REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI)

CONSULTING SERVICES (Individual Consultants)

THE REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

AFRICA FRANCHISING ACCELERATOR PROJECT (AFRAP)

REFERENCE NUMBER: TPSF/2021-2022/AFRAP/C/01

Sector : Trade

Financing Agreement reference : FAPA – 5700155003501

Project ID No. : P-TZ-BZ0-002

 

 

 

This call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) follows advertisement of General Procurement Notice published in the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nation Development Business (UNDB) portals between 4th and 8th December 2020.

The United Republic of Tanzania has received a grant from the African Development Bank’s Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) to finance the Africa Franchising Accelerator Project (AFRAP), and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for Project Lead Franchise Consultant. The Project will be implemented by the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF).

The broad consultancy services included under this project, to be implemented over 60 months are as follows :

  1. Mapping of ecosystem and developing a franchise-enabling environment ;
  2. Access to skills for 100 indigenous franchise brands and key stakeholders ;
  3. Project management and incubation of the Franchise Association of Tanzania (FATA).

Detailed Terms of Reference (TORs) for the position are available from [email protected], to be requested on or before 09th March 2021.

TPSF now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Detailed CVs of interested consultants, in EU format, must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services indicated in the detailed TORs. Interested consultants must provide a separate summary alongside their CVs specifically responding to each of the 11 evaluation items listed under competence/person profile in the TORs. At least one referee is required for each item on the list of the summary as appropriate. Tanzanian nationals who meet all the other selection criteria are particularly encouraged to apply.

The eligibility criteria for short list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the relevant sections of the Bank’s Procurement Framework Dated October 2015, available on the Bank’s website www.afdb.org. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from Monday to Friday 09:00hrs to 16:00hrs East African time by 09th March 2021. All queries from any interested applicants will be answered by 10th March 2021 to all interested applicants who request and receive the TORs.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in hard copy or submitted by email in PDF format to the address below not later than 16th March 2021 at 16.00hrs and must be specifically marked “Expression of Interest for the position of Project Lead Franchise Consultant, Africa Franchising Accelerator Project (AFRAP)”

Attn: The Executive Director

Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF)

Plot No. 1288 Mwaya Road

Msasani Peninsula,

P.O. Box 11313 Dar Es Salaam.

Tel : +255 22 2601913/1938/2751

Email : [email protected]