The Ethiopian
herald Saturday June 13, 2026
REQUEST FOR
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI)
CONSULTING
SERVICES – FEASIBILITY STUDY
Country: Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia
Client: Ministry of Agriculture
Project: ETHIOPIA POULTRY VALUE
CHAIN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (E-PVDP)
Financing: African Development
Bank Group
Assignment Title: Consultancy
Services for Annual Environmental and Social Compliance Audit (ESCA)
Reference No.:
MoA/E-PVDP/QCBS/CS-01/2026
1. Background
The Federal Democratic Republic
of Ethiopia has requested support from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to
prepare the Ethiopia Poultry Value Chain Development Project (E-PVDP), a
proposed investment operation included in Ethiopia's ADF-17 pipeline with an indicative
financing envelope of USD 69 million.
The E-PVDP is expected to
contribute to improved food and nutrition security and livelihoods by
increasing poultry productivity and production, raising household consumption
of eggs and poultry meat, creating jobs and business opportunities-particularly
for women and youth and increasing incomes for participating value chain actors.
Indicative targets in the project concept include: creation of up to 200,000
direct jobs (with priority to women and youth), an increase in participating
household incomes of about 40%, and improved nutrition outcomes through
increased household and school consumption of eggs/poultry products.
The E-PVDP is expected to be
implemented in 60 woredas across six regions, targeting smallholder farmers,
youth, women-headed households, and SMEs along the poultry value chain.
The Ministry of Agriculture
(MoA), as the Executing Agency, intends to apply part of the proceeds of the
AfDB Project Preparation Facility (PPF) advance to finance consulting services
for the Feasibility Study of the E-PVDP.
2. Objectives of the Assignment
The objective of the Feasibility
Study is to provide an evidence-based business case and investment-ready
analysis demonstrating that the proposed E-PVDP investments are technically
feasible, economically justified, financially sustainable, inclusive, and
implementable. The study will also assess and quantify expected development
outcomes- particularly nutrition, jobs, and incomes-and translate them into a results
and monitoring framework (indicators, baselines, and targets) suitable for AfDB
appraisal.
3. Scope of Services (summary)
-Desk review of project
preparation documents and relevant sector strategies and studies.
-Poultry value chain mapping,
production typology, and identification of priority clusters/corridors.
-Market and demand-supply
analysis, including competitiveness constraints and commercialization
opportunities.
-Technical feasibility assessment
of proposed investments (inputs, production systems, animal health/biosecurity
services, processing and cold chain).
-Investment costing (CAPEX/OPEX),
investment prioritization and phasing, and inputs to procurement packaging and
implementation planning.
-Economic and financial analysis
(EIRR, FIRR, NPV, BCR) and sensitivity/scenario analysis.
-Institutional and implementation
arrangements, capacity needs, and risk assessment with mitigation measures.
-Validation workshop(s) and
finalization of feasibility report and models.
The Ministry of Agriculture and
E-PVDP invite eligible consulting firms to express interest in providing the
Services. Interested firms must provide information demonstrating that they
have the qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services.
Shortlisting will be based on:
-General experience of the firm
in conducting feasibility studies and investment appraisals for
livestock/poultry value chains, preferably in Africa.
-Specific experience in poultry
production systems, feed and genetics, animal health/biosecurity, processing
and cold chains, and market systems development.
-Experience with IFI-funded
projects and familiarity with AfDB (or similar IFI) appraisal requirements and
economic/financial analysis.
-Availability of a suitably
qualified core team covering poultry economics, production/health, financial modeling,
processing/ infrastructure, market systems, and gender/youth inclusion.
Key experts' CVs are not required
at the EOI stage.
4. Duration
The expected duration of the
assignment is four (4) months (16 weeks) from contract effectiveness.
5. Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility criteria,
establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in
accordance with the Bank's "Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded
Operations" (October 2015), which is available on the Bank's website at http://www.afdb.org
and is open to all qualified Consultants
6. Submission of Expressions of
Interest
Interested consultants may obtain
further information at the address below during office hours Monday to Friday
from 9:00AM to 5:00PM.
Expressions of Interest must be
delivered to the address above (in person, by courier, or by email as permitted
by MoA) on or before: 30, June 2026, at 05:00 PM, Addis Ababa time.
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Attention
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Tamrat Terfassa, Executive for
Procurement
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Executing Agency
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Ministry of Agriculture (MoA)
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Address
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CMC Road, Gurd Sholla, Behind.
Century Mall and MoTRI
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City/Country
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Email
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tamrat.terfassa@moa.gov.et
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Telephone
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+251 948 873351
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7. Important Notice
This notice is issued to solicit
Expressions of Interest for the purpose of shortlisting. It does not constitute
a request for proposals. Only shortlisted firms will be invited to submit
technical and financial proposals.
Ministry of
Agriculture