for submission of proposals is:

30 June 2026 at 6:00 PM East Africa Time (EAT).

Late submissions will not be considered.

Only shortlisted firms will be contacted for further evaluation.

Disclaimer

FENPS is committed to the principles of Child Safeguarding, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PSH), accountability to affected populations, and the protection of vulnerable children and communities. All bidders must demonstrate commitment to these principles as a condition of engagement.

FENPS reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal, wholly or partially, without assigning any reason and is not bound to award the assignment to the lowest bidder. FENPS also reserves the right to conduct due diligence and background verification of proposed personnel to ensure compliance with safeguarding and protection requirements.