Requests for Proposals

The primary objective of the consultation is to support GAIN Uganda come up with an evidence-based policy brief, comprising a literature review of major policy documents to the subject that aligns with the GAIN global strategy and national priorities, stakeholders which appraises the gaps and opportunities of either a single specific or multistakeholder approach of GAIN entry. This will inform policy change, basis for awareness creation and call to action by both government and private sector.

The task will include a review of the status of the suggestive priority areas as indicated above. This analysis would ultimately inform and reinforce the strategic direction of GAIN Uganda’s programmatic activities in this area. This will inform main activities for intervention in line with the benefits of implementing workforce nutrition program going forward.
 

The purpose of this RFP is to engage a competent, reliable, and established provider to host and maintain the Food Action Cities web platform (currently designed on WordPress) – www.foodactioncities.org - including essential updates and any other related services, between January 2025 – December 2027. This support must ensure that the website remains functional, secure, and meets evolving user needs while supporting the goals of the platform, best practices and GAIN’s duty of care principle

Through this RFP, GAIN seeks to engage a qualified service provider for a period of six months (December 2024 – May 2025) to deliver technical writing, impact documentation, and media management services to enhance project visibility,
document project impact, and manage strategic communication efforts of the CASCADE project.

4.1. OBJECTIVES
The specific objectives of the consultancy are to:

1. Review the reports of the project’s three formative studies conducted by GAIN
and generate popular versions.
2. Participate in six key project workshops for one week per month to gather project insights and interview different categories of stakeholders
3. Use information gathered to develop the following knowledge products:
 

The Service Provider shall provide the following services: 

• Develop a workplan for the assignment (including methodologies and timeline for all deliverables) to be agreed upon with GAIN

 • Conduct a desk review of programme documents and other relevant literature (e.g., other similar delivery models against which the HIB project delivery models will be compared and contrasted). Suggested areas or review include profiles of the models, efficiency, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, strengths and weaknesses, benchmarking against global best practices among others.

 • Conduct interviews with GAIN programme staff and other key implementing partners

 • Based on the information obtained from the desk review and interviews, draft an assessment report and working paper that summarizes the findings and recommendations in relation to the three specific objectives using a GAIN template (including summary, key messages, background and objectives, methodology, findings, discussion, conclusion, references, annexes (if applicable)

 • Revise and finalize the working paper based on GAIN input

• Regularly update GAIN on the progress of the work, including discussing initial results

SCOPE OF WORK AND DELIVERABLES 

The service provider will work with GAIN to conduct vegetable safety analysis and disseminate findings to relevant stakeholders. The successful service provider shall work in the five project counties of Kiambu, Nairobi, Machakos, Nakuru and Mombasa and provide the following services: 

1. Determine the key touch points for conducting the vegetable safety analysis.

 2. Recommend an appropriate and practical sampling strategy including schedules, sample size and sampling technique.

 3. Conduct vegetable safety analysis (Maximum Residue Level) tests (at least 140 samples) at various agreed touch points.

 4. Develop timely report on findings and document challenges, successes, recommendations, and learnings gained during the assignment.

 5. Participate in a dissemination workshop with key stakeholders in collaboration with GAIN.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 

The redesigned website for Nutrition Connect and IFSS should: 

• Improve User Experience (UX): Simplify navigation and enhance user engagement across all devices. • Modernize Visual Design: Adjust branding elements (fonts, spacing, etc.) for a fresh, modern look. 

• Optimize Content Delivery: Ensure all content, including resources, publications, and blog posts, is easily searchable and accessible.

 • Enhance Accessibility and SEO: Comply with web accessibility standards and improve visibility on search engines. 

• Support Strategic Communication: Showcase Nutrition Connects’ mission, strategic areas, and call to action effectively. Specific Redesign Requirements : Based on internal discussions & external comparisons, the following are the areas of focus, with the rest as highlighted by the service provider to be onbaorded.