06 أكتوبر 2022 Il y a 2 years
Request for Proposal: Supporting Good Governance in Healthcare Administration (SAHA) Midterm Evaluation
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) is seeking a locally based evaluation firm in Tunisia to conduct an external independent midterm evaluation for a project funded by the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs’ Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) and the United States Embassy in Tunisia.
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) is one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy. CIPE has over 30 years of experience working with chambers of commerce, business associations, think tanks, and other civil society organizations (CSOs) to strengthen democracy around the globe through private enterprise and market-oriented reform.
CIPE’s approach to programming is guided by our organizational mission to promote democracy based upon three principles: respect, integrity, and excellence. Our programs are developed based upon local ownership for sustainability, inclusion of all stakeholders, learning and innovation based on lessons learned, and accountability to the communities where we work, partners and donors.
CIPE is continually updating our strategies and approaches so that we can deliver the most effective programming possible. In 2019, CIPE adopted an evidence-based and data-driven approach to how evaluation supports programming. This approach is intended to go beyond project-based donor reporting and accountability to developing better understanding of the outcomes and impact of distinct approaches to demonstrate innovation and “what works.”
CIPE has been contracted to work with the Tunisian Ministry of Health (MoH) to strengthen good governance in the Tunisian health sector by improving transparency and management.
Through partnership with Tunisian civil society organizations, I WATCH and BEDER along with private sector firms, CIPE will tackle the many dimensions of corruption in Tunisia’s healthcare system by:
The purpose of this midterm performance evaluation is to make a systematic and unbiased assessment of the degree of fulfillment of project objectives and the effectiveness of the current program implementation process. The evaluation should provide information that is credible and useful, enabling the incorporation of lessons learned into the decision-making process of CIPE, its partners, and the State Department to inform the program implementation process for the remainder of the project.
Principles underpinning the approach to the evaluation are:
CIPE would like the midterm performance evaluation to answer the following evaluation questions (EQs):
CIPE is requesting a mixed methods performance evaluation using quantitative and qualitative data and drawing on both primary and secondary data sources. Secondary sources feeding into a desk review may include reliable and relevant sources such as government and ministry statistics, program documents, and other relevant background information. Primary sources may include focus group discussions, key informant interviews, structured observations, and stakeholder surveys. Participants should be those who have been a part of the SAHA project, such as government partners (Tunisian Ministry of Health) and implementing partners (I Watch & BEDER), as well as public hospital doctors and civil society transparency organizations. CIPE, partners, and the selected contractor will agree upon a list of stakeholders. The selected evaluation firm will use this list as a starting point for recruitment, and the selected contractor may use snowball sampling to increase the sample size and generate a list of alternate respondents. The selected contractor should also conduct a background document review and a review of monitoring data that has already been collected and cleaned by CIPE. This information will be provided to the selected evaluation firm for analysis and triangulation purposes upon contract award.
The selected contractor will prepare a technical and financial proposal that addresses all aspects of the data collection and final report. The final evaluation report should be no longer than 30 pages (excluding annexes) and should be structured as follows:
The conclusions and recommendations section of the final report should detail forward-looking recommendations on any suggested improvements to the project implementation processes to ensure the program meets all its planned objectives by the end of the project in an efficient, sustainable, and impactful manner.
The estimated level of effort to potentially include the following anticipated tasks and assignment phases:
Please note: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, CIPE is anticipating that some data collection for this evaluation will be conducted remotely. All proposals submitted should detail the capacity of the evaluation firm to perform data collection virtually and what local resources and staff are available for the proposed data collection slated to take place in Tunisia.
Estimated Level of Effort Anticipated Tasks and Assignment Phases
Inception Phase
TBD [potentially 20-25 calendar days] |
This phase is meant to ensure that the evaluation team is fully prepared before undertaking the evaluation. It includes:
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Data Collection and Analysis Phase
TBD [potentially 55-60 calendar days] |
The data collection and analysis will include:
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Reporting Phase
TBD [potentially 20-25 calendar days] |
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Note: The evaluation firm should consider what efficiencies can be proposed within this anticipated
scope of effort. The number of days can be adjusted (either increased or decreased) within reason depending on the proposed technical approach and case made by the selected contractor.
Background Documents will be provided to the selected evaluation firm such as:
General Focus Group/Key Informant Interview/Semi-Structured Interview Approach
If included as a part of the technical proposal design methodology, the evaluation firm shall be responsible for the design and execution of the focus group discussions/key informant interviews/semi-structured interviews proposed, including the following tasks:
EVALUATION DELIVERABLES
FOCUS GROUP / KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEW / SEMI-STRCUTURED INTERVIEW DELIVERABLES (if offeror includes in technical proposal design)
SURVEY DELIVERABLES (if offeror includes in technical proposal design)
The final report will be expected to be completed by January 31, 2023. The duration of the consultancy will begin in October 2022 (depending on selection time and length of contracting process for selected contractor).
While the dates of the consultancy may be adjusted based upon the evaluation firm proposal, to be most effective, the completed evaluation needs to be timely to be useful for performance improvement.
The consulting firm should adopt a consultative, inclusive, and participatory approach while maintaining an independent perspective consistent with OECD DAC and American Evaluation Association standards. CIPE expects all monitoring and evaluation work and products to be based on standards aligned with the American Evaluation Association Guiding Principles for Evaluators including: systematic inquiry; competence; integrity and honesty; respect for people; and responsibilities for general and public welfare as outlined on their website: http://www.eval.org/p/cm/ld/fid=51 (and attached to this document). As relevant to the specific consultancy, CIPE also expects that the consultant will comply with global human subjects research standards and respect vulnerable and marginalized populations, and as appropriate the following standards: American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) (2015) The Code of Professional Ethics and Practices (available online at: https://www.aapor.org/Standards-Ethics/AAPOR-Code-of-Ethics/AAPOR_Code_Accepted_Version_11302015.aspx) and the Gender Practitioners Collaborative (2016), Minimum Standards for Mainstreaming Gender Equality (available online at: http://genderstandards.org/).
The evaluation firm affirms that they have read these principles, that they have no roles or relationships that might pose a real or apparent conflict of interest and agrees to follow them in conducting this evaluation.
To ensure compliance of technical evaluation deliverables with CIPE evaluation standards and other expectations set forth in section VI, the CIPE Evaluation Department, which is independent from the CIPE program team managing this contract, will review, assess, and approve the contractors’ deliverables before payments are made to the contractor according to the payment schedule.
Remuneration will be negotiated based on the professional qualifications and relevant experience. All applicants are instructed to submit a detailed budget indicating the costs associated with the approach aligned in their scope of work.
The consultancy firm needs to be a legally licensed international/national organization with a commendable track record and at least 10 years of progressive experience from which at least 5 years’ experience in providing consultancies with evaluation skills and expertise in and understanding of the theory and practice of anti-corruption programs, health, and gender programs in developing problem-solving skills, evaluation of training; Contractors who have successfully conducted independent evaluations for international development organizations similar to CIPE will be given preference. Key staff should have the appropriate experience, expertise, and credentials for their role. Resumes should be submitted for all key staff mentioned in the staffing section of the proposal.
CIPE will base the selection of the evaluation firm on the following criteria:
Tunisia SAHA Midterm Evaluation RFP_FINAL
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