The Ethiopian Herald Wednesday February 18, 2026
EQUEST
FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES-FIRMS SELECTION)
Name of Country; Ethiopia
Name of Project: Ethiopian Emergency Locust Response Project (EELRP)
Credit no. IDA-66510
Assignment Title: Project End line Evaluation
Reference No.: ET-MOA-534294-CS-QCBS
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from International
Development Association (IDA) and other Development
Partners toward the cost of: Ethiopian
Emergency Locust Response Project (EELRP Project and intends to apply part
of the proceeds for consulting services,
The consulting services
("the Services") includes the services of carrying out Project End line Evaluation. The objectives of the Project End line
Evaluation are as follows;
- The primary aim of the survey
is to evaluate the overall impact and achievement of the Project Development Objective (PDO) and targeted outcomes,
in the implementation of the project
period based on the key Project development objective indicators and
the intermediate outcome indicators in the project
results framework while drawing lesson
learned, deriving relevant policy insights and recommendations.
Specific objectives include:
- Evaluate the project's performance in achieving development objectives and results, such as limiting the threat of locust outbreaks, restoring
and rehabilitating livelihoods of
affected households, and improving early warning and preparedness systems.
- Assess the performance of the
project's components and subcomponents, including the actual results achieved.
- Compare performance against
baseline data and evaluate the project's success in meeting PDO and intermediate indicator targets as outlined
in the project result framework, using
performance data and survey results.
- Evaluate the implementation
performance of environmental and social safeguards in line with the ESMF, and Social Endline, including the
functionality of the Grievance Redress
Mechanism (GRM) and measures against Gender-based Violence (GBV).
- Identify key lessons learned
and best practices, including what worked well, what did not, and why, document conclusions and actional
recommendations inform future interventions
and policy recommendations.
- Assess key factors that
influenced project performance and examine any unintended results.
- Examine the project's overall
performance against key evaluation criteria: relevance,. the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) now invites eligible
consulting firms ("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing the services.
Interested consultants should provide information
demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant
experience to perform the Services (brochures,
description of similar assignments, experience
in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.).
The short-listing criteria are:
Core business and years in
business, relevant experience, and technical and managerial capability of the firm. The attention of interested
Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs,
3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank's "Procurement Regulations for IPF
Borrowers" July 2016 revised November 2017, July
2018 and Nov. 2020 ("Procurement Regulations"),
setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with
other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub- consultancy to enhance their qualifications, and should
indicate clearly whether the association
is in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy.
In the case of a joint venture,
all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. A
Consultant will be selected in accordance
with the Quality and Cost Based Selection Method (QCBS) set out in the
Procurement Regulations.
Further information and the Terms
of Reference for the consultancy assignment can be obtained at the address below during office hours, 9:00am
to 12:00 noon and 2:00pm to 5:00 pm.
From February 20- March 09, 2026
Expressions of interest must be
delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) on or before
10:00 AM on March 09, 2026.
Ministry
of Agriculture (MoA)
Attention, Degayehu Desso, Chief Executive for Procurement
P.O. Box 62347,
Email: degayehu@gmail.com; or mesfingetahun@yahoo.com
CMC Road, Behind Ministry of Trade and Regional integration,
Building A, 2nd
Floor,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia