Expression of Interest For Selection Of A Consultant (Firm) For The Final Evaluation Of The Primary Health Care Strengthening Project For The Improvement Of Health And Nutrition

Expression of Interest for Selection of a Consultant (Firm) for the Final Evaluation of the Primary Health Care Strengthening Project for the Improvement of Health and Nutrition (PRSS-ASN). The Government of Burkina Faso has received financing from the Islamic Development Bank to cover the costs of the Primary Health Care Strengthening Project for the Improvement of Health and Nutrition and intends to use a portion of the proceeds to finance consulting services. The final evaluation services for the PRSS-ASN include: - an assessment of the projects relevance and coherence; - an evaluation of the results achieved relative to the established objectives, in terms of effectiveness and efficiency; - an assessment of the projects induced effects; - an assessment of the projects impact and sustainability; - the identification of factors contributing to the projects success and/or failure; - an analysis of the factors contributing to the projects success and/or failure; - the highlighting of any operational issues or dysfunctions, their root causes, and any potential accountability regarding the implementation of project activities; - lessons learned and/or strategic and operational recommendations for a potential follow-up to the project, in light of the results obtained. - The detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) for this assignment are available at the address below: Secretariat of the Directorate of Public Procurement of the Ministry of Health, located in the new Central Warehouse building of said Ministry, within the compound of the former Trypano Center Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. 03 BP 7009 Ouagadougou 03 Tel: (+226) 25 48 89 20. The Ministry of Health invites eligible consulting firms to express their interest in providing the services described above. Interested Consultants must provide specific information demonstrating that they are fully qualified to perform the services (documentation, references for similar assignments, experience working under comparable conditions, availability of appropriate expertise among their staff, etc.). The criteria for shortlisting are as follows: General experience of 10 years in the field of project evaluation; Having successfully completed, within the last ten (10) years, at least three (03) similar contracts with the public administration or its subsidiary bodies involving the evaluation (mid-term or final) of development projects and programs; Experience in evaluating projects within the health sector will be considered an asset. Only duly substantiated references (certificates of satisfactory completion or validation reports, as well as the cover and signature pages of the relevant contracts) will be taken into account. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to verify the authenticity of the documents submitted. Candidates must be in good standing with the tax and para-fiscal authorities of Burkina Faso; In the event of a tie regarding similar assignments among several candidates, they will be ranked based on seniority: from the most recent to the oldest; Expressions of interest and all accompanying information must be submitted in French; any information submitted in any other language must be translated into French. Candidates are requested to provide this information, not exceeding approximately fifteen (15) pages. Key Personnel will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. Interested Consultants are invited to review Clauses 1.12.1 and 1.12.2 of the Guidelines on the Procurement of Consultant Services under Projects Financed by the Islamic Development Bank (the "Guidelines"), which set forth the IsDBs rules regarding conflicts of interest. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, clearly indicating the type of associationspecifically, a joint venture or an intention to subcontract. In the case of a joint venture, all partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, should it be awarded to them. Selection will be conducted in accordance with the Least-Cost Selection method reserved for local firms (LCS/LF), as stipulated in the Guidelines. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address listed below during the indicated office hours: from 7:30 to 12:30 and from 13:00 to 4:00 PM local time at the Secretariat of the Directorate of Public Procurement of the Ministry of Health, located in the new building of the Ministrys Central Warehouse, within the compound of the former Trypano site, Ouagadougou Burkina Faso. 03 BP 7009 Ouagadougou 03. Tel: (+226) 25 48 89 20. Expressions of interest, submitted in writing in the French language and presented in sealed envelopes comprising one (01) original and three (03) copies, must be deposited in person at the address specified below no later than May 5, 2026, at 9:00 AM UTC, at the Secretariat of the Directorate of Public Procurement of the Ministry of Health, located at the address mentioned above. The envelopes will be opened immediately on the same day and at the same time (9:00 AM UTC) in the meeting room of the Directorate of Public Procurement of the Ministry of Health, in the presence of any consultants who wish to attend. [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : Burkina Faso