Request for Proposal at Save the Children International (SCI)

Posted by Future on Tue 12th Oct, 2021 - nigeriantenders.com

Save the Children International (SCI) invites reputable and interested consultant(s) to indicate interest by submitting RFP documents to tender for the following works:

Save the Children International (SCI) is a leading independent organisation creating lasting change for children in need around the world. With its headquarters in London, SCI works in over 120 countries globally, helping children survive and thrive by improving their health, nutrition, education, protection and economic opportunities, and in times of acute crisis, mobilising rapid life-saving assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters.

Applications are invited for:

Title: Request for Proposal for the Cost of Diet Consultant

Project Description

The Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRIN) programme delivers nutrition services in an equitable and sustainable manner and through a mix of counselling and service delivery, promoting increased access to and utilization of the following services:

Infant and young child feeding counselling
Micronutrient powders for children 6-23 months to improve the quality of complementary feeding.
Iron-folic acid (IFA) tablets for pregnant women during ante-natal care
Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during ante-natal care
Zinc/oral rehydration solution (ORS) for treatment of diarrhea among children 6-59 months of age
Semi-annual vitamin A supplementation among children 6-59 months of age
Semi-annual deworming among children 12-59 months of age

As part of the ANRIN programme an “innovation proposal” will be implemented. In this, we will use the "Cost of the Diet (CotD)" approach and software to identify locally available nutritious foods to meet young children's nutritional needs at the lowest possible cost. This will be applied to test, improve and develop, in collaboration with stakeholders, a set of culturally acceptable low-cost, nutritious recipes for complementary feeding (for children aged 6-23 months), which can be promoted through existing Mothers Support Groups (MSGs) alongside MNP distributions.

Objectives and Specific Tasks to be undertaken

The consultant’s overall objective is to carry out a Cost of the Diet study in selected livelihoods zones of Oyo State. The following are the major tasks consultant is expected to undertake:

Supported by the Innovation Coordinator, lead on the preparation of the CoD assessment
Conduct literature review
Train SCI staff and enumerators
Prepare and carry out the data collection
Data entry into data analysis software
Data analysis and interpretation
Document findings
Present findings to relevant stakeholders at the State level
Support the development of locally acceptable, nutritious and affordable recipes

Deliverables:

Inception report with detailed methodology, assessment tools and workplan;
Draft assessment report including data set;
Power point presentation of key findings;
Final assessment report;
Inputs into recipes’ booklet, including analysis of cost and nutritional value of selected recipes and other necessary modelling

Essential and Desirable Experience/Qualifications

Essential:

Degree in Public Health, nutrition disciplines or other relevant disciplines
Specialized training experience in nutrition and food security related surveys/specifically on Cost of Diet assessment.
Demonstrable capacity and research experience of at least 5 years in surveys/assessment in the field of nutrition and food security.
Proven record in conducting Cost of Diet assessments and analysis
Proven record of research and survey report writing skills
Good communication skills and fluency in English (written and spoken).

Desirable:

Experience working in Nigeria or West Africa

Application Closing Date

6:00pm, 14th October, 2021.

Submission of Documents

Fill out the excel file attached to the ToRs to be registered.
Email should be sent to Nigeria, Quotations at: nigeria.vendorreg@savethechildren.org for registration.
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 "RFP/PR27075/Bidder Response/ Your name"
Do not attach your bid, just the excel sheet to be registered.

N/B: You will be able to submit you bid once you are registered.

Your bid should contain the following:

Capability Statement - not to exceed three pages, indicating past experience in leading on similar strategy document development
Samples of similar work carried out
Client list
References- names, company or organization, contact information - of three recent (within the past 2 years) companies that you have consulted for in this capacity
Technical proposal describing how the requirements of the Terms of Reference will be met within the given timeframe.
Budget - Detailed budget for the above scope(s) of work (broken down into labour cost or personnel costs with an explanation of how the unit costs were reached detailed travel costs and other direct costs). The budget must be submitted and Unit costs, the number of units and unit description must be provided. Please also indicate any overhead fees if applicable. Please provide a breakdown of costs included in the overhead charges.

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