Invitation for Expression of Interest For Consultant Service for the Development of Periodic Plan for Kankasundari Rural Municipality (RKM), Jumla

Invitation for Expression of Interest

International Nepal Fellowship (Nepal)

Invitation for Expression of Interest

For

Consultant Service for the Development of Periodic Plan for Kankasundari Rural Municipality (KRM), Jumla

Tender No: INF/TN: 19-2081/82

Date of first Publication: 2081/12/15, Last Date of EOI Submission: 2081/12/29, Time: Within Office Hour (5:00 PM)

INF Nepal, established in 1952, is a Nepali non-government organization serving Nepali people through health and development work to improve the quality of life of individuals and community as whole. The organization works in four provinces (Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces) of Nepal to bring sustainable improvement in the health and development of individuals and communities by empowering communities, providing health care and preparing for disasters. In Community Health and Development, the major focused thematic areas are (i) livelihood and resilience (ii) disability inclusion/rehabilitation (iii) mother and neonatal child health (iv) Leprosy and NTDs. Similarly, GEDSI and climate change adaptation and disaster resilience are INF Nepal’s cross-cutting thematic areas.

INF Nepal, requires the service of a qualified independent consultant for the development of the periodic plan of Kankasundari Rural Municipality (RKM), Jumla, with the main aim to create sustainable employment opportunities for migrant returnee youth by promoting skill-based and entrepreneurial ventures, facilitate income-generating activities through vocational training, financial support, and market linkages and to encourage youth to establish small and medium-sized enterprise business incubation support and access to credit.

INF Nepal invites Expression of Interest (EOI) from the Professional/Experts/Qualified individuals and company for the development of above mentioned periodic plan of Kankasundari Rural Municipality, Jumla.

Requirements for the lead consultant/consultancy are:

• Advanced degree (Master) in agriculture & agro-business development/MBA/Micro Enterprise development/Economics/ Research and value chain analysis and other related field; 
• At least 8 years of experience in agriculture, business development, livelihood and market research; 
• Demonstrated experience commissioning market assessment, value chain analysis in rural, urban or peri urban context.
• Proven practical experience on developing theory of change, result chains, key performance indicator development in field of agriculture is required 
• Experience in working with major actors or enablers of the small business or livelihood products value chain, could be in extension, research, education system, or aid/development agencies 
• Excellent writing and verbal communications skills in English and local languages 
• Local expert/consultant and service providers from Karnali Provinces are preferred and encouraged to apply.
• Consultant/ consultancy should be registered in VAT, latest renewal, and Tax clearance certificate.

(The individual consultant not registered in VAT can also apply, but TDS will be subjected as per government tax rule)

Interested individual or company need to submit the following documents along with name and CV of Final Evaluator in a sealed quotation to the office address as below.

• Cover letter expressing interest in the project for the development of periodic plan.
• Separate Technical and Financial proposal
• Detail profile of firm and Consultant's CV
• Updated firm registration, VAT and Tax clearance certificate of FY 2080/81.
• Estimated Budget including Breakdowns.
• Term of Reference (ToR) is available in the annex below and can be downloaded.
• The above documents shall be sent in envelope in sealed form to the following address no later than 5:00 PM of 11th April, 2025 (29th Chaitra, 2081).

The INF Nepal has right to accept or reject any/all proposal without assigning any reasons, whatsoever.

1. or partially any or all the Tender without assigning any reason, whatsoever.
2. Eligible Bidders (Consultant) may obtain further information from the central office of INF Nepal, Pokhara.

INF Nepal, Central office

Simpani, Bagar, Pokhara-1,

Gandaki Province, Nepal,

Phone No. : 061-570111, 571994

Download Term of Reference