Request for Quotation

Innovate UK Consultancy Service for Baseline Survey

Date of Request for Quotation: 7th March 2023

Deadline for Submission of Quotation: 14th March 2023
Details of contact at Tearfund:
Name: Nankling Nyinebi
Email address: nankling.nyinebi@tearfund.org
Phone number: 08034055841

Quotes should be submitted by email to the named contact above.

Any contract formed with a supplier will be based on Tearfund’s standard terms and
conditions.

Specification
The essence for the Mobile Power baseline survey is to ascertain the baseline value of
indicators on women empowerment, SGBV and social cohesion between Muslims and
Christians. The Mobile Power project is under SGBV thematic area of Tearfund Nigeria. The
new places are 50 communities in Oyo, Osun, Ogun and Ondo of South West of Nigeria. The
goal of the Mobile Power project is to end SGBV leading to improved family well being, and
greater empowerment for women, including strengthened cohesion within the communities.
Tearfund works to tackle the causes and consequences of poverty, through Sexual and
Gender- Based Violence (SGBV). The Mobile Power project will be implemented by
CRUDAN, a partner of Tearfund.
Location
The consultant of the baseline survey will be based in Oyo, Ogun, and Osun State in the
South-West Region of Nigeria. The baseline survey will be conducted in villages where the
Mobile Power project would be implemented. The baseline consultant will work under the
Mobile Power Project in collaboration with the Mobile Power Project Manager, Program
Manager, the Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant, Senior DMEAL Officer and the West
Africa Region DMEAL Advisor. From CRUDAN’s side the M&E Officer and Project Officer
will be part of planning and executing the baseline survey. The consultant, along with
enumerators will be expected to travel to several locations that have been earmarked for the
Mobile Power implementation in order to carry out the baseline survey.

What goods/services must the Supplier/Contractor provide?

The intended consultant will provide consultancy services for the baseline research work for
the Innovate UK project

When must this be delivered?

April 2023 Pre Field meetings and trainings

April 2023 Collection of data

May 2023 Drafting the Baseline Report

May 2023 Finalise Baseline Report

What precise details do you need them to meet in the contract?

PURPOSE
The purpose of the baseline is as follows:

1. To assess the strategy that would work best for the implementing partner, stakeholders
and beneficiaries in making the Mobile Power Project successful.

2. To establish credible data that will inform the Mobile Power project and to serve as a
baseline for the M&E framework (including the indicators in the donor results framework).

3. To serve as the first measure of the status against which different achievement
benchmarks will be drawn.

4. To draw information that will assist the program team to implement the Mobile Power
project timely programme/project interventions consistent with the Mobile Power grant
conditions.

5. The baseline study is designed to collect credible data with detailed description of the
status of interrelated task areas consistent with the Indicators Performance Tracking Table
of the Mobile Power project.

Do the people providing this contract need to have any qualifications/experience?

● Minimum 5-10 years applied experience in research and Design, Monitoring &
Evaluation experience in SGBV projects,, peace building and women empowerment
projects.
● Minimum of post-graduate level degree in Health Management, Business
Administration, a related social science field, statistics or a field relevant to the ToR
requirements. Ph.D. preferred;
● Proven quantitative and qualitative research skills (candidates should provide a copy
of baseline/evaluation reports produced);
● Excellent communication and report writing skill
● Strong background in participatory design, monitoring and evaluation methodologies;
● Knowledge of logical and results frameworks;
● Knowledge of the use of health management tools, behavior change communications
and media;
● Knowledge and Skills on children and adolescents engagement.
● Work experience in Northern Nigeria;
● Fluent in English and Yoruba.

How do you want them to communicate with you during the contract?
Communication during the period of the contract shall be via email and mobile phone
calls/SMS or as may be best for the context

Will there be any specific milestones they must meet during the contract?
1. Baseline assessment work plan and inception report completed within the first three days
and consist of the assignment as agreed upon by the program team. The consultant may
suggest work plan adjustments in order to better reflect and address the beneficiaries’ needs.
She/He will coordinate with the partner team who will assist in the field.

2. Design of baseline assessment tools, including simple household survey and FGD
questions (based on the Task areas and Quality Standards).

3. First Draft of Baseline report covering the data analysis

4. Final Baseline Report

What to include in your quotation

● Company name,, contact name, email address, phone number
● Pricing -Budget for the consultancy work
● Confirmation that you can deliver the requirements set out in this Request for
Quotation
● The following documents
○ 3 evidence of past work done in relation to this type of call
○ Tax identification registration
○ CAC registration Certificate

We look forward to receiving your quote.

 Terms of Reference
The essence for the Mobile Power baseline survey is to ascertain the baseline value of
indicators on women empowerment, SGBV and social cohesion between Muslims and
Christians. The Mobile Power Project is under SGBV thematic area of Tearfund Nigeria. The
new places are 50 communities in Oyo, Osun, and Ogun of South West of Nigeria. The goal
of the Mobile Power project is to end SGBV leading to improved family well being, and
greater empowerment for women including strengthened cohesion within the communities.
Tearfund works to tackle the causes and consequences of poverty, through Sexual and
Gender- Based Violence (SGBV) modules. The Mobile Power project will be implemented
by CRUDAN, a partner of Tearfund.

PURPOSE
The purpose of the baseline is as follows:

1. To assess the strategy that would work best for the implementing partner, stakeholders and
beneficiaries in making the Mobile Power Project successful.

2. To establish credible data that will inform the Mobile Power project and to serve as a
baseline for the M&E framework (including the indicators in the donor results framework).

3. To serve as the first measure of the status against which different achievement benchmarks
will be drawn.

4. To draw information that will assist the program team to implement the Mobile Power
project timely programme/project interventions consistent with the Mobile Power grant
conditions.

5. The baseline study is designed to collect credible data with detailed description of the
status of interrelated task areas consistent with the Indicators Performance Tracking Table of
the Mobile Power project.

Key Documents
The following documents will be relevant for review:
1. Evaluation Report of the MFP project.
2. Close-out session FAM Passages project.
3. FAM Passages Site assessment.
4. Relevant information from TRACK.

Baseline Rationale
The rationale behind the baseline assessment is to get data of the current status in regards to
Intimate Partner Violence, Social Cohesion between Muslims and Christians and Women
Empowerment in project locations of the Mobile Power Project. It will generate and validate
the baseline data for the outcome and output indicators as stated in the Key Performance
Tracking Table. The consultant shall be required to assess the level of Intimate Partner
Violence, Social Cohesion between Muslims and Christians, and Women Empowerment. The
baseline data will be used to track Mobile Power project’s contribution to positive change in
the lives of individuals and communities.
2. Goal and objectives

Minimising the impact of women disempowered, reducing conflict between Muslim and
Christian and reducing Intimate Partner Violence is paramount for transforming communities.
In the Mobile Power project women would be empowered, cohesion between Muslims and
Christians would be fostered and promoting gender equality and gender equity would be
enhanced in project locations of Mobile Power project.

The data from the Mobile Power baseline survey will be used to reinforce the Monitoring and
Evaluation framework of the ‘Mobile Power Project’ and measure the indicators of the
Indicators Performance Tracking Table. In essence therefore, the aim of the baseline is to
collect key data to inform implementation of the project. The objectives of the baseline are:

1. To collect information as to whether the project communities have received any

Transforming Masculinities training or intervention.

2. To assess the knowledge of target participants on Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV).

3. To ascertain the level of women involvement in economic activities.

4. To identify the gaps that might affect the progress of the Mobile Power project, so that an
informed decision and concerted efforts would be made to overcome those gaps and
challenges.

5. To generate information about the social relationships between Muslims and Christians.

3. Location
The consultant of the baseline survey will be based in Oyo, Ogun, and Osun State in the
South West Region of Nigeria. The baseline survey will be conducted in villages where the
Mobile Power project would be implemented. The baseline consultant will work under the
Mobile Power Project in collaboration with Mobile Power Project Manager, Program
Manager, the Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant, Senior DMEAL Officer and the West
Africa Region DMEAL Advisor. From CRUDAN’s side the M&E Officer and Project Officer
will be part of planning and executing the Baseline Survey. The consultant alongside with
enumerators will be expected to travel to several locations that have been earmarked for the
Mobile Power implementation in order to carry out the baseline survey.

4. Methodology

A mix‐method approach and methodology will be used to gather key data in order to inform
program implementation. The consultant will work with the Mobile Power team. The TM
Model and Women empowerment would be used to refine the methodology and design the
data collection tools. The methodologies will include following:;

4.1. Desk study review: Tearfund Nigeria has from 2018 to 2021 published monthly reports,
6 months reports and annual reports as well as midterm and final evaluation reports for the
MFP, more so the monthly reporting, quarterly reporting and annual reporting of the FAM
Passages project. A desk study will review these reports, and where appropriate the
secondary data will be included in the baseline report. In other words, information that is
readily available and published within the last 3 years will be used as complementary
information. Desk research will have particular focus on SGBV thematic areas.

4.2. Interviews: Interviews will be conducted to key informants in the targeted locations of
the Mobile Power Project. Key informants in the course of the interviews will provide
information about the local situation, awareness and knowledge of Intimate Partner Violence,
Social Cohesion between Muslims and Christians, Women Empowerment and get
information about the level of understanding of how the Mobile Power project or
interventions affect them. There will be interviews per location. The consultant will have
prior discussion with Mobile Power Project Manager, M&E Assistant, Senior DMEAL
Officer and Partner staff to identify the exact set of individuals who would be interviewed.
The key informant interviews would include Faith Leaders, Community Leaders and
members of the congregation. Interviews would allow the Mobile Power project staff to gain
a deep understanding of people’s experiences and opinions. Structured interviews would be
used as a method to collect data from the key informants. Structured interviews means using
structured questions to ask key informants questions.

4.3. Survey using kobo collect: Surveys would be used to collect data from Faith Leaders
and Community Members fairly quickly, giving a wide range of data. The surveys would be
used to collect qualitative and quantitative data from Faith Leaders and Community
Members, this data would be analysed to draw general conclusions on Transforming
Masculinities, Women Empowerment and Social Cohesion between Muslims and Christians
in project locations. This community‐based survey will be conducted to be able to measure
the results of the Mobile Power project. This short survey will collect quantitative data on
general understanding of Tearfund Nigeria’s interventions. The questionnaire will be
configured into the kobo collect application.

4.4. Focus Groups: A minimum of two focused group discussions will be conducted per
location (selected from men, women, youth, farmers, leaders, etc). The focus group
discussion will bring together a group of people to talk about the status quo of Women
Empowerment, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and social cohesion. The size for a focus
group would be between 6 to 12 people. This gives everyone a chance to speak and makes
chats between individuals less likely. It is important to be aware of the kinds of people you
have in the group and how they might affect how people interact..

5.0. Discussions with partner staff

If possible, findings from surveys, interviews and focus groups should be triangulated and
shared with representatives from Tearfund’s partner organisations on Mobile Power would
discuss findings and provide further insight and analysis into changing context as well as key
needs and contribution of Tearfund’s work.

6.0. Sampling Size

The baseline survey was initially planned to be a beneficiary-based survey but due to the fact
that identification of beneficiaries will take longer time than expected a population based
survey was decided to be conducted to meet the deadline.
5. Ethics
Answer the following questions.

Will the evaluation involve human participants (eg surveys, Yes

interviews, FGDs, case studies, participatory methods,
storytelling, observations, etc)?

Will the evaluation involve the collection and/or the Yes

analysis of secondary data that is not publicly available?

Will the evaluation involve the analysis of secondary data No

that has the potential to harm vulnerable groups,
communities and/or organizations?

Will the evaluation involve analysing records where an No

individual’s information has not been anonymized?

If you have answered YES to any of these questions, you must complete an ethics risk
assessment. Make a copy of the assessment template, complete it and provide a hyperlink to
the completed assessment below.

Is the ethics risk assessment complete? No

6. Governance and accountability

This assignment will be managed by Joseph Aloo (Nigeria Country Director), with planning
and analysis assistance from an evaluation team made up of members of the Cluster, Tearfund
UK, local staff and partners, and logistical assistance from staff in Nigeria.

Evaluation managers, in close collaboration and communication with the evaluation team
leaders and the team, will continuously monitor and take decisions based on the evolving
country-level contexts and their implications for the safety and well-being of those involved
in the baseline as well as for the baseline methodology and budget and team requirements.

7. Timetable/schedule

The period of this baseline survey is a maximum of 12 weeks. The activities from the
baseline would start from the 1st week of February 2023 to the last week of March 2023 with
an estimated timeframe of days, including travel, preparation and training and can be a
combination of in-country and home-based working days and can be also non-continuous.

Approximate Date (MM/YYYY) Activities planned

Week 1 to Week 4 February 2023 Consultant engagement, preparation, and submission of
finalized tools.

Week 2 April 2023 Pre Field meetings and trainings

Week 3 April 2023 Collection of data

Week 2 May 2023 Drafting the Baseline Report

Week 4 May 2023 Finalise Baseline Report

8. Baseline output

1. Baseline assessment work plan and inception report completed within the first three days
and consist of the assignment as agreed upon by the program team. The consultant may
suggest work plan adjustments in order to better reflect and address the beneficiaries’ needs.
She/He will coordinate with the partner team who will assist in the field.

2. Design of baseline assessment tools, including simple household survey and FGD
questions (based on the Task areas and Quality Standards).

3. A first draft of the baseline report covering the data analysis.

4. Final Baseline Report: The report should be in English, between 20-30 pages, and consist
of:

● Executive summary of key evaluation data, findings and recommendations (no more
than 3 pages);
● Table of contents; this should go first
● Research findings, analysis, and conclusions with associated data presented, where
appropriate in clear infographics including graphs or charts; and linking directly to the
evaluation objectives and indicators.
● Baseline figures for the relevant indicators – with a clearly stated methodology for
how this was derived
● Recommendations for future strategy implementation and monitoring;
● Appendices, which include collected data, detailed description of the methodology
with research instruments, list of interviewees, bibliography, and consultant (s) brief
biography;
● An electronic copy, in English.
9. Dissemination plan

Stakeholder/audienc Outputs (reports, Will they need the What will they use
e presentations, outputs translated? the findings for?
infographics?) If so, indicate
language(s)

Internal stakeholders or audiences (groups within Tearfund who have interest in the evaluation
findings)

Tearfund Nigeria reports, Baseline

team Survey, infographics
N/A

WA Cluster Baseline Survey, N/A

infographics

TST, SIG, SGBV Infographics N/A

External Stakeholders (those outside the organisation who have an interest in the baseline
findings)

All partners and Infographics N/A

sub-guarantees

Ministries of Health, Infographics N/A

women affairs and
social development,
PLACA,Federation
of female lawyers,
Police, State Primary
Health care board.

PACF (Donor) reports, baseline N/A

evaluation,
infographics

Community leaders
and stakeholders
10. Assessment of the survey
The evaluation will be assessed against Tearfund’s Evidence Principles, developed by BOND
(Voice and Inclusion, Appropriateness, Triangulation and Contribution, and Transparency).
Further details about what is included in each of these categories can be found here.

QUALIFICATIONS

● Minimum 5-10 years applied experience in research and Design, Monitoring &
Evaluation experience in SGBV projects, peacebuilding, and women empowerment
projects.
● A minimum of a post-graduate level degree in health management, business
administration, a related social science field, statistics, or a field relevant to the ToR
requirements. Ph.D. preferred;
● Proven quantitative and qualitative research skills (candidates should provide a copy
of baseline/evaluation reports produced);
● Excellent communication and report writing skills.
● Strong background in participatory design, monitoring and evaluation methodologies;
● Knowledge of logical and results frameworks;
● Knowledge of the use of health management tools, behavior change communications
and media;
● knowledge and skills on children's and adolescents engagement.
● Work experience in Northern Nigeria;
● fluent in English and Yoruba.

11. Sign-off
Presuming that an ethical risk assessment was required for this evaluation (see Section 5), the
Research ToR should only be signed off if the assessment is complete and a valid hyperlink is
provided to the completed assessment under Section 5.

Evaluation ToR prepared by Andrew Saman, Project Manager, 7th of

(name, job title, date) March 2023

Evaluation ToR signed off Benjamin Osawe, Advocacy Manager,

by (name, job title, date) 3/3/2023(For Joseph Aloo Country
Director).
INTERVENTION

The Mobile Power project’s intervention will be implemented in 50 communities in Plateau

State, Nigeria. As a research project, five control communities have also been selected to
assess the progress and impact of the intervention. One church and one mosque have been
selected in each of the communities for a total of 100 congregations (ten churches and ten
mosques). The Mobile Power project is designed to engage religious leaders, young couples,
and their wider Christian and Muslim congregations to foster greater gender equality, positive
masculinities, enable women's empowerment, and improve community relationships.

The intervention uses workshops or structured small-group discussions called community

dialogues. They draw on scriptural reflections on gender equality, intimate partner violence,
and interfaith relationships and include activities targeted at:

-Community members: Community dialogues (guided two-hour small-group discussions)

meet weekly for eight weeks. They are facilitated by gender champions for young couples
within their congregations. Week 10 of the community dialogues which includes a skills
acquisition talk.

-Religious leaders: Four-day workshops for state- and congregational-level religious leaders
to engage them in personal reflection and to provide leadership and support for the Mobile
Power intervention. A refresher workshop is held after the first cycle of community dialogues
(three months).

Gender champions: Religious leaders select key members of their congregations to be

trained as facilitators of these community dialogues. Reflective workshops last four days,
covering key themes including GBV and faith, power, and status. A refresher workshop is
held after the first cycle of the community dialogues (three months).

-Wider congregation: Transforming Masculinities messages are diffused beyond young

couples involved in the community dialogues to all congregation members

-Women Agents: Mobile Power project will adapt, pilot, and translate Transforming
Masculinities with Women’s Economic Empowerment community dialogues in the context of
Oyo, Ogun and Osun, Nigeria, including relevance and acceptability for Muslim
communities. Participation of 80 Mobile Power women agents in women’s economic
empowerment community dialogues in their communities. Training at least two partner
organisations in delivery of Transforming Masculinities and Women’s Economic
Empowerment Community Dialogues.