REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIRTY (30) FODDER BANKS IN SOMALIA – FIRM SELECTION)

1.      The Federal Government of Somalia has received financing from the African Development Bank Group toward the cost of the Build Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security (BREFONS) project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract Consultancy Services for Technical Assistance to the Establishment and Implementation of Thirty (30) Fodder Banks in Somalia. The Ministry of Livestock, Forestry and Range serves as the Executing Agency of the project while Save the Children International fulfils the role of the project’s Implementing Agency. The Executing Agency will process the payments for this contract using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines and procedures for Investment Project Financing.

2.      As part of project interventions, Thirty (30) fodder banks will be established across Somalia including planned Twelve (12) fodder banks.  The consultancy services relate to the Technical Assistance to the Establishment and Implementation of these Fodder Banks in Somalia. The client is seeking the services of a consultancy firm to undertake this assignment.  

3.      Save the Children International as the Implementing Agency for the project now invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may constitute joint ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.

1.      Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants” dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.

2.      Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 09:00 to15:00 hrs.

1.      Dully signed Expressions of interest must be submitted electronically in PDF format via email address [email protected] Copy: [email protected] by 05th July 2025 at 10:00 hrs. and mention Consultancy Services for Technical Assistance to the Establishment and Implementation of Thirty (30) Fodder Banks in Somalia”. Expression of Interest must be submitted as a single file or one zipped folder bearing the name of the applicant.  

2.      Below is the address for obtaining further information:

Attn: Save the Children International

Southwest of Jazeera Palace Hotel, Airport Road, Wadajir District, Mogadishu, Somalia

E-mail: [email protected] ; Copy: [email protected]

 NB: The detailed Terms of reference (TOR) for the assignment is available upon request.