Requests for Proposals

BACKGROUND

The purpose of this RFP is to engage services of a qualified organisation with strong expertise in evaluative research in the food systems space to: (1) design the methodology for an eventual evaluation of I-CAN progress and achievements, to be used in the future, and (2) undertake a ‘light touch’ interim assessment of I-CAN progress to date.
 

Set out below is the proposed timescale for this procurement. It is a guide and whilst the GAIN does not intend to depart from the timetable, it reserves the right to do so at any stage. For all dates, the deadline is 23:59 CET.

RFP Questions and Answers

The purpose of this RFP is to engage the services of a qualified organisation or individual to strengthen the vegetable value chain by building the capacity of vegetable actors across the value chain that supports the availability, safety, and traceability of nutritious vegetables at points of purchase. 

The model seeks to empower market actors through sustainable, market-driven approaches, ensuring that vegetables are accessible and affordable to households, while building viable businesses across the value chain.

The Initiative on Climate Action and Nutrition (I-CAN) was launched under the COP27 Presidency of the Government of Egypt in 2022, with a mission to accelerate action on both nutrition and climate change as an integrated agenda. Its core partners include the World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Scaling Up Nutrition Movement (SUN), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), as well as the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) (the issuer of this Request for Proposals).
I-CAN has since developed into a multi-stakeholder, multi-partner, multi-country initiative working across five key pillars: strengthening national policies and plans; building a strong alliance across countries; becoming the ‘go-to’ place for amplifying efforts; improving data on integrated action; and mobilising finance and the private sector. I-CAN combines global advocacy and evidence generation with deep national and subnational engage to ensure impact at all levels.
In the first half of 2026, I-CAN will:
1.    Finalise all the global and national deliverables committed under a current grant ending in June 2026
2.    Develop a new proposal for further funding beyond June 2026
3.    Update and formalise Terms of Reference and Standard Operating Procedures for the Initiative and its partners
The consultant selected for this work would lead on (2) while supporting on (1) and (3). This work will be conducted by an individual consultant contracted with GAIN and collaborating with the I-CAN partners. The selected consultant would form part of the I-CAN team for the duration of the contract, and would be eligible to apply for any role(s) created under new funding secured.
 

Background

The purpose of this RFP is to engage services of a qualified organisation with strong expertise in qualitative and quantitative data collection in the food systems space to support development and testing of a set of indicators for understanding youth engagement in food systems in Africa.

The purpose of this RFP is to engage services of a qualified organisation or individual to assess Mozambique’s SBN members and the nutrition-related commitments they have made. This will include reviewing the nature, scope and status of member commitments, assessing progress against stated objectives, and identifying strengths, gaps and challenges in commitment implementation