Training in Poverty Statistics

SADC SECRETARIAT

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTANT QUALIFICATIONS-BASED SELECTION- CQS) SHORTLISTING

COUNTRY: Botswana

NAME OF PROJECT: REGIONAL STATISTICS PROJECT (RSP)

PROJECT ID: P175731

ASSIGNMENT TITLE: CONSULTANCY TO HIRE A FIRM FOR UNDERTAKING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMPUTATION AND ANALYSIS OF POVERTY STATISTICS - MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX (MPI) METHOD FOR TEN SADC MEMBER STATES

REFERENCE NUMBER: SADC/3/5/2/461

DATE OF ISSUE: 10th September 2026

Background

The SADC Secretariat through the Regional Statistics Project has received a grant. The aim of this grant is to strengthen the institutional capacity of SADC and participating countries to produce, disseminate and use quality statistics while increasing regional harmonization and collaboration.

The Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan (RIDMP), the SADC Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP), the Industrialisation Strategy and the Roadmap, among others, are complementary guiding frameworks for achieving the regional integration agenda. SADC has also developed various Protocols for domestication and implementation by Member States including the most recent one, the Protocol on Statistics, to enhance harmonization of statistics. The operating framework for implementing statistical activities as priorities for the region is the Regional Strategy for Development of Statistics (RSDS) and is aligned to SADC Vision 2050 and RISDP 2020-30.

Demand for quality and harmonized statistics has been on the rise to monitor progress in developmental agendas at national, regional, continental, and global level. The scope of data demand cuts across economic, social, and on emerging issues such as climate change, disaster-risk, environment and others related.

The SADC Secretariate intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under the contract for hiring a CONSULTANCY TO HIRE A FIRM FOR UNDERTAKING OF TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMPUTATION AND ANALYSIS OF POVERTY STATISTICS - MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY (MPI) METHOD FOR 10 SADC MEMBER STATES

The SADC Secretariat invites submissions from suitably qualified and interested firms to conduct the trainings, recruited following World Bank Procurement Regulations dated September 2023.

Title : CONSULTANCY TO HIRE A FIRM FOR UNDERTAKING OF TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMPUTATION AND ANALYSIS OF POVERTY STATISTICS - MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX (MPI) METHOD FOR 10 SADC MEMBER STATES

Accountable: Senior Officer, Research and Statistics

Duration of Assignment: 20 months

The Objectives of the Assignment: The overall objective of this consultancy is to enhance the capacity of statisticians in SADC Member States and in São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) to effectively utilize the MPI as a comprehensive tool for policy development and poverty reduction. By providing in-depth capacity-building workshops and targeted technical assistance, this initiative aims to equip national teams with the necessary skills and knowledge to compute, analyze, and interpret their national MPIs and SADC harmonized MPIs. This, in turn, will enable them to develop evidence-based policies that address the multiple dimensions of poverty, thereby contributing to the achievement of their national development plans, SADC Vision 2050 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The detailed scope of work can be obtained from the terms of reference below.

The SADC Secretariat now invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consulting firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (i.e., Company profile detailing alignment to the assignment, description of similar assignments undertaken, experience in similar conditions and availability of appropriate skills among staff).

The consulting firm should have significant in-depth expertise and knowledge in activities such as stakeholder engagement, training and capacity building conducted under this assignment must align with the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and its applicable Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs), ensuring that recommendations consider potential environmental and social risks and align with best practices in transboundary water resource management. Work under this consultancy is also expected to incorporate gender-sensitive approaches in all project activities and conduct a GBV/SEA/SH risk assessment.

Establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. which is available on the Bank’s website at https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/Procurement-Regulations-September-2023.pdf . The Consultant will be selected under the Consultants Qualifications-based Selection.

The firms will be shortlisted using the following criteria:

Evaluation Criteria

Points

Firm specific experience related to the assignment 40

Availability of Qualified and Experienced Experts 60

Total 100

Interested consultants may obtain further information and detailed terms of reference at the address below during office hours 08h00hours to 16h30hours Botswana time.

Expressions of interest must be submitted electronically in PDF format and dully signed via this LINK: https://collab.sadc.int/s/Ho7emTYbrBbf8TH

by 00.00 hours midnight Botswana time on 25 September 2026 and should mention the name of the consultancy assignment . CONSULTANCY TO HIRE A FIRM FOR UNDERTAKING OF TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMPUTATION AND ANALYSIS OF POVERTY STATISTICS - MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX (MPI) METHOD FOR 10 SADC MEMBER STATES

Firms are advised to submit their proposals during working hours f