Country: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Closing date: 25 Dec 2015
The consultancy is aimed to provide ACTED with the final evaluation of a 2-year project “Uniting and Strengthening Community Based Tourism Association in Central Asia”. The project has been implemented in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan by ACTED, in partnership with 4 other NGOs active in the sector.
Therefore, the consultancy for the final evaluation should cover the following aspects:
Impact and effectiveness of the action: in particular, the consultancy will need to extensively assess and include relevant information regarding the following project implementation outcomes and outputs:
as for the creation of a Tajik national umbrella association for CBT with the participation of regional CBT Associations, to what extent members of the new Associations (the Tajik Community Based Tourism Association –TCBTA) benefit and are satisfied with their membership? To what extent capacity building training sessions have benefitted participants from CBT Associations and CBT providers? To what extent the Tajik-Kyrgyz cooperation in the CBT sector has been promoted on behalf of CBT Associations and benefitted from activities organized, such as study tour in Kyrgyz CBT associations?
as for the reinforcement and promotion of CBT in Central Asia through CBT Associations, to what extent the organization of study tour experiences in Germany and Latvia was beneficial to CBT representatives and their Associations? How the establishment of CBT networks in different areas of Tajikistan is considered to improve the CBT sector of the country? How and to what extent the development of CBT requirements for accreditation system and the conduction of CBT capacity building workshops have benefitted CBT Associations’ representatives and CBT providers in the designated areas? To what extent the development and promotion of Tajik and Tajik-Kyrgyz tour packages is considered to benefit CBT Associations and providers?
as for CBT advocacy at national and regional level through the reinforcement of CBT Associaitons’ lobby capacities, to what extent capacity building training on lobby and advocacy have been beneficial to CBT Associations’ members and providers? To what extent the conduction of roundtables and conference about CBT development at national and regional level has benefitted participants from CBT Associations and are they satisfied with the organization of such events?
Efficiency of the action: in particular including relevant and extensive information regarding:
Was the project managed efficiently, in terms of human capital, staff, financial and other resources versus the results?
Were the ACTED and partners’ implementation structures appropriate? Was the division and coordination between implementing partners’ roles efficient?
What were the external constraints to achieving better efficiency and how well were they mitigated?
Were synergies capitalised on with other actors (local and international) involved in similar projects regionally?
What evidence is there (if any) that learning (M&E), from this project or previous projects, were incorporated into the project’s implementation strategies?
Sustainability of the action: in particular including relevant and extensive information regarding:
To what extent were the risk mitigation and sustainability plans in the project proposal, in addition to unforeseen risks, addressed during project implementation? How realistic were these?
What evidence is there to suggest the project’s interventions and/or results will be sustained after the project end?
What are the possibilities for replication and extension of the project’s outcomes?
Finding and recommendations: in particular providing relevant and extensive information regarding:
What are the positive aspects and how can we can build on these in the future?
What are the negative aspects we should avoid?
What could be the solutions to those problems?
What alternative and innovative approaches could be undertook considering the findings of the evaluation?
Relevant project documents will be made available to the consultant.
Please go on http://www.acted.org/en/international-call-tender-consultancy-community-based-tourism-project-s-final-evaluation-tajikistan to download all documents and have more details.
How to apply:
The closing date of this tender is fixed on 25 December 2015 at 5:00 PM Dushanbe time, and shall be addressed at ACTED office at the following address :
7 Dostoevskiy street- Dushanbe, Tajikistan
34 Oschkaia street- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Or emailed in electronic version to: tajikistan.tender@acted.org, uzbekistan.tender@acted.org, kyrgyzstan.tender@acted.org and tender@acted.org
Bidders will fill, sign, stamp and return the Offer form, Ethical Declaration, Questionnaire, Check List and Terms of reference according to ACTED’s format below.
The offer to the call for tender will not result in the award of a contract.
The offer must be submitted to ACTED Logistics departments in a sealed envelope stamped and signed by the company and indicating the tender title, date and time of submission. The envelope must bear the mention “**T/03BQL/58D/EXV/DUS/15-12-2015/001** - do not to be opened before 25/12/2015”, or relevant documents should be submitted to ACTED Logistic departments emails in signed and stamped electronic versions: email should bear the mention “**T/03BQL/58D/EXV/DUS/15-12-2015/001 - do not to be opened before 25/12/2015**”,
Unsealed envelopes and late offers will not be considered.
Potential bidders are encouraged to consult the ACTED website regularly for potential modification to the present tender and/or the bidding documents.
ACTED will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by the Bidders in connection with the preparation and submission of their bids to ACTED.
All bids must be submitted before on 25/12 at 05:00PM at the address(es) mentioned above in a sealed envelope or by E-mail at tajikistan.tender@acted.org, uzbekistan.tender@acted.org, kyrgyzstan.tender@acted.org and tender@acted.org. Late Bids will be automatically rejected
For all inquiries regarding this tender, please contact the ACTED representative office in 7 Dostoevskiy street- Dushanbe, Tajikistan 34 Oschkaia street- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, ACTED office in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
not later than 24/12 at 12:00 by E-mail tajikistan.tender@acted.org, uzbekistan.tender@acted.org, kyrgyzstan.tender@acted.org and tender@acted.org
Please go on http://www.acted.org/en/international-call-tender-consultancy-community-based-tourism-project-s-final-evaluation-tajikistan to download all documents to quote.