UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME has floated a tender for Consultant to conduct Final Evaluation of the “Support to Agriculture and Rural Development” SARD Programme in ATU Gagauzia and Taraclia district. The project location is Moldova and the tender is closing on 01 Sep 2018. The tender notice number is , while the TOT Ref Number is 25776772. Bidders can have further information about the Tender and can request the complete Tender document by Registering on the site.

Expired Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Moldova

Summary : Consultant to conduct Final Evaluation of the “Support to Agriculture and Rural Development” SARD Programme in ATU Gagauzia and Taraclia district

Deadline : 01 Sep 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 25776772

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
United Nations House 131, 31 August str., Chisinau, MD-2012 Tel: +373-22220045 Fax: +373-22220041
Moldova
Email :registry.md@undp.org

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for One International and one National Consultant to conduct Final Evaluation of the “Support to Agriculture and Rural Development” SARD Programme in ATU Gagauzia and Taraclia district.

Background

The “Support to Agriculture and Rural Development” SARD Programme is a three-year initiative funded by the European Union, implemented by the UNDP. The main objective of the project is to foster confidence building in the Republic of Moldova by targeting regions and territorial administrative units with special status. People from ATU Gagauzia, Taraclia district and neighboring communities will benefit from improved development opportunities in their localities, grasping the benefits of the National Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy.



SARD contributes to enhancing the competitiveness of the agro-food sector in the target regions, promotion of local entrepreneurship, creation of jobs and raising income; as well as increasing capacities of local communities to identify development ideas, develop and fundraise resources as well as implement development projects. The project is connecting region-s authorities and structures to the national ones, facilitating dialogue and inclusion in development of national strategies, as well as connecting neighboring villages through inter municipal cooperation and implementation of the LEADER/CLLD approach.

The programme has the following components:

Component 1: Enhanced Dialogue and Community Empowerment;

Component 2: Local entrepreneurship and SMEs development;

Component 3: Small-Scale Infrastructure Refurbishment and Promotion of Inter-Municipal Cooperation.




Duties and Responsibilities

As the project ends December 2018, the purpose of this evaluation is to learn from the experience of the Support to Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD) Programme with a forward-looking approach. The Evaluation is expected to clarify underlying factors affecting the situation, highlight unintended consequences (positive and negative) and better design future EU and UN-supported projects and interventions. The UNDP Country Office plans to make use of the exercise as a learning opportunity not only for the offices but also for key partners and stakeholders, as inclusively and as practically possible.

The purpose of the Evaluation is twofold:

· Review the progress made by the Support to Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD) Programme in fulfilling its agreed outcome and outputs through the planned activities. Assess how successful confidence building approach was applied and the efficiency and effectiveness with which resources have been used to generate results and achieve project objectives with special emphasis on impact and sustainability.

· Develop recommendations for future relevant project interventions beyond 2018, which UNDP Moldova can offer as support to agriculture and rural development both in regions with special status and in Republic of Moldova.

EVALUATION SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

The overall objectives of the evaluation are the following:

1. Provide an objective assessment of the progress towards the achievement of the project objectives and outcomes as specified in the Project Document and the impact produced so far under the area of intervention.

2. Generate lessons from experiences in the project respective interventions to inform current and future programming at the country level,

3. Provide clear and forward-looking recommendations to suggest effective and realistic strategies by UNDP and partners

Documents

 Tender Notice