We are seeking a consultant to carry out a mid-term evaluation of the BGFA programme. Submit your Expression of Interest by 11 October 2024.
Nefco as the facility manager of the Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) intends to procure consulting services from a qualified consulting company or a consortium of companies to undertake a mid-term evaluation of the BGFA programme.
The purpose of the mid-term evaluation is to ensure accountability by assessing the quality of the programme’s implementation and its success in achieving its expected outcomes and impacts. Additionally, the evaluation aims to provide valuable learning insights to inform necessary modifications to the remaining programme implementation, adapting to the evolving context since the programme’s inception. Furthermore, the evaluation seeks to take an anticipatory view of the future development of the off-grid energy sector, identifying the programme’s potential role in this dynamic context, including possible follow-up activities. All the components together allow documenting and communicating the results achieved – and challenges faced – by BGFA so far. Additionally, its purpose is to outline a roadmap for the remaining years of implementation. The learnings from this evaluation will contribute also to the broader development of the off-grid energy sector in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The objectives of the evaluation are to:
- Assess the quality of programme implementation, document the results achieved and challenges faced, and evaluate its success in achieving expected outcomes and impacts.
- Provide insights for necessary modifications to adapt the remaining implementation to the evolving context.
- Anticipate future developments in the off-grid energy sector and identify the programme’s potential role in the evolving context.
- Outline a roadmap for the remaining years of implementation.
- Contribute to the design of future off-grid energy programmes.
Assignment start date and duration: The Assignment is expected to start in January 2025 and be completed at the latest by October 2025.
Maximum budget available for the assignment: Up to EUR 400,000 (exclusive of VAT) which includes reimbursable costs (such as travel). The budget also includes a contingency reserve of 10% of the total budget.
Funding source: Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa via Nefco.
Eligibility: There are no eligibility restrictions on the nationality of the Consultant.
Consultant Profile: The Consultant will be a company or a consortium of companies with in-depth experience from independent evaluation of results-based financing programmes in the context of off-grid energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Questions and Answers:
Any questions on this Invitation for Expression of Interest shall be provided in writing to Nefco by e-mail: at procurement@nefco.int with copy to petra.mikkolainen@nefco.int no later than 30 September 2024 after which all questions will be compiled by Nefco without any editing in the form they are sent to Nefco. Answers to the questions will be published on this page.
Answers to the questions are published at Nefco’s procurement section: www.nefco.int/procurements
Timeline
The preliminary timeline is as follows: Nefco expects to distribute a Request for Proposal, including Terms of Reference with specific evaluation criteria among the shortlisted Consultants in October 2024. The expected submission deadline for Consultants’ proposals is mid/late November 2024 and the Assignment is expected to start in January 2025.
Expressions of Interest shall be submitted in English in one pdf file by email to Nefco at procurement@nefco.int with copy to petra.mikkolainen@nefco.int with subject: “BGFA Mid-Term Evaluation – Expression of Interest” to reach Nefco no later than 11 October 2024 at 12:00 (noon) local time in Helsinki (Eastern European time – EET). Please allow sufficient time for the submission taking into account the time differences and noting that Nefco will not accept any late submissions.
Read more about the assignment in the Invitation for Expression of Interest.