Comprehensive Media Monitoring Service to Measure the Impact of its SBCC Campaign Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Uganda

Summary : Comprehensive Media Monitoring Service to Measure the Impact of its SBCC Campaign

Deadline : 24 Sep 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 26610489

Document Ref. No. : MAPD/001/3/2018

Competition : ICB

Financier : United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : MALARIA CONSORTIUM
Attention: the Logistics Manager Plot 3, Katonga Road Nakasero, Kampala Tel: 0312303500
Uganda
Email :e.gobba@malariaconsortium.org

Tender Details

Request for proposals are invited for Comprehensive Media Monitoring Service to Measure the Impact of its SBCC Campaign.


Issuance of this RFP does not constitute a contractual commitment on the part of USAID’S Malaria Action Program for Districts (MC) nor does it commit MC or the US Government to pay for costs incurred in the submission of a proposal. All costs of the applicant in the preparation and submission of an offer shall be borne by that applicant. USAID’S Malaria Action Program for Districts reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to make no award at all, or to make an award without further discussion or negotiations if it is considered to be in the best interest of the project and USAID’S Malaria Action Program for Districts.

A. Background to the Project:

Malaria Consortium received funding from USAID/PMI and DFID to implement a five year project; USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts. This project aims at preventing and controling malaria illnesses and deaths in order to minimize the social economic effects of the disease among the overall population of Uganda and especially in children under five years of age. The project started in August 2016, and is covering 49 districts with a total population of more than 13 million. Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organizations specializing in the comprehensive prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable and under privileged populations. We increasingly find our work on malaria can be effectively integrated with other similar public health interventions for greater impact and therefore expanded our remit to include child health and neglected tropical disease interventions.

Malaria has a significant negative impact on the economy of Uganda due to loss of workdays because of sickness, decreased productivity, and decreased school attendance. A single episode of malaria costs a family on average 9 US dollars, or 3% of their annual income. Workers suffering from malaria may be unable to work for an estimated 5-20 days per episode. Given that many people are infected multiple times a year, this has substantial financial consequences to families. A poor family in a malaria endemic area may spend up to 25% of the household income on malaria prevention and treatment. Industries and agriculture also suffer due to loss of person-hours and decreased worker productivity. Investors are generally wary of investing in countries where malaria rates are high, leading to a loss in investment opportunities. Further, severe malaria impairs children’s learning and cognitive ability by as much as 60%, consequently affecting the performance of Uganda’s universal primary and secondary education programs.

Malaria Consortium is the prime contractor for USAID/PMI’s Uganda’s Malaria Action Program for Districts. Sub-contractors in the delivery of this contract are Jhpiego, Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), Banyan Global, Deloitte Uganda and Communication for Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU).

The purpose of the program is to prevent and control malaria morbidity and mortality in Uganda through a range of activities, which will result in minimizing the social impact and economic losses on those affected.

Working with the Government of Uganda, USAID/PMI’s Uganda’s Malaria Action Program for Districts Project aims to ensure that malaria will no longer be the major cause of illness and death in the country and that families will have universal access to malaria prevention, diagnostic and treatment interventions. The success of this programme will also contribute to the reduction of under-five mortality rate from all causes, as a result of reduced malaria infection.

B. Current Status of the Activity:

The Ministry of Health (MOH), with support from partners has recently distributed 30m nets across the country. USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts Project developed and is implementing an integrated SBC campaign that includes both Mass Media and interpersonal communications (IPC) approaches to reach the key target audiences in the 49 Districts with malaria control messages.

Therefore MAPD Project wants to hire the services of a Media Monitoring agency to support the implementation of the media component of campaign in the 49 selected Districts.

C. Purpose of the request for proposals

In view of its mandate, MAPD project needs a comprehensive media monitoring service to measure the impact of its SBCC campaign.

Specific Objectives

1. To ensure that mass media component of the SBCC campaign are running, as they are booked on radio and TV.

2. To determine the number of people reached using the mass media of the SBCC campaign.

3. To establish a time line with credible data that will inform the SBCC campaign and a serve as input for the M&E framework.

4. To adjust the SBCC campaign in line with the results of the media monitoring service

5. To generate information that will assist the MAPD Communication team to develop appropriate and timely messaging and advocacy campaigns.

D. 3.0 Scope of Work Key responsibilities

1. Undertake qualitative and quantitative analysis of the SBCC campaign strategy

2. Deliver a monthly report of the impact of the universal net coverage campaign through media monitoring.

3. Provide an end of project report on the overall effectiveness of the MAPD SBCC campaign communications strategy and where possible, relevant suggestions and recommendations on future execution of the same.

E. 4.0 Methodology

The selected company must describe how it will address/deliver the demands described in these ToRs; providing a detailed description of the essential performance characteristics, reporting conditions and quality assurance mechanisms that will be put in place, while demonstrating that the proposed methodology will be appropriate to the local conditions and context of the work.

F. Scope of price proposal and schedule of payment

The company shall be paid the consultancy fee upon completion of the following milestones:

? 40% after adoption of the inception report

? 10% after presentation of the monthly reports (quarterly payment – 3 quarters)

? 40% after the approval of the Annual report

? The company fee will be paid as Lump Sum Amount (all inclusive of expenses related to the consultancy and tax obligations). The contract price will be fixed regardless of changes in the cost components.

G. Eligibility

? All qualified and reputable/credible research firms

? Due to intensity of this exercise, the firm must show ability and capacity for adequate outreach to all focus areas in the country within a limited period of time.

Documents

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