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Project Brief
The project Sustainable Energy for Smallholder Farmers (SEFFA) in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda supports smallholder farmers in accessing and using renewable energy to improve their livelihoods and increase their resilience to climate change. In the agricultural sector, the project focuses on the dairy and horticulture value chains, to increase production, reduce post-harvest losses and improve processing, while also contributing to GHG emissions reduction. The project therefore promotes productive use of energy (PUE) through interventions to enhance the distribution and use of solar-powered technologies and energy services for irrigation, cooling, and drying. The project is supported by the IKEA Foundation’s partnership with Energising Development (EnDev) and implemented by SNV and GIZ.
In Kenya, SNV employs a market-based approach to intervene on both the supply and demand side and provide support to the private sector to enhance the distribution and use of solar-powered pumping and cooling technologies in Kenya. The project has been providing support to (i) strengthen the distribution and uptake of solar-powered pumping through a results-based financing (RBF) facility. (ii) To pilot solar-powered cooling and irrigation through an Innovation Fund. These efforts aim to promote business models using solar energy, ultimately providing sustainable and affordable energy solutions for smallholder farming households and related agri-businesses, with special focus given to women and young people in rural areas.
The project seeks to achieve the following specific objectives:
The evaluation will only focus on SNV’s SEFFA project implementation in Kenya and cover the entire project duration from its inception in April 2021 to its planned completion in June 2024. To enhance the engagement with the relevant project stakeholders, the evaluation has been planned to coincide with the project completion period.
The main objective of the final evaluation process is to assess the extent to which the project has achieved its purpose and objectives. The evaluation will focus on the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability of the project’s interventions in addition to the measures mainstreamed in the project to enhance gender equality. Based on the evidence generated the evaluation will also involve the assessment and validation of the following business cases. This analysis will assess the viability, impact, and sustainability of the business cases, extracting key insights and recommendations for future projects.
Case 1: Replacing Diesel Pumps with solar water pumps (SWP).
Case 2: Mechanisation of smallholder irrigation using SWPs.
Case 3: Flexible financing models to enhance adoption of SWPs (with a focus on PAYG).
Case 4: Cooling as a service (pay as you store) using solar-powered cold rooms.
The evaluation will involve all the relevant stakeholders including those at the local level, in the regions where the project is being implemented in Kenya. The consultant will be responsible for scheduling all meetings with stakeholders.
The evaluation will involve methods, approaches, and tools that will provide evidence-based information. Therefore, the methodology will include a mix of desk and field work including key informant interviews, user surveys, focus group discussions, visits to project partners and project demonstration sites.
Methodology
As part of the application process, the consultant will propose a methodological approach that ensures a comprehensive assessment of the project's outcomes and the viability of its business cases. The consultant's proposal will outline detailed evaluation criteria, including key issues and questions for assessment. However, these criteria and questions are subject to discussion and refinement during the inception phase, with the final agreed-upon version included in the inception report.
The proposed methodology must include both qualitative and quantitative methods, incorporating the following key elements:
The proposed methodology will be refined during the inception phase based on discussions with the project team. The final methodology will be included in the inception report for approval by SNV.
Deliverables
Assignment Duration
This assignment is expected to take 6 weeks from. All deliverables including the final invoice must be delivered by 30th May 2024.
Application Requirements and Assessment Criteria
Technical evaluation will precede financial considerations. Interested consultants are requested to submit their proposals which should contain the following:
Technical Evaluation (70%)
Financial proposal (30%)
Must include all costs and applicable taxes. The proposed budget should be in Kenya Shillings and should have sufficient detail to allow a detailed review of the proposed costs. Therefore, the financial proposal should at least contain:
A single or a team of consultants can apply for this consultancy. The consultant/s will have the responsibility for conducting the evaluation and writing the reports (evaluation and business case assessments). Therefore, the consultant(s) must meet the following conditions:
In addition, the consultant(s) will agree to (a) comply with SNV’s Code of Conduct, (b) comply with data protection policies, (c) declare availability during the entire implementation period, (d) ensure the overall quality and timely delivery of the assignment, and (e.) declare any links to the project team or management or any other conflict of interest that would interfere with the independence of the evaluation.
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How to apply;
Interested consultants (firm/individual) are required to submit the above-mentioned proposals (separate technical and financial proposals) no later than 5th April 2024, with the subject line “Consultancy to undertake the evaluation of the SEFFA Project in Kenya”. Late submissions will not be considered. Only shortlisted consultants will be contacted for further consideration.
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