Request for Proposal For Partnership To Strengthen The Egg Value Chain In The Western Province Of Rwanda

Request for proposals for Partnership to Strengthen the Egg Value Chain in the Western Province of Rwanda. Location: Kigali Deadline: Tuesday, 30/12/2025 17:00 GAINs procurement is conducted based on our procurement principles, including a focus on ethical and sustainable procurement which requires us to take note of our legal and ethical commitments in our procurement and supplier management. We require all our partners, suppliers and service providers to familiarise themselves with our Code of Conduct (Code) and to adhere to either our Code or to their own equivalent code or set of behaviours. This is addition to any relevant clauses and provisions in our contractual terms. We also expect our partners, suppliers, and service providers to proactively inform GAIN, via the mechanisms detailed in the Code, of any breaches, potential or perceived breaches of its provisions. Any supplier or service provider found to be in violation of these principles will be excluded from this process and may be barred from responding to future opportunities. I. INTRODUCTION The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with both governments and businesses, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious food for all people. At GAIN, we believe that everyone in the world should have access to nutritious and safe food. We work to understand and deliver specific solutions to the daily challenge of food insecurity faced by poor people. By understanding that there is no one-size-fits-all model, we develop alliances and build tailored programmes, using a variety of flexible models and approaches. We build alliances between governments, local and global businesses, and civil society to deliver sustainable improvements at scale. We are part of a global network of partners working together to create sustainable solutions to malnutrition. Through alliances, we provide technical, financial and policy support to key participants in the food system. We use specific learning, evidence of impact, and results of projects and programmes to shape and influence the actions of others. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, GAIN has representative offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We currently have a presence and conduct programming activities in Bangladesh, Benin, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. II. BACKGROUND & TIMESCALES Nutrition is a national priority in Rwandas development agenda. Our CMRFS program supports this by strengthening supply chains for nutritious foods like eggs. The purpose of this RFP is to engage the services of a qualified organisation in Rwanda to implement an integrated dual-purpose poultry production model suited for low-income, low-resource households in Western Province. This includes but is not limited to accessing improved dual-purpose birds (e.g. SASSO-type), strengthening last-mile input distribution through local brooders, and supporting households to manage small flocks using low-input, semi-scavenging systems. The opportunity for this partnership is to implement a fully integrated smallholder poultry production model that: Uses dual-purpose breeds suitable for village conditions (SASSO-type or equivalent). Establishes and strengthens local brooder networks for reliable DOC supply. Improves last-mile feed availability. Builds producer capacity using low-input, semi-scavenging systems that fit the realities of BoP households. Ultimately increases the supply and affordability of eggs within Western Province. Set out below is the proposed timescale for this procurement. It is a guide, and whilst the GAIN does not intend to depart from the timetable, it reserves the right to do so at any stage. Timescales end at 23:59 hours Rwanda time (GMT+2). OPPORTUNITY Nutrition has taken an important place in Rwandas NST 2, aiming to reduce stunting from 33% to 15% and achieving a 3% annual reduction. Embedding nutrition into both national and sectoral strategies ensures that interventions across production, value chains, consumption and health are aligned, thereby reinforcing the countrys broader development agenda. Data from the Financial Flows to Food Systems show that between 20182024, MINECOFIN allocated USD 330 million (16.2%) to nutrition and health, mainly supporting the education sector, including school feeding (47.4%), and health interventions to improve diet quality (13.9%). Under PSTA5, MINAGRI plans to dedicate 11.6% of its budget (RWF 741bn) to improve food security and nutrition, marking a significant shift toward integrating nutrition as a core component of Rwandas food systems transformation. To address malnutrition in partnership with the Government of Rwanda, GAIN has been implementing a 7-year (2025 2031) flagship programme, Combating Malnutrition in Rwanda through Sustainable Food Systems (CMRFS) programme since January 2025. The programme is tackling the underlying factors driving higher malnutrition rates in the Western Province, with a focus on Rutsiro, Nyamasheke, Rusizi, Karongi and Nyabihu. The programme rests on three strategic objectives: improving community consumption (Micro), supporting the enabling environment for nutrition outcomes (Macro), and strengthening the supply chain for nutritious foods (Meso). All strategic pillars are interconnected. The CMRFS Meso component aims to strengthen key value chains in Western Province and at the national level. By focusing on eggs, high-iron beans (HIB), fruits, and fortified staples (LSFF), the programme seeks to enhance the production and market systems for these nutritious foods to benefit vulnerable communities. The partner will work within the Meso-level objective of CMRFS, strengthening the supply chain for nutritious foodsspecifically eggsthrough an integrated poultry production and market access model. This strategic objective will contribute to PSTA5s impact level indicator on food and nutrition security, specifically through PSTA5s strategic pillars. On Strategic Pillar 1, the programme will contribute to 1.1. Modernized Crop Production and 1.2. Modernised Animal Production; on Strategic Pillar 2, the programme will contribute to 2.2 Market Linkages and Post-Production and 2.3 Promoting Food Security and Nutrition; on Strategic Pillar 3, the programme will contribute to 3.3 De-risking Agriculture Finance and Insurance, 3.4 Upgrading Public Capacity to Facilitate Transformation. The recently completed egg supply chain analysis across the five districts identified gaps in egg production systems. Producers have limited capacity in poultry production, and the higher egg price markup is driven by inefficient feed and DOC systems, which are critical inputs. Henceforth, the programme seeks a partnership to address these underlying problems of low egg production and consumption driven by 25,000 egg producers in the five target Western Districts. Below is the list of project sectors per district. It is important to note that the interventions in this RFP can be implemented in non-project sectors but serve people in project sectors. Karongi (Rugabano, Ruganda, Gashali) Nyamasheke (Rangiro, Bushekeri, Karengera, Kirimbi, Karambi) Rusizi (Muganza, Bugarama, Bweyeye, Rwimbogo, Giheke) Nyabihu (Jenda, Bigogwo, Muringa, Rambura, Shyira, Rugera) Rutsiro (Rusebeya, Mukura, Manihira, Musasa, Murunda) DELIVERABLES & TIMESCALES The main objective is to increase the capacity of poultry farmers in egg production (SASSO) and establish localised input systems that consistently provide feed and DOC to poultry producers in the Western Province. Specific objectives: Increase the technical capacity of producers Training and follow-up of farmers on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) adapted to low-input, semi-scavenging poultry systems. Support households to adopt or expand dual-purpose poultry flocks suited for low-resource settings. Support in formalising and professionalising small and medium poultry farms to improve productivity, biosecurity, record-keeping, and business viability. Increase feed and DOC accessibility to farmers Establish or strengthen local brooder (mother-unit) networks capable of raising DOCs to 4 6 weeks for sale to village households. Strengthen or expand local feed manufacturing capacity using locally available ingredients. Promote production and use of alternative feed resources (e.g., forages, household by products). Increase the capacity of local DOC incubators and hatcheries where relevant. Identify and apply contextually appropriate methods and partnerships for delivering this integrated model. Identify value chain partners and appropriate contractual agreements (with GAINs Value Chain team) Work with GAIN to develop key performance indicators and targets for value chain partners. Monitor and report on progress. Expected outcomes By December 31, 2027, we expect the partner to deliver: # of farmers trained on good agricultural practices (GAP) # of household operationalising small dual-purpose flocks % Increase in egg production among participating farmers # of tons of locally produced feed sold # of consumers perceiving greater access to eggs % of target community households purchasing more eggs [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://www.jobinrwanda.com/index.php/job/request-proposals-rfp-partnership-strengthen-egg-value-chain-western-province-rwanda