SUMMARY OF PROCUREMENT
WRI Africa intends to award a fixed-cost contract to an individual consultant to support the Africa Cities Team to develop a ‘WRI Africa Cities Partnership and Engagement Plan (2024-2029)’
About WRI Africa
WRI has been working in Africa for more than 30 years, supporting local partners and Africa governments to advance forest protection, landscape restoration and sustainable cities. Our vision for Africa is inclusive transformation so Africa’s people and landscapes flourish. To realize this vision, WRI works with partners to generate actionable knowledge across three strategic pillars: vital landscapes, thriving and resilient cities, and institutional and economic transformation.
Under the Thriving, Resilient Cities pillar, WRI is working to help countries and cities overcome the barriers they are facing and support the implementation of an enabling environment at all levels of governance to unlock the urban transition. The Cities Program in Africa currently undertakes work in 12 countries on the continent focusing on:
SCOPE OF WORK AND OUTPUTS/DELIVERABLES
WRI is seeking an individual consultant based in Africa (preferably in either Nairobi, Addis Ababa or Kigali City) to support the development of a ‘WRI Africa Cities Partnership Plan (2024-2029)’ by October 2024. The successful candidate will work under the direct supervision of the Climate and Engagement Lead, Cities WRI Africa.
The consultancy will undertake the following tasks:
• Conduct a comprehensive stakeholder review of the current organizations working in areas that intersect with WRI Africa Cities strategy.
• Assess the relevance of the current WRI Africa cities partnerships and their alignment with the WRI strategy 2024-2025.
• Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) in the current WRI partnership approach
• Identify potential strategic partners including: a. Donors (including institutional funders (bilateral, multilateral donors), foundations as well as non-traditional funders), and
b. NGOs (specifically strategic peer organizations, with complementary expertise, that WRI could effectively collaborate with to advance work in African cities).
• Develop strategies for engagement, collaboration, and partnership building.
• Outline mechanisms for maintaining and managing partnerships.
• Support the Africa Development and Cities team with the organization/preparation of one urban-focused partners roundtable (one engagement session) (including by identifying key donors, developing agenda etc.)
3. Capacity Building:
• Conduct training sessions for the WRI Cities team in Africa on effective fundraising and partnership building.
• Develop a resource toolkit for ongoing use by the team
4. Monitoring and Evaluation:
• Work with the Africa Development and Cities team to develop targets and metrics for the fundraising and partnerships plan.
WRI will provide guidance on:
DELIVERABLES :
The consultant is expected to deliver the following:
TIMING:
All proposals should be received by July 26th, 2024. WRI will contact potential vendors to clarify any outstanding questions regarding the proposal. A final decision will be made by July 30th, 2024.
BUDGET:
The maximum value of the proposed contract is $12,000.
Please note that WRI is an IRS-registered 501(c)3, tax-exempt organization. WRI is not VAT exempt. All prices or quotes should include VAT and tax, as applicable.
GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
Requirements:
Qualifications and Experience:
The selected consultant(s) should have:
Proposal content:
Prospective vendors should submit:
Expression of Interest, Deadline for Questions, and Proposal
All expressions of interest and questions about this RFP must be received via email to the contact below by 5pm, July 26th, 2024 (Nairobi). Answers to the questions will be shared will all parties who have asked questions or otherwise expressed interest.
Lilian.Nyangweso@wri.org cc hellen.wanjohi@wri.org
EVALUATION AND SELECTION
Evaluation Criteria:
The following elements will be the primary considerations in evaluating all proposals submitted in response to this RFP
The bidder offering the best overall value will be selected. For this procurement, price and non-price aspects are to be considered, with price to be relatively more important when features are similar.
Selection Process:
No proposal development costs shall be charged to WRI / all expenses are to be borne by the bidders. WRI may award the bidder offering best value without discussion. However, WRI reserves the right to seek bidder clarifications and to negotiate with those bidders deemed to be within a competitive range.
WRI may, at its discretion and without explanation to the prospective vendors, choose to discontinue this RFP without obligation to such prospective vendors or make multiple awards under this RFP. Contracts will not be awarded to vendors debarred by the US government or named on restricted parties lists.