Foreign economic-aid-related services

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Appoint a supplier(s) to implement 2 contracts in support of the implementation of DFID's 2 major new programmes. 2 lots are identified under the present requirement; Lot 1 seeks a supplier to act as a Portfolio Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Unit, and Lot 2 seeks a supplier to act as a Policy and Institutions Facility (PIF). The MEL will synthesise monitoring data and conduct analysis to help DFID Nepal flexibly manage the programmes, ensuring strong value for money. The MEL will also generate evidence through evaluations on DFID Nepal's disaster resilience and climate smart development programmes, sharing findings and facilitating learning with a range of audiences. By building the systems for Government of Nepal to lead on disaster resilience and climate change, the PIF will help to strengthen Nepal's policy and institutional framework for disaster resilience and climate change and will help to deliver a sustained and transformational impact on Nepal. DFID is scaling up its efforts to build resilience to natural disasters and climate change in Nepal. The country is subject to a wide range of disaster risks and impacts, including both earthquakes and climate related hazards such as floods, droughts and landslides. Disasters cost the government about six percent of its annual development expenditure per year. Recent estimates indicate that the negative impact of weather variability is equivalent to around 2 % of current GDP per year rising to 5 % or more in extreme monsoon flood years. These impacts are expected to increase significantly due to climate change therefore to address these challenges; DFID Nepal is taking forward 2 major new programmes, ‘Climate Smart Development for Nepal' and “Strengthening Disaster Resilience in Nepal”. DFID wishes to appoint a supplier(s) to implement 2 contracts in support of the implementation of DFID's 2 major new programmes. Two lots are identified under the present requirement; Lot 1 (the subject of this Notice) seeks a supplier to act as a Portfolio Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Unit, and Lot 2 seeks a supplier to act as a Policy and Institutions Facility (PIF) (Lot 2 will be subject of a separate Notice) The MEL will synthesise monitoring data and conduct analysis to help DFID Nepal flexibly manage the programmes, ensuring strong value for money. The MEL will also generate evidence through evaluations on DFID Nepal’s disaster resilience and climate smart development programmes, sharing findings and facilitating learning with a range of audiences. By building the systems for Government of Nepal to lead on disaster resilience and climate change. DFID is scaling up its efforts to build resilience to natural disasters and climate change in Nepal. The country is subject to a wide range of disaster risks and impacts, including both earthquakes and climate related hazards such as floods, droughts and landslides. Disasters cost the government about six percent of its annual development expenditure per year. Recent estimates indicate that the negative impact of weather variability is equivalent to around 2 % of current GDP per year rising to 5 % or more in extreme monsoon flood years. These impacts are expected to increase significantly due to climate change therefore to address these challenges; DFID Nepal is taking forward 2 major new programmes, ‘Climate Smart Development for Nepal' and “Strengthening Disaster Resilience in Nepal”. DFID wishes to appoint a supplier(s) to implement 2 contracts in support of the implementation of DFID's 2 major new programmes. 2 lots are identified under the present requirement; Lot 1 (the subject of this Notice) seeks a supplier to act as a Portfolio Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Unit, and Lot 2 seeks a supplier to act as a Policy and Institutions Facility (PIF) (Lot 2 will be subject of a separate Notice) The MEL will synthesise monitoring data and conduct analysis to help DFID Nepal flexibly manage the programmes, ensuring strong value for money. The MEL will also generate evidence through evaluations on DFID Nepal’s disaster resilience and climate smart development programmes, sharing findings and facilitating learning with a range of audiences. By building the systems for Government of Nepal to lead on disaster resilience and climate change.