Request for Proposals

Audiences and Impact Study for new media show

Reference No.: RQ1425
Date Published: 01/17/2024
Due Date for Responses: 01/31/2024

Background
Women in Business (WIN) is a program launched in 2018 by the Swedish Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and implemented by
TechnoServe Mozambique. WIN seeks to help women in Mozambique become more economically empowered by developing solutions
where women can benefit. WIN works with carefully-selected partners who can positively influence the lives of women, especially micro-
entrepreneurs and smallholder farmers, through their roles in the private or public sector. The program applies a market systems
development (MSD) approach, addressing system-level constraints for gender transformative impact on the lives of women.

WIN provides time-bound, technical and financial support to partner organizations to develop new ways of working that improve the
partner’s business and the lives of low-income women concurrently. Partners also contribute their own resources into these shared
initiatives, sending a clear signal of their intent to sustain improved ways of working well into the future. The program is expected to run
until the end of December 2027.

Scope of Work
The selected contractor is expected to conduct the following activities:
• Participate in a kick-off meeting with the WIN team (namely to review and align on final approach, timeline and next steps)
• Validate with WIN team members the template proposed for the audience report, to ensure it is aligned with WIN’s data needs
and quality standards

• Review tools proposed for data collection (e.g. quantitative questionnaires, FGD guides) (WIN will provide first drafts to ensure all
required measurement items are considered)**

• Recruit and train supervisors and enumerators for the study (including training of the script in local languages)

• Script survey in digital data collection platform and test (and resolve any issues)

• Pilot data collection tools in the field (and resolve any issues)

• Carry out data collection in the field (ensuring respective in-person supervision)

• Conduct regular data quality checks

• Compile and review data collected (e.g. resolve remaining data inconsistencies, complete any incomplete data)

** WIN does not consider necessary that survey scripts are translated to local languages as WIN will not be able to review them but so
long that enumerators are trained on proper translation to local languages by the contractor team as to keep original meaning of
questions.
The contractor is expected to work closely with the WIN team, namely:
• WIN team members might join in supervisor and/or enumerator training sessions
• WIN team members might participate in a few days of data collection activities, accompanying team members and enumerators
from the selected contractor’s team.

• The contractor is expected to have weekly check-ins with the WIN team for implementation status updates

Deliverables
The selected contractor is expected to deliver to WIN:

An audience’s data report for the show

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A clean database of the data collected at the end of each survey round

Deliverables can be submitted to WIN in Portuguese or English.

Anticipated Start Date

02/15/2024

Performance Location
Mozambique (Northern region), rural area

Additional Information
For the selection process, the contractor is expected to share with WIN:

• The details of the proposed methodology (for both audience and impact data) and high-level timelines to conduct the work

• CV's of those proposed to be involved in the implementation of the work

• Examples of similar projects done recently

Response Instructions
To ensure consideration, all responses must be submitted no later than 01/31/2024, written in English with prices stated in MZN.

All responses must:

Contain a detailed cost with applicable taxes and other charges clearly identified.
Provide requested payment terms and conditions.
Include a contact name, email address, and telephone number.
For quotes from a firm, provide a brief outline of the company and services offered, including the company's full legal name and
address, the jurisdiction of incorporation, the full legal name and country of citizenship of the company's owners/principal officers,
and the year the business was established.
If a consortium of firms or a team of consultants submits a quote jointly, the above information should be provided for each
member of the team.

Submit responses to: buy+RQ1425@tns.org

Note: DO NOT email your response to any employee of TechnoServe or deliver your response in hard copy to a
TechnoServe office. Failing to adhere to these instructions may make your response ineligible for consideration.

Terms and Conditions

This solicitation shall not be construed as an offer by TechnoServe.
Responses must be submitted on or before the date indicated.
Any quotes that are unresponsive will be summarily rejected.
Responses to this solicitation shall be deemed binding offers and must remain valid for acceptance for no less than 90 days from
the closing date of this solicitation.
Any purchases resulting from this solicitation will be governed by TechnoServe's contractual terms and conditions, and may be
subject to additional terms as required by donors funding the purchase.
TechnoServe expressly reserves the right to accept or reject any quote or to cancel the solicitation process at any time without
explanation, with no liability to any respondent.
TechnoServe may, at its discretion, accept all or part of a respondent's offer.
All information provided by TechnoServe in this solicitation is given in good faith; however, details are subject to change.
TechnoServe may require respondents to enter into a non-disclosure agreement as a prerequisite for consideration.
Respondents bear sole responsibility for all costs incurred in connection with the preparation of their response, including any third-
party expenses.
All responses shall become the property of TechnoServe.
Respondents must fully disclose any conflicts of interest pertaining to this solicitation. Failure to comply may result in
disqualification.

Request Files
The following attached files, if any, represent an important part of this solicitation.

Description File

Statement of Work Download

Selection Criteria
Submissions will be evaluated based on the following criteria and rating methodology.

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 Selection Criteria Max Points

Relevant knowledge, experience and resources 30

Price, inclusive of all delivery fees, taxes and other charges 30

Proposed approach 20

Professional competencies of team implementing the work 20

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