Assessment of NRC’s wage and self-employment programming

Usługi doradcze w zakresie działalności gospodarczej, w tym usługi badawcze i eksperymentalno-rozwojowe

Tryb zamówienia	Zapytanie ofertowe
Rodzaj zamówienia	Usługi
Tytuł	Assessment of NRC’s wage and self-employment programming
Zamawiający	Dostępne dla zalogowanych
Miejsce realizacji	Polska
Data publikacji	2024-09-12
Data składania ofert	30/09/2024, Godzina 23:59
Dokumenty do pobrania	Dostępne dla zalogowanych
Kod CPV	794190004 Usługi konsultacyjne w zakresie ewaluacji
Numer przetargu	5669084

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 Przedmioty zamówienia
 Request for Quotation (RFQ) NRC-PL-RFQ-24-013 - Assessment of NRC’s wage and self-employment programming in Central and Eastern Europe 
 
(Complete Tender documents can be obtained, free of charge from the 12th September 2024 until the 26th September 2024 14:00 CET , by accessing the following Link: https://etbsystem.no/ClientTrans/Download?ID=v53fCKxPIy8%3d ) 
 
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We protect displaced people and support them as they build a new future. 
 
NRC has been present in Ukraine since 2014 and after the escalation of the war in 2022 it significantly scaled up operations in Ukraine as well as setting up operations in Moldova, Poland and Romania, including a regional office based out of Warsaw. NRC is one of the largest international NGOs working in the region. NRC works across emergency response and early recovery specialising in cash assistance, protection, shelter, education, legal assistance, and livelihoods to reach internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees and returnees as well as others affected by the conflict. Partnerships with local organisations and other actors are at the forefront of our response. 
 
 
 
On behalf of the regional office, the Norwegian Refugee Council in Poland seeks a qualified consultants/firms to provide services for the following services: 
 
Assessment of NRC’s wage and self-employment programming in Central and Eastern Europe 
 
Background on the context 
 
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. With a history dating back to World War Two, NRC operates in over 40 countries, addressing new and protracted crises. NRC specializes in six core areas: Livelihood and food security, education, shelter, Information counselling and legal assistance, protection from violence, and water, sanitation, and hygiene. As an organization, NRC is committed to advocating for the rights and dignity of displaced individuals, both within local communities and on the global stage. 
 
NRC globally is implementing its portfolio across several Core Competencies (CC), one of which is the Livelihood and Food Security (LFS) core competency. NRC identified the need for displaced people to become self-reliant and secure durable solutions as a global priority in its 2022-2026 strategy , anchored in its medium-term vision, articulated as our ambition for 2030 . 
 
NRC Central and Eastern European (CEE) regional office has prioritized LFS programming in its regional strategy aiming to increase self-reliance and access to durable solutions of people affected by the war in Ukraine, as well as refugees and asylum seekers fleeing to and transiting through Central and Eastern Europe. The focus of LFS programming is on building longer-term livelihoods programming in the region. 
 
Business, Entrepreneurship and Employment (BEE) promotion is an important pillar of our livelihood programming in the CEE region. The related interventions are aligned to our global theory of change on BEE. The activities can mainly be split into two large categories, (1) self-employment and (2) wage employment. 
 
Learning around the effectiveness and impact of programming related to wage and self-employment across the region in Ukraine, Poland and Moldova, will provide valuable information to inform the future strategic direction and design of our livelihoods portfolio in the region, as well as contributing to our global learning. There are several ongoing projects which will be the direct subject of this study, such as business grants and the skillslab pilot in Ukraine; skills development, job placement and business grants in Moldova; and skills development and job placement in Poland. Relevant information on the ongoing initiatives related to self- and wage employment will be shared with the prospective consultant, such as project proposals, programme design, results frameworks, outcome monitoring reports, etc. 
 
The background for this consultancy is to review NRCs regional wage and self-employment portfolio to determine what has worked well, with a focus on disaggregated lessons for refugees, IDPs, returnees and conflict affected people. We encourage learning from direct and partner led implementation, the role of and opportunities for women and youth, and local or regional context and variations impacting our programming. Further focus on what has been the impact of our work, what were the key challenges and success factors, which areas of self- and wage employment programming are under-represented or need further exploration (piloting) and what could NRC&#039;s role be to develop (or not) these areas? An analysis and reflection on the appropriateness and effectiveness of various self- and wage employment interventions in our portfolio vis-a-vis the different geographies of the ongoing conflict (frontline, semi-frontline, non-government-controlled areas (NGCA), de-occupied, urban, etc.). Lastly, we expect a basic cost per project participant analysis and break down of different cost-drivers for each intervention or cluster of interventions under the NRC self- and wage employment portfolio. If possible, cost per participant will be compared to sector best standards and benchmarks where available. 
 
The purpose of this consultancy will be to: 
 
·	Review the impact, success factors, barriers/challenges and cost per participant of the ongoing response by NRC to support displaced people in Ukraine, Moldova and Poland to secure wage and self-employment. The review should be contextualized for each country and aligned with the stage of the conflict in various geographical locations (e.g. frontline, NGCA, urban/rural...); 
 
Provide country specific recommendations to NRC for each programming area under the wage and self-employment portfolio, tailored to the various target populations of NRC (refugee, IDP and conflict affected people), in line with the response phases (emergency, transitional, (early-)recovery) and with a specific focus on opportunities and barriers for youth and women. 
 
Review available documentation from after action reviews (AARs) and external evaluations across NRCs global operations for the success and impact of wage employment on the project participants (displaced people/displacement affected people). Also look at available documentation for the same from outside NRC, with a special focus on displaced people. 
 
Scope: 
 
The study will cover wage and self-employment interventions in all 3 current countries in the Central and Eastern Europe region: Ukraine, Moldova and Poland. The work is expected to be completed within 2 months after the contractual agreement and will focus on: 
 
 
 
Review of all data and information related to the recent NRC global wage employment programming; 
 
Review of all existing data and information related to the NRC wage and self-employment programming in the CEE region; 
 
Analysis of the impact, performance, strengths and weaknesses of each intervention, with a specific focus on the opportunities and barriers for women and youth, opportunities and constraints for locally led (partnerships) and hybrid implementation modalities (e.g. direct implementation, partners led and services providers) in the CEE region; 
 
Grounding of the review and analysis to inform recommendations via a review of contextual secondary data and analysis related to the programming area in each country in CEE region; 
 
Formulation of lessons learned to inform the regional and global NRC portfolio on wage and self-employment; 
 
And recommendations to inform future programming on self- and wage employment in the CEE region. 
 
Procurement Time Table 
 
RFQ Issue Date : 12th September 2024 
 
Information Session : 20th September 2024, 14:30 CET 
 
Clarification Deadline : 26th September 2024, 14:00 CET 
 
Bid Submission Deadline: 30th September 2024 
 
Complete Tender documents can be obtained, free of charge from the 12th September 2024 until the 26th September 2024 14:00 CET , by accessing the following Link : 
 
https://etbsystem.no/ClientTrans/Download?ID=v53fCKxPIy8%3d 
 
If you have any technical issues, please contact us at pl.procurement@nrc.no , considering that NRC will not share the bids via email, as all bidders must register their interest using the above-mentioned link.

<h2>Kryteria oceny</h2>
 Technical Criteria - up to 60% of the total score 
Price in comparison to the other bidders offer - up to 40% of the total score
 
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