REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

This notice is placed on behalf of UNECA. You are therefore requested to direct all your queries to United Nations Economic Commission for Africa using the fax number provided below.

• Title of the EOI: Provision of Consultancy Service for Evaluation of the Joint Financing Agreement
• Date of this EOI: 21 October 2016
• Closing Date for Receipt of EOI : 07 November 2016
• EOI Number:  EOIUNECA13109
• E-mail Address: ywoldesemayat@uneca.org
• Address EOI response by fax for the Attention of: Mr. Yonas Woldesemayat
• Fax Number: +251 115 511874
• UNSPSC Code: 80101600

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is located in Addis Ababa  invites suitably qualified firms to submit their Expressions of Interest (EOI) to participate in the upcoming competitive bidding exercise for the Provision of Consultancy Services for for Evaluation of Joint Finance Agrement .

The mid-term evaluation will cover the period December 2013 to December 2016. The evaluation will comprehensively review the Joint Financing Agreement (JFA) between the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the funding partners, in support of the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC). The review will address the seven result areas of the Centre namely policy and licencing, geological and mining information systems, governance and participation, artisanal and small-scale mining, linkages, investment and diversification, building human and institutional capacities and communication and advocacy. The review will also review the effectiveness of the Center’s governance structure.

The evaluation will systematically determine the extent to which the AMDC is attaining its expected outcomes. Thus the main objective of the evaluation will be to assess the Centre’s relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, partnerships and progress towards achieving outcomes.

Based on the findings, the evaluation will make recommendations to enable reflection and learning with the view to increase the results of the Centre. The evaluation will also provide the Joint Financing partners with lessons for future plans on how to best support AMDC in implementing its activities; and other possible collaborative options between ECA and JFA partners.

Vendors interested in participating the planned solicitation process must be registered with UNGM and may wish to visit  www.ungm.org for full registration processat Level 1

Interested firms will be invited to the tender by  “RFP” at a later stage

Interested firms should submit a fully completed Vendor Response Form to the above listed email address or fax number on or before the closing date of the EOI i.e. 07 November 2016.

Vendors interested in participating in the planned solicitation process should complete the Vendor Response Form (http://www.un.org/depts/ptd/pdf/eoi12986.pdf) of this EOI and fax it or email it to UNECA before the closing date set forth above.