Tenders are invited for Final Evaluation of the Project Support for Independent Burmese Media Outlets and Journalists in Exile or in the Country (Naye Thit). Closing Date: 11 Aug 2025 This Request for Proposals aims to identify one or more service provider(s) capable of carrying out the final evaluation of the project Support for independent Burmese media outlets and journalists in exile or in the country. This Request for Proposals does not constitute, for any applicant company, a promise of award of the future contract. The contract concluded between CFI and the selected service provider(s) will be a service contract subject to the provisions of the Public Procurement Code.Expected Services of the Contract The services The services entrusted to the service provider will be to conduct the final evaluation of the project Support for independent Burmese media outlets and journalists in exile or in the country. This final evaluation will cover the four components of the project throughout the entire implementation period (30 months, from June 13, 2023, to December 13, 2025). Thus, the final evaluation should enable: To provide a critical and objective analysis of the project design, its objectives, the planned and implemented activities, as well as its implementation over the entire execution period; To evaluate the project according to the OECD DAC criteria of relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, results, impact, and sustainability, addressing the evaluation questions presented in Annex 1; To measure the level of achievement of the general and specific objectives initially set for the project, as well as its contribution to the targeted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); To assess the short- and medium-term results of the project on direct beneficiaries; To contribute to learning and capitalization by identifying the factors that enabled the achievement of these results and/or those that created obstacles to their achievement; To assess the needs of media outlets that applied to the call for applications but were not selected, in order to understand their motivations; To draw lessons and propose to CFI, IMS and the donor, the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, strategic and operational recommendations (notably regarding objectives, operating methods, and fields of intervention) with a view to capitalizing on best practices and improving future projects supporting independent Burmese media outlets and journalists in exile. To assess the integration of gender issues across all dimensions of the Project (selection of experts and direct beneficiaries, implementation of activities, themes addressed in the outputs, etc.). Methodology of the Services To carry out the final evaluation, the service provider will rely notably on the project documentation (see list in Annex 3) as well as on documentation collected independently. In addition to this documentary study, the service provider will apply the evaluation methodology presented in their proposal and accepted by CFI and the steering committee; thus, they may deploy the various survey tools they have designed, either remotely or in person, if the firm has a consultant in Myanmar and/or Thailand. These survey tools could take the form of individual or group interviews, focus groups, online surveys via questionnaires, and polls, aimed at identifying the most significant changes and/or gathering the effects from the various project stakeholders, namely representatives of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, the French Embassy in Yangon, the implementing partners (CFI and IMS), project coordinators, implementation service providers, trainers, engaged experts, as well as direct beneficiaries of the project. Note: The survey tools should be deployed in Burmese language for direct beneficiaries, if possible, otherwise in English for direct beneficiaries, as well as for the local coordination teams, service providers, trainers, and Burmese experts. The tools used to interview other stakeholders should be conducted in English for the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, the French Embassy in Yangon, IMS, and CFI. Final Evaluation Organization A steering committee will be established for the evaluation. It will be composed of at least one representative from the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, one representative from the French Embassy in Yangon, one representative from IMS, and three from CFI: the Deputy Director for the Mediterranean-Asia region, the Project Manager, and the Quality Evaluation Officer. The Steering Committee will meet remotely with the service provider (with the possibility of a hybrid format: in-person in Paris and remote for other participants) for the kickoff meeting, to review various deliverables, and to provide feedback, particularly during the scoping of the service, at the end of each phase of the contract, and during the presentation of the evaluation results by the service provider. The Quality Evaluation Officer and the Project Manager at CFI will be the main contacts for the service provider. They will organize the Steering Committee meetings, receive the deliverables listed below, and ensure their distribution to the committee members. All meetings with stakeholders will be organized by the service provider, individually or in groups, remotely or in person if the service provider has staff on site in Myanmar and/or Thailand, according to the methodology detailed in their proposal and accepted by CFI (or the steering committee). All survey tools will be designed, drafted, and administered by the service provider in accordance with the methodologies outlined in their proposal and will require validation by the Steering Committee. All exchanges (meetings, emails, etc.) with the Steering Committee members will be conducted in English. Survey tools will be deployed in English and, if possible, in Burmese depending on the recipients (see below). The evaluation will take place in four phases: Phase 1 Scoping: This phase will begin with a remote scoping meeting with the Steering Committee organized by CFI, during which the service provider will present their proposal (PowerPoint format). The meeting will facilitate an exchange between the service provider and the Steering Committee to clarify: The Steering Committees expectations, The planned methodology, including evaluation questions, judgment criteria, indicators, and data collection and analysis methods, as well as the evaluation matrix, The materials provided to the service provider on this occasion (documentation, contact list), The general organization of the evaluation, The provisional implementation schedule, The expected deliverables. To prepare the scoping note and further understand the expectations of the contracting parties, the service provider will conduct initial interviews, remotely or in person, with CFI and IMS project teams, the local coordination team for CFI and IMS, a representative from the French Embassy in Yangon, and a representative from the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. After the scoping meeting and review of the main documents, the service provider will submit the scoping note (eight (8) to ten (10) pages, excluding annexes) to the Quality Evaluation Officer and the Project Manager at CFI. The scoping note will be presented by the service provider in a PowerPoint document during a meeting with the Steering Committee, which will validate it and provide feedback. If modifications are requested by the Steering Committee, the service provider will have five (5) calendar days to submit a revised version of the scoping note. Phase 2 Documentary review, interviews with key stakeholders, and design of survey tools (in two languages: English and Burmese if possible, depending on the recipients): The service provider will review the documents provided by the Steering Committee during Phase 1, as well as any additional documents received during the Phase 2 interviews. They may analyze and consolidate narrative and financial reports, activity reports, and evaluation questionnaires from the projects direct beneficiaries. Interviews, whether conducted remotely or in person, if a consultant is based in Myanmar and/or Thailand, will continue based on the contact list provided upon contract notification and the list of service stakeholders (see Annex 2). The survey tools including various types of questionnaires for online surveys, individual or group interviews, focus groups, etc. will be designed by the service provider and must be validated by the Steering Committee no later than ten (10) days before the start of Phase 3. Note: The survey tools must be deployed in two languages as follows: In English for interviews with representatives of CFI, IMS, the French Embassy in Yangon, and the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs; In Burmese or English for local partners, experts, and direct beneficiaries. At CFIs initiative, a debriefing meeting between the service provider and the Steering Committee will be organized to validate Phase 2 and confirm the start date of Phase 3. Phase 3 Field Survey: During this phase, the service provider will conduct interviews either remotely or in person, if they have a consultant based in Myanmar and/or Thailand with other project stakeholders, including the direct beneficiaries, as specified in Annex 2. The service provider will collect information using the survey tools they have developed, which will be tailored to each group of stakeholders according to their involvement in the project, and to their spoken languages, English and Burmese. The provider will analyze the results and effects of the project on direct beneficiaries and will collect the most significant changes and if possible the successful stories. For benchmarking purposes, t Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4163203/final-evaluation-project-support-independent-burmese-media-outlets-and-journalists-exile-or-country-naye-thit
