SayPro Consultancy- The Final Evaluation Under SIDA Project

 Terms of Reference/ToR/ for the Final Evaluation Project title Promoting Gender Equality, Resilience and Social Cohesion in Iraq Donor: SIDA – The Swedish International Development Cooperation Geographical coverage: Ninewa Governorate (Hawi Kanisa, Kuba, Shrekhan Sufla, Shrekhan Ulya, Al-Abassiya, Yarmja) Project duration:1st October 2020 – 30th September 2022 (24 months) Project target groups : 3,000 Females: Business Management & Grants – 500 Vocational Training & Job Placements – 500 Climate Smart Agriculture Training – 2,000 Partners: Al-Ghad (League for Women and Child Care) SEWAN (Women Empowerment and Child Protection) Evaluation Commissioning Manager :Deputy Country Director, Oxfam in Iraq Evaluation Manager :Country MEAL Coordinator, Oxfam in Iraq 1. BACKGROUND Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. Together we save, protect, and rebuild lives. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can defeat poverty or any type of inequality or discrimination. We are an international confederation of 20 organizations (affiliates) working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development, and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. All our work is led by three core values: Empowerment, Accountability, and Inclusiveness. Iraq's humanitarian context remains fragile. The country has been affected by multiple crises, including decades of cyclical violence, displacement, a contracting economy, the activities of armed groups, poor provision of public services and challenges to governance. In early 2020, Iraq was affected by twin shocks to its economy, with the COVID-19 pandemic and the drop in oil prices, which have contributed to growing socio-economic vulnerabilities. Overall, the social, ethnic, and sectarian tensions will continue to contribute to the country's insecurity. Furthermore, the current political landscape of Iraq is unstable and evolving following the early parliamentary elections that were successfully held in October 2021, with the level of turning out to vote estimated at 40%. The agriculture sector is a vital sector in Iraq's economy but today accounts for only 5% of the country’s GDP. The size and productivity of the agricultural sector has been affected by decades of conflict, availability of cheap imports, and a lack of government policies to effectively manage, protect or preserve Iraq’s natural resources. The weaponization and politicization of water and the destruction of vast water infrastructure during the conflict with ISIS has undermined the productivity of the agricultural sector. This has been compounded by high levels of pollution, toxic waste, and salinity that make local water sources unfit for human consumption, as well as agricultural production and livestock management. Ninewa is among the most fertile governates in the country and produces much of the country’s produce and grains; nonetheless, rural communities are facing huge difficulties to sustain those livelihoods. While communities have a strong history of agriculture knowledge and expertise, farmers have limited capacity to meet local demand due to lack of capacity, investment, and technical skills. The sector is also facing diminishing productivity for crops and livestock due to several factors including: i) use of low yielding production technologies, ii) limited availability and accessibility of farm production inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, iii) weak agriculture extension services for innovative technologies. Women in the agricultural sector are doubly affected. Women represent a minority of landowners and their decision-making power reflects the deeply rooted patriarchal gender norms across society. Agricultural labour remains a vital source of income for women; however, their contributions are typically confined to low-paid, low-skilled, informal agricultural functions. This suggests women’s employment opportunities were critically affected by water scarcity in 2021, as 80% of farmers did not have temporary wage workers in 2020-2021 as a direct result of the drought and decreased crop production. Women’s contributions in production, processing, and other value chain processes are largely invisible, due to the perceived continuity between women’s household duties and agricultural tasks. Oxfam in Iraq is implementing a project “titled” Promoting Gender Equality, Resilience and Social Cohesion in Iraq” during the period of 1st October 2020 to 30th September 2022. The project is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation (SIDA). The project is being implemented in a partnership with Sewan and Al-Ghad local organization – national partners in Iraq. The overall objective of the project is to promote economic resilience, gender equality, and social cohesion through increased livelihood opportunities for women in the agricultural sector in Ninewa Governorate. The primary outcomes are (Annex 1):  Outcome 01: Improved research and analysis around the challenges, barriers, and opportunities to enhance agricultural output in Iraq whilst ensuring environmental protection and women economic empowerment  Outcome 02: The dignity and resilience of conflict affected and vulnerable HHs, with focus on FHHs, is enhanced through improved access to safe and sustainable livelihoods  Outcome 03: Enhanced capacity amongst local actors and communities to advocate for policies in relation to resource management and environmental protection - both at a local and national level.  Outcome 04: Local humanitarian leadership in Iraq is strengthened The project will end on September 30, 2022, and an external final evaluation is planned to take place in between October and November 2022. Oxfam identified agricultural value chains that have the potential for inclusive and sustainable livelihood growth, specifically for women, and improve their productivity by working with the entire chain of production, processing, and marketing. Throughout this chain, producers have introduced to the latest technologies in agribusiness, including soil and water management. The goal was to increase productivity, lower production and marketing costs, increase the profitability of agricultural enterprises, and generate rural employment with technical assistance and business development training. Throughout this process Oxfam also introduce green technologies to support environmental protection and mitigate the climate crisis. In the background Oxfam worked with the partners to support social cohesion and women’s agency and transform gender norms, roles, and relations, as objectives in themselves in a rights-based approach as well as enabling factors for resilience. Other collaborative efforts include working with public and private sector stakeholders. 2. EVALUATION OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND QUESTIONS The purpose of the evaluation is to help Oxfam and its partners to conduct an end-of-the-project evaluation to assess the progress of the project against its goal and objectives and to learn from what works well and less well. The evaluation will as well cover an impact assessment of value chain development process of different agricultural value-chains of livestock and crop. It will look at which of the sub-sectors have shown the potential to promote women empowerment within economic recovery. It will further focus on how access to finance, knowledge and skills, as well as gender transformative approaches (from the household to more collective empowerment dimensions) have improved the negotiation skills of women, their agency and access to/control over resources to support and build their livelihoods. Furthermore, the scope. The evaluation will provide input to upcoming similar programs and learning on assumptions and pathways for Oxfam in Iraq’s developing theory of change on women’s economic empowerment and for valuing women’s work. it will provide more understanding of what worked in terms of working with national partners and within the context of Iraq. This is anticipated to happen by measuring the real impact of the implemented activities of Oxfam and Partners and the intended or unintended and direct and indirect changes or impacts that happened during the project duration. It envisaged that the consultant would make recommendations backed by solid evidence on what worked (or didn’t work) in each of the 4 pathways to change that were identified during project design. The final evaluation will be looking mainly at the project components implemented: If needed, the scope of the evaluation may be further elaborated by the evaluator in the inception report. The final evaluation will be conducted based on the key evaluation criteria (relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability). Both quantitative (through household surveys) as well as qualitative (KII, FGD) data collection tools will be used in the final evaluation. The final evaluation will also test the TOC of the project and the assumptions that were defined in the project design and how they influenced the change tracks. It will further provide an analysis of the project activities and how they contributed to achieving the project outcomes and outputs, and an analysis of challenges and opportunities that might have happened during the project duration. It will also capture the unintended results and unseen factors of change. The evaluation shall conform to OECD/DAC’s Quality Standards for Development Evaluation. It will further identify and assess key internal and external factors that have contributed, affected, or impeded the achievements of the project, and how Oxfam and the partners have managed these factors. The objective of this evaluation is to establish the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability of implemented actions. Key Evaluation Criteria The project evaluation should be organized taking into consideration of Oxfam’s key evaluation criteria, and program quality standards. The evaluation will also consider key sector and sub-sector indicators for assessing the performance. The following provides a guide to the questions to be addressed by this evaluation, under each of the criteria below: Relevance and Appropriateness: To what extent were the project activities responding to recipients/target beneficiaries and identified needs and priorities defined by national and international actors. Analyse whether and how the project activities responded to any changes that might have happened during the project duration How did the project activities complement and align to similar activities and influence efforts implemented by national and international actors? Analyse the relevance of the designed project activities to the project overall goal and specific goals. Furthermore, were they relevant to the project theory of change and the identified outcomes and outputs. How relevant was the geographic location to the project activities either at the beneficiary level or for influencing? Was the project design appropriate to the risks and challenges identified through the project design or might have emerged during the project duration. (An analysis of challenges and risks within the internal and external environment needs to be provided) Impact: To what extent has the project generated or is expected to generate significant positive or negative, intended, or unintended changes in the lives of recipients and in their environment? To what extent has the project contributed or is expected to contribute to: Statements or initiatives by national or local government officials supportive of refugees and IDPs being enabled to avail themselves of durable solutions and of women accessing economic opportunities and/or participating in local development; policies or programs by national or local governments that promote the ability of refugees and IDPs to avail themselves of a durable solution and the ability of women to access economic opportunities and/or participate in local development; research used or referenced in country response plans and strategies? To what extent has the project contributed to building the capacity of the project partners to influence and implement advocacy initiatives within the project activities? How confident are the project partners to carry on with similar activities in the future? Effectiveness: To what extent has the project achieved its objectives, and its results, including any differential results across different groups? What factors have contributed to achieving or not achieving intended project outcomes and set objectives? Have the M&E system delivered robust and useful information that could be used to assess progress towards outcomes and contribute to learning? Has the accountability system ensured participation, regular feedback/complaint from the community and provided a timely response? Assess how the partner portfolio and the mix of different types of partners have contributed to the objectives of the strategy. Efficiency: To what extent has the project delivered results in an economic and timely way? Was the project designed and/or amended throughout the implementation period to provide the best value for money? Was this project the most cost-effective as compared to similar projects? Were the resources for running all the activities available, adequate and was this the best use of resources to achieve results? To what extent has effective coordination and collaboration with existing interventions and partners been addressed and achieved? Sustainability: To what extent are there financial, institutional, socio-economic, and/or environmental mechanisms built into the design of the project for sustaining project results after end of external support? To what extent can the activities of the project continue after donor funding ceased? Is there an exit/sustainability strategy in place or planned? Is it likely that the benefits of the project (capacities developed; linkages, mutual learning and knowledge and experiences shared) would be sustainable or is there any action required at the endpoint? To what extent do project recipients and/or partner country stakeholders have ownership, capacity, and resources to maintain the activity results after external funding ceases? What were/are the major factors that influenced the achievement or non-achievement of sustainability of the project? 3. EVALUATION APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY Oxfam recommends an inclusive mixed methods approach, a combination of both quantitative and qualitative research methods that are relevant to the nature of the project and the evaluation objective. It should be utilization-focused, gender-responsive, and explore the possibility of utilizing participatory methods for developing case studies and/or examples to support the finding of the evaluation process. Data should be disaggregated by sex and according to other relevant project-specific parameters. Regarding the quantitative approach, the Oxfam MEAL team will conduct the data collection activities of the final evaluation in the selected intervention areas to find the endline values of outcome level indicators, which will be compared later against the baseline survey values which were already done at the beginning of the project. Therefore, the consultant is not responsible to conduct the beneficiary survey data collection in the field. Rather, the consultant is responsible to design & review the HH questionnaire, analyse the data, and write the report, which will be integrated with other information/data to be collected through other qualitative tools, such as FGDs, KIIs, case studies and desk review. Therefore, the data collection for this evaluation will contain various tools and methodologies (both quantitative and qualitative approaches). The consultant is expected to develop a detailed methodology (to be endorsed by Oxfam) for this evaluation. We anticipate that this evaluation will be a participatory review and learning exercise. Thus, it requires the consultant(s)/firms to be experienced in participatory approaches to learning and inquiry, and especially in seeking the views and perceptions of key stakeholders Some of the data collection tools expected to be used during the evaluation are:  Desk review: The consultant(s) will also conduct a desk study/ literature review of all available documentation in preparation for the evaluation, including review of different programme documents, such as monitoring, quarterly, annual, and study reports, progress reports, technical training reports, project proposals, MEAL framework, etc. and analyzing secondary data. The evaluation methodology should make use of different data already generated by Oxfam’s and partners program and MEAL team. The information and findings of the desk review should be integrated with the data and findings from primary data collection and analysis, and not placed in a separate section.  Interviews with Key Informants: The team are expected to conduct a range of interviews with key informants and stakeholders and will visit and interview relevant project staff, partner staff, governmental actors who were included in the project activities , Oxfam country team in Iraq ..etc. a number of meetings will need to be conducted with Oxfam team in Iraq and the project partners to guide the consultant to prepare the inception report and identity actors for the data collection.  Focus group discussions: The team will conduct focus group discussions with direct and indirect beneficiaries of the project including project beneficiaries (Iraqi IDPs, returnee and host community), partner staff, and project staff.  Beneficiaries’ Surveys: The team is expected to conduct surveys to the beneficiaries of the project. The consultant will devise an appropriate sampling method to select sample beneficiaries from the different target beneficiary groups and they will conduct the survey with sampled beneficiaries. We anticipate that this evaluation will be a participatory review and learning exercise. Thus, it requires the consultant(s)/firms to be experienced in participatory approaches to learning and inquiry, and especially in seeking the views and perceptions of key stakeholders that include: Targeted beneficiaries Partners and actors directly involved in the project at different levels: The local implementing partners Community leaders (if applicable) and representative bodies of the affected population (with due consideration of the possible lack of women’s representation among leaders and bodies). Local authorities (with due consideration of the possible lack of women’s representation within local authorities). Oxfam staff involved the implementation of the project (e.g. PMs, Technical Coordinators, and field team.) Data collection tools and appropriate sampling methodology should be prepared by the consultant and shared with the Oxfam MEAL team for comment and approval. The data collection tools proposed by the consultant should be able to respond to the key evaluation questions mentioned above. The evaluators/external consultants should consider the following methodological topics at a minimum: The evaluator’s understanding of the evaluation questions Description of the phases related to the evaluation approach proposed. Sources of information for primary and secondary data collections. Sampling strategies, including area and population group represented in the sample, sampling procedures, and sample size. Instruments to be used for data collection. Different types of data analysis will be carried out. Reference indicators and benchmarks for each evaluation question (if relevant). 4. EVALUATION DELIVERABLES AND TIMEFRAME It is expected that a time and work plan is presented in the application and further detailed in the inception report. The evaluation shall be carried out in October 2022 with the final report submitted to Oxfam by 30 November 2022. The exact dates of the evaluation are to be confirmed with the selected consultant(s) or firm. The timing of any field visits, surveys, and interviews will be agreed upon during the inception phase. Covid19 may impact the evaluation process and final date of submission of the report. The expected deliverables are as follows: An inception report that will form the basis for the continued evaluation process and shall be approved by Commissioning Manager and Oxfam team in Iraq before the evaluation proceeds to implementation. The inception report should be written in English and cover evaluability issues and interpretations of evaluation questions, present the evaluation approach/methodology, methods for data collection and analysis as well as the full evaluation design. The data collection tools along with the expected organizations and people who will be part of the process will also be provided for approval. All limitations to the methodology and methods need to be made explicit and discussed. A specific work plan, including the number of hours/working days for each team member, for the remainder of the evaluation, should be presented. The draft and final report shall be provided in English and based on an agreed-upon structure, which should be developed and presented to the Oxfam team in Iraq following the data collection process and prior to the development of the draft report. The evaluation approach/methodology and methods for data collection used shall be clearly described and explained in detail, including all limitations to the methodology. Findings based on the data analysed and evidence presented will support the conclusions. Evaluation findings, conclusions, and recommendations should reflect a gender analysis/an analysis of identified and relevant cross-cutting issues. The report findings and analysis need to be supported by short stories/case studies/quotes to showcase and measure the impact of the project. Recommendations and lessons learned should flow logically from conclusions. Recommendations should be specific, directed to relevant stakeholders, and categorized as short-term, medium-term, and long-term. The report should be no more than a maximum of 40 pages excluding annexes (including Terms of Reference and Inception Report), please refer to Annex2. The total expected level of effort: 25 – 35 working days Note: Following is the suggested number of days. Actual days will be agreed upon with the selected consultant(s)/firm as per the work plan to be delivered during the time frame. Start-up meeting (1/2 day);  Review essential documents of the project, including but not limited to the original project proposal, interim or ongoing internal reports, and evaluations and lessons learned exercises undertaken thus far and review the key questions suggested and if necessary, propose adjustment (3 to 4 days) – work to be done from consultant’s/firm’s home location, all documents will be shared by Oxfam via email); Develop and submit the draft inception report with a detailed evaluation plan (to be endorsed by Oxfam) (2 to 3 days); Developing and translation of evaluation tools (tools must be developed in English and translated into Arabic to be administered in the field. (2 to 3 days); Primary data collection (quantitative and qualitative) (8 to 10 days in Iraq-Ninewa Governorate); Data analysis and preparation of draft evaluation report in English to be presented to Oxfam (no more than 40 pages excluding annexes, including executive summary not exceeding 3 pages) (7 to 10 days); Meeting (online) to share and validate the findings from the evaluation (1/2 day). Selected Oxfam and partner staff will participate in this meeting. The donor will be invited to participate in a feedback meeting if available; Finalize the final evaluation report according to changes/modifications agreed upon between Oxfam in Iraq and the consultant/firm and feedback received. Feedback from Oxfam staff and partners will be received within one (1) week after submission of the draft report. (2 to 3 days). Oxfam will then prepare a management response to be annexed to the evaluation report. 5. PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS Overall expression of interest/EOIs/ will be evaluated based on technical and financial proposals demonstrating value of money and strong technical description. Payment will be done in two instalments, 30% upon contract signature, 70% upon Oxfam’s approval of the final evaluation report. What costs to include in the offer: Consultants/firms should include the following costs in their offer’s budget: daily rate, cost of international travel (home location of consultant/firm to Erbil and back, applies to international consultants only). What costs not to include in the offer: Oxfam will pay for and procure the following for the evaluation and therefore the following costs should NOT be included in the offer: pick-up/drop-off of consultant(s) from airport, travel inside Iraq for data collection and meetings, interpretation services during meetings with beneficiaries/the partner, printing/photocopying costs. Note that payment will be made based on the budget in the offer (not based on actual expenses incurred by the consultant). No receipts will be requested from the consultant towards the end of the evaluation. 6. EVALUATION MANAGEMENT The consultant(s) /firm will report directly to the Country MEAL Coordinator and will work closely with the Deputy Country Director, Partnership Manager, PAC Manager, project staff, and partners staff in the field. The Country MEAL Coordinator will coordinate and facilitate the evaluation process with the selected firm/consultant(s), jointly with the Deputy Country Director, Partnership Manager and PAC Manager. 7. CODES OF BEHAVIOUR The evaluation process will be directed by Oxfam’s guidelines for the ethical conduct of evaluations and research, guiding the evaluation team through careful consideration of the key ethical implications at every stage of the evaluation. These guidelines are available at this link:  Selected consultant or firm will be asked to sign and adhere with Oxfam’s Code of Conduct. 8. SHARING AND USING FINDINGS The Oxfam International’s Policy on Program Evaluation requires Confederation members to act on the commitment to transparency by making public the Executive Summary and a Management Response to all final evaluations. The Policy is available at this link:  9. DISCLOSURE Although free to discuss with the authorities on anything relevant to the assignment, under the terms of reference, the consultant is not authorized to make any commitments on behalf of Oxfam. All data collected as part of this consultancy belongs to Oxfam and public dissemination of the data and evaluation products can only be done with the written consent of the Oxfam. 10. REQUIRED EXPERTISE FOR THE EVALUATION CONSULTANT(S) This final evaluation should be led by a person (or persons) or firm with the following: Mandatory qualification: Higher university degree in Humanitarian/Development studies, education, economics, statistics, social sciences, gender, or any other related fields. A minimum of 10 years of proven experience in conducting quality evaluations of humanitarian and development interventions and leading evaluation teams. Demonstrated experience in evaluating humanitarian response and advocacy related projects, with some experience in gender and protection in emergencies programming or programmatic knowledge of these two sectors. Experience in the use of quantitative and participatory qualitative methods of data collection. Strong facilitation and English writing skills are also required. Knowledge of ICT tools for mobile data collection. Commitment to safeguarding policy. Commitment to feminist principles in Evaluation. Knowledge and experience of the context in Iraq or in the Middle East. The following are not mandatory but desirable: Familiarity or fluency in Arabic is an advantage. Experience of working modalities of Oxfam, is preferred. 11. EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI) Interested Individuals, organizations, or research/consultancy firms, with the experience and skills descried in the ToR should submit Expression of Interest/EOI/. The EOI must include:  A cover letter of no more than 2 pages introducing the evaluator/organisation and how the skills and competencies described above are met, with concrete examples. Please also use this cover letter to indicate the consultants’ availability for the proposed period. Note: the evaluation should start as early as possible in October 2022 to conclude in November 2022.  Technical Proposal: The technical proposal should include an interpretation of the objectives of the consultancy, detailed methodology and an elaborate work plan. Organization/individual capacity statement, past experience, and activities related to evaluation, CVs of the consulting team and their roles in the achievement of the assignment; names, addresses and telephone numbers of three professional referees.  Financial Proposal: A one-page budget of the offer, covering all major anticipated costs; (proposed budget should not be included in the technical proposal). Two to three samples of evaluation reports for evaluations conducted of humanitarian and development interventions, durable solutions projects for refugees and IDPs, or related advocacy. How to Apply Please submit the EOI and other documents by 5:00 PM Iraq time by 26 September 2022 toprocurementiraq@oxfam.org.uk with “Promoting Gender Equality, Resilience and Social Cohesion in Iraq” in the subject line. No EOIs will be accepted after deadline. All questions or clarifications of a technical nature are to be sent to:procurementiraq@oxfam.org.uk Interested applicants can collect the Terms of Reference/ToR/ from Oxfam in IRAQ Country Office, starting from 15 September 2022 or Oxfam Logistics/HR team can send the ToR for interested applicants via email. Applicants are required to carefully read through the ToR, make a note of the planned timetable, and submit their responses by 26 September 2022 (5:00 Pm). No questions or clarification will be entertained after 21 September 2022 COB. This invitation to tender has been issued for the sole purpose of obtaining offers for the provision of the services requested against the TOR. Oxfam reserves the right not to enter or award a contract as a result of this invitation to tender. Oxfam also reserves the right to terminate any contract issued as a result of this invitation to tender as set out in the contract terms and conditions. 12. BID EVALUATION CRITERIA A- - Consultant's Qualifications and experience in the field covered by the TOR ; Academic Qualifications ;10% - Specialization and proven experience in the field related to the assignment; 10% - Qualifications, skills, and experience of the Team to be engaged for the assignment; 10% B- - Quality / Understanding of the TOR ; Meeting technical requirements (quality of the proposal) OR Level of understanding the assignment as per TOR.It considers how deep the consultant understood the work including the scope**. (Not just copy and paste from the TOR content); 10%** - Adequacy of the proposed approach and methodology to undertake the task based on the TOR & scope ;15% - Proposed workplan (realistic of work plan) Detailed Work Plan to carry out the work highlighting key milestones & deadlines;5% C- - Financial Proposal (40%); Clarity of the cost breakdown ;25% - Fair and reasonable budget ;15% Annex 1: Project logframe Annex 2: Recommended outline of the Final Evaluation Report (maximum 40 pages)  Title page and opening pages  Name of project being evaluated /affiliate identification code; Timeframe of evaluation and date of the report; Locations; Names and/or organizations of evaluators; Oxfam as the organization commissioning the evaluation. Table of contents which also lists Tables, Graphs, Figures and Annexes. List of acronyms.  Executive summary that can be used as a stand-alone document and can inform decision-making (maximum 3 pages)   Introduction  The intervention (project background and components, approach, strategy and; Logical framework and expected results; Context of key social, political, economic, demographic, and institutional factors that have a direct bearing on the project.  Evaluation purpose, objective, scope   Methodology, including an indication of any perceived limitations of the evaluation   Evaluation Findings (responding directly to the evaluation criteria and evaluation questions)  Relevance Effectiveness Efficiency Impact Sustainability  Conclusions and lessons learned   Recommendations   Appendices:  Terms of reference Evaluation matrix; results framework List of persons interviewed, and sites visited List of documents consulted More details on the methodology (including data collection tools)              How to apply       How to Apply Please submit the EOI and other documents by 5:00 PM Iraq time by 26 September 2022 toirqconsultancy@oxfam.org.uk with “Consultancy- The Final Evaluation Under SIDA project” in the subject line. No EOIs will be accepted after deadline. All questions or clarifications of a technical nature are to be sent to:irqconsultancy@oxfam.org.uk Interested applicants can collect the Terms of Reference/ToR/ from Oxfam in IRAQ Country Office, starting from 15 September 2022 or Oxfam Logistics/HR team can send the ToR for interested applicants via email. Applicants are required to carefully read through the ToR, make a note of the planned timetable, and submit their responses by 26 September 2022 (5:00 Pm). No questions or clarification will be entertained after 21 September 2022 COB. This invitation to tender has been issued for the sole purpose of obtaining offers for the provision of the services requested against the TOR. Oxfam reserves the right not to enter or award a contract as a result of this invitation to tender. Oxfam also reserves the right to terminate any contract issued as a result of this invitation to tender as set out in the contract terms and conditions.