GOVERNMENT OF TONGA
MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS – INTEGRATED AGED CARE PROJECT (IACP)
Request for Expressions of Interest
(Selection of Firm)
Project: Integrated Aged Care Project
Assignment: CS02 Monitoring and Impact Evaluation Consultant (55254-001)
Deadline: 8 March 2025
The Government of Tonga have received financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific, and Climate Change Fund, to implement the Integrated Aged Care Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include the design and implement the monitoring and impact evaluation of the project. The purpose is to provide the project team with tools to effectively monitor and report on project progress and achievement, and to provide independent evaluations at the baseline, midterm, and end of project impact evaluation. The detailed Terms of Reference for the assignment can be found at this link – click here and search for the assignment title.
The recruitment process will follow Consultant’s Qualification Selection in accordance with ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time). The first stage of the recruitment process will be the submission of an Expression of Interest, via the ADB Consultant Management System (CMS). Interested firms are required to register in CMS. Details of the process and requirements can be found at https://www.adb.org/documents/using-consultant-management-system-cms-quick-reference-guides-individuals-firms (refer to 2. Consulting firm). The Expressions of Interest will be evaluated by ADB and shortlisted firms, with agreement from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, will be invited to submit a simplified technical proposal.
This is an output-based terms of reference (TOR) as compared to traditional input-based TOR. The specific outputs and reporting requirements for the consultant firm are described in the TOR. The consultants are requested to focus on proposing how to produce and deliver high quality outputs rather than focusing on proposing quality inputs.
For further information, please submit through the CMS. Alternatively, you can contact the address below during office hours, 8:30am to 4:40pm.
Attention: Project Manager, Integrated Aged Care Project
Email: manuofetoa_m [at] yahoo [dot] com and cc iacprocurement [at] outlook [dot] com
Address: MIA Head Office, Taufa’ahau Rd, Nuku’alofa, Tongatapu.
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