Mercy Corps Ethiopia Invites Qualified Consultancy Firms for Final Project Evaluation Services: Empowering Families, Enriching Lives (Childcare and Livelihoods Project in Addis Ababa)

INVITATION TO BID / TENDER NOTICE

Tender Reference / Subject: Final Project Evaluation Services for "Empowering Families, Enriching Lives: Evidence-Driven Scaling of LIWAY’s Childcare Models for Two-Generational Early Childhood Development (ECD)"

1. Background

Mercy Corps Ethiopia (MCE), in partnership with the Addis Ababa City Administration and with grant funding from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, is soliciting competitive technical and financial proposals from qualified, legally registered external consultancy firms to conduct a comprehensive final project evaluation.

The project operates across all 11 sub-cities of Addis Ababa, targeting 7,000 vulnerable women (host communities, refugees, and IDPs) to improve early childhood development access and enhance livelihoods through wage and self-employment.

2. Scope of Assignment & Key Deliverables

The evaluation will cover project implementation from May 2025 through November 30, 2026. Key deliverables include:

• Inception Report & Tools: Detailed evaluation matrix, sampling design, translated quantitative/qualitative data collection tools, and field plan.
• Data Analysis Plan (DAP): Comprehensive methodology covering statistical methods, disaggregation (host, IDP, refugee), coding, and triangulation.
• Field Data Collection & Cleaned Datasets: Data collected via CommCare across all sub-cities, submitted in SPSS/STATA format alongside raw/cleaned datasets and codebooks.
• Draft Evaluation Report & Stakeholder Validation: Detailed draft incorporating baseline comparison, followed by a validation workshop with Mercy Corps and key stakeholders.
• Final Evaluation Package: Approved final report (PDF & editable Word), anonymized datasets, transcripts, summary presentation slides, statistical syntax files, and data quality assurance documentation.

Contract Duration: 30 calendar days.

3. Eligibility & Submission Requirements

Interested consultancy firms must submit their proposals strictly following the structure outlined below:

Required Administrative Documentation

1. Copy of renewed Trade License and Registration Certificate for the current Ethiopian Fiscal Year.
2. Official TIN Registration Certificate issued by the Ethiopian Ministry of Revenues.
3. Copy of official VAT Registration Certificate and active Tax Clearance Certificate valid for the tender period.
4. Valid Consultancy Competency Certificate from the competent Ethiopian authority.
5. Signed Mercy Corps Safeguarding, Child Protection, PSEA, and Conflict of Interest declaration forms.
6. Minimum of three verifiable client reference letters with full contact details from similar assignments completed within the last 5 years.

Proposal Structure

• Technical Proposal: Standardized template including Executive Summary, Firm Profile, Understanding of ToR, Evaluation Design & Sampling Matrix, 30-Day Work Plan, and Core Team Composition (Team Leader, ECD & Gender Specialist, Biostatistician/Data Analyst).
• Financial Proposal: Itemized budget quoted strictly in Ethiopian Birr (ETB), inclusive of all applicable taxes (15% VAT and withholding tax). Technical and financial proposals must be submitted as separate files/documents.

4. Submission Deadline & Instructions

• Submission Deadline: November 12, 2026, by 5:00 PM.
• Submission Mode: Via email to [email protected].
• Email Subject Line: Must clearly state the Bid Reference Number and Tender Title (Final Evaluation - Childcare and Livelihood Project).

Note: Late or incomplete submissions failing to attach the mandatory compliance checklist and eligibility documentation will be automatically rejected.

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-11-12
• Bid closing time: 17:00
• Bid opening: 2026-11-12 17:00
• Bid opening (note): No Specific Opening Date and Time
• Region: Addis Ababa
• Publishing entity: Mercy Corps Ethiopia
• Buyer TIN: 0002741540
• Buyer's registered address: Kirkos K/Ketema, Kebele 02/03, House No. 721 Addis Ababa፣ Ethiopia
• Published on: Qelal Tenders (Nov 05, 2026)
• Posted at: 2026-11-05T14:12:25.000Z
• Source: Qelal Tenders