Consultant for Hiring a Data Collection Service Provider (DCSP) for the BLF-LML Project
with Fauna & Flora International, Cambodia Programme
Introduction:
Fauna & Flora, in partnership with SNV and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), is implementing a seven-year biodiversity conservation landscape project entitled the BLF Lower Mekong Landscape Project. The project aims to conserve and enhance biodiversity in an area covering more than one million hectares of the Annamite Mountains, incorporating three large forest complexes in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam. Funded by the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund (BLF), the overarching aim of this programme is to reduce poverty and create sustainable economic opportunities for those communities, through the delivery of lasting landscape protection, sustainable management, and restoration, safeguarding biodiversity, and maintaining and improving ecosystem quality. The project is funded by the UK Government’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Fauna & Flora is looking for a competent firm/s for the procurement of consultancy services as a Data Collection Service Provider (DCSP) with a particular focus on human livelihoods and well-being.
Project Background:
The programme is being implemented through a consortium of highly experienced INGOs, led by Fauna
Flora, and includes SNV, and IUCN, working in close collaboration with local partners and Indigenous peoples and local communities (IP&LCs), to ensure activities respond to locally identified and prioritised needs. The programme will take an integrated focus on people, nature, and climate, recognising that benefitting one at the expense of the others is inherently unsustainable. This position provides the opportunity to take a leading role in driving forward this transboundary programme of work and bringing this vision to fruition.
· Category:Consultancy
· Location:Phnom Penh
Purpose and Objective:
The objective of this Terms of Reference (ToR) is to invite proposals from qualified organisations and consulting firms and to serve as the DCSP for conducting baseline, mid-term, and endline evaluations of household indicators for the BLF project.
The key objectives of the procurement of DCSP are:
1. Conduct periodic data collection and provide analysis (of current (baseline), mid-term, and end-term) against the indicators specified in the Biodiverse Landscape Fund (BLF) Logframe, namely
2. Number of adults with secure tenure rights to land, with (a) legally recognised documentation; and (b) who perceive their rights to land as secure.
3. Number of households with improved welfare
4. Number of households with increasingly resilient and sustainable livelihoods
5. Collaborating with FFI team for results validation through stakeholder consultation.
6. Ensure data quality, integrity, and compliance with project standards.
Scope of Work:
The DCSP, which can be either a single organization or a consortium of organizations, will be responsible for the following tasks:
1. Project Planning and Coordination:
2. Data Collection:
3. Data Analysis and Reporting:
4. Capacity Building:
Please click attachment below for more details about Scope of work
Deliverables:
1. Inception report (which includes questionnaire in English and local languages, detailed work plan and timeline) at the end of the inception phase.
2. Progress reports on data collection activities every quarter.
3. Comprehensive baseline, midline, and endline reports including:
4. SAPA, SAGE, and MPI findings (all raw and cleaned data sets with syntax files, meeting notes from community, brief reflection report from validation workshop, report).
5. Analysis of key trends and recommendations.
6. Data visualizations and infographics.
7. Training materials and session reports.
· Qualifications and Experience:
o Proven experience in data collection, statistical analysis, and data interpretation, particularly in biodiversity and social assessments.
o Expertise in SAPA, SAGE, and MPI methodologies.
o Strong understanding of the socio-economic and cultural contexts of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
o Experience working with local communities and stakeholders in the region.
o Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality reports and data visualizations.
o Capability to employ and manage translators for local dialects.
o Able to obtain permission to work in all sites across the three countries
Proposal Submission Requirements:
Technical Proposal:
· Approach and methodology for data collection and analysis.
· Detailed work plan and timeline.
· Team composition and qualifications.
Financial Proposal:
· Detailed budget breakdown.
· Payment schedule.
Company Profile:
· Relevant experience and past projects.
· Client references.
Budget:
The budget for the DCSP contract will be negotiated based on the proposed scope of work and deliverables. This budget should include costs for baseline, midline, and endline evaluations separately.
Quality and Ethical Considerations:
The consulting team/firm should take all reasonable steps to ensure that the assessment is designed and conducted to respect and protect the rights and welfare of the people and communities involved and to ensure that the assessment is technically accurate and reliable, is conducted transparently and impartially, and contributes to organizational learning and accountability. The assessment team will also commit to adhering to DEFRA/Fauna & Flora/SNV/IUCN Code of Conduct.
Intellectual Property Rights:
All products arising from this assessment will be owned by Fauna & Flora International.
Contact Information:
For inquiries and submission of proposals, please contact to email
Note:
Fauna & Flora International reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received and to negotiate separately with any consulting firm. The selection of the DCSP will be based on the firm’s qualifications, experience, proposed methodology, and cost-effectiveness.
The closing date for the submission of technical proposal is 16 August 2024
Attachment
· BLF-LML_Terms of Reference_DCSP Lower Mekong Landscape_