Research and development services and related consultancy services

Tender description

DFID is seeking a supplier to manage and deliver component 4 of the sustaining action on nutrition programme, food systems for nutrition partnership. At its heart is a focus on working with and fostering partnerships across global and local food systems to support better nutrition.The project aims to increase the ability of businesses to invest in nutrition-smart food systems and the ability of governments and other actors to support and enable such investment, to improve poor people’s access to safe, nutritious diets. The supplier will be expected to achieve these objectives by: (i) delivering knowledge products and services to business, investors and government including through potential small-scale grant allocations; (ii) providing technical assistance to DFID advisers and programmes; (iii) facilitating investment partnerships (business to business or linkages between business and investors or other partners); and (iv) coordinating linkages with other parts of the SAN Programme. DFID is seeking a Supplier to manage and deliver component 4 of the sustaining action on nutrition programme, food systems for nutrition partnership. At its heart is a focus on working with and fostering partnerships across global and local food systems to support better nutrition. The project aims to increase the ability of businesses to invest in nutrition-smart food systems and the ability of governments and other actors to support and enable such investment, to improve poor people’s access to safe, nutritious diets. The Supplier will be expected to achieve these objectives by: (i) delivering knowledge products and services to business, investors and government including through potential small-scale grant allocations; (ii) providing technical assistance to DFID advisers and programmes; (iii) facilitating investment partnerships (business to business or linkages between business and investors or other partners); and (iv) coordinating linkages with other parts of the SAN Programme.