INVITATION TO BID FOR CONSULTANCY FOR ASSESSING CHALLENGES OF BUILDING EQUITABLE PARTNERSHIPS AND DEVELOPING A CLEAR GUIDELINE FOR BUILDING STRATEGIC AND EQUITABLE PARTNERSHIPS

INVITATION TO BID FOR CONSULTANCY

1. Title of Consultancy: TOR FOR ASSESSING CHALLENGES OF BUILDING EQUITABLE PARTNERSHIPS AND DEVELOPING A CLEAR GUIDELINE FOR BUILDING STRATEGIC AND EQUITABLE PARTNERSHIPS.

2. SCI Contracting Office: Save the Children Somalia Country Office

3. Period of Consultancy: The assignment will be 40 days inclusive of travel.

4. Consultant type required: Firm/Individual

5. Responsibility for Logistics arrangements and Costs

Save the children will pay the consultant fee in a lump sum and will not reimburse any incurred costs during the assignment. The consultant will cover their own Logistical arrangements and costs; including food, accommodation and local transport and all cost associated with data collection work and whole activities.

6. Taxation Provisions Consultant shall be responsible for all Taxes arising from the consultancy in line with the local Tax regulations applicable at the SCI contracting office named above.

7. Travel requirements The consultant will cover his/her travel costs (tickets) and arrange local travel to field sites.

8. Security requirements

Consultant will comply with standard of Save the Children Security procedures, including the completion of SCI online security training prior to travel to Somalia.

Qualification and Experience

The following are minimum requirements for the Consultant/Firm to be considered for carrying out the assignment.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in social science or equivalent experience in capacity building, humanitarian work, or related fields.
• At least 5 years of experience in developing frameworks, strategies, or guidelines specifically related to equitable partnerships or capacity graduation.
• Proven experience in employing participatory approaches, particularly in humanitarian contexts, to effectively engage stakeholders and gather input.
• The consultant must have full access to the locations relevant to the assignment to facilitate data collection and engagement with local partners.
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken) is essential for effective communication, report writing, and stakeholder engagement.
• The consultants should have report writing and data analysis skills.
• A solid understanding of the localization agenda and its various dimensions, particularly as articulated in the Grand Bargain, to ensure alignment with current humanitarian practices and trends.

10. Review Criteria The consultant must meet the above-required qualifications and experience.
The consultant must meet the above-required qualifications and experience.
• Technical proposal on how the assignment will be conducted including understanding of the purpose, methodologies, data coding, analysis, reports, and detailed work plan.
• Mandating the submission of a minimum of three contracts from discrete institutional entities in conducting similar assignment and evidence of experience in the Somalia context is desirable.
• Official Bank Statement traceability contract payments
• Sustainability Policy Alignment of the proposed policy with Save the Children International (SCI) standards.
• Detailed financial proposal with budget breakdown.
Overall rating out of 100 %

Applications can be submitted by either:
Electronic Submission via ProSave (Recommended)
➢ Submit your response in accordance with the guidance provided in the document below:

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• Bidders are encouraged to apply via Ariba system. Please request the Ariba link via email sending your company profile and Business registration certificate/CV. Please address your request to apply via ProSave to [email protected],
Electronic Submission via Protected Email box (Optional).
• Email should be addressed to [email protected].
• Note – this is a sealed tender box which will not be opened until the tender has closed. Therefore, do not send tender related questions to this email address as they will not be answered.
• The subject of the email should be “PR “Terms of Reference (TOR) for Assessing Challenges of Building Equitable Partnerships and Developing Guidelines for Strategic Partnerships. as the subject”
• ‘Bidder Name’, Date’’.
• All attached documents should be clearly labelled so it is clear to understand what each file relates to.
• Emails should not exceed 15mb – if the file sizes are large, please split the submission into two emails.
Do not copy other SCI email addresses into the email when you submit it as this will invalidate your bid.
➢ Your bid must be received, no later than 08th October 2025.
Bids must remain valid and open for consideration for a period of no less than 60 days.
All proposals should be submitted as per the above procedure