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Request for Expression of Interest-Consultancy Services for Independent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Firm for the iDICE Programme

Sector: Technology and Creative Financing Agreement Reference: 2000200005160 Project ID No: P-NG-K00-009

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has received financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB), Agence Française de Dévelopement (AFD) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) towards the implementation of the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) Programme. The objective of the iDICE Programme is to promote entrepreneurship, boost innovation, create jobs, enhance social development, and achieve economic transformation by fostering growth in the digital technology and creative ecosystem, building on brownfield investments and synergies with ongoing initiatives in Nigeria.

The firm shall complement and not replace the monitoring and evaluation functions of the Programme Coordination Unit by providing independent technical expertise, objective assessments, verification of programme results, specialized evaluation services and strategic learning support.

The overall objective of this assignment is to strengthen programme performance, accountability and learning through independent monitoring, evaluation and verification of programme implementation and results. 

Specific objectives include:

The Bank of Industry (BOI) now invites eligible Firms to indicate their interest in providing these services by submitting their proposals, demonstrating experience in performing similar assignments with references, and showing responsiveness to the qualification requirements outlined in this REOI. Selected entities will be invited to participate in the subsequent tender process.

The ideal candidate should meet the following qualifications and experience requirements:

Firms that are registered outside Nigeria shall submit relevant legal and compliance documents as applicable to their countries of jurisdiction. 

Please structure the Expressions of Interest as follows:

EOI submissions should not exceed 20 pages, excluding supporting documents to be submitted as detailed under the Eligibility Criteria in the Terms of Reference.

The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a shortlist and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations” October 2015, which is available on the AFDB’s website at http://www.afdb.org. Please note that interest expressed by an organisation does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include it in the shortlist.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Policy and the procurement plan for the activities

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during the Bank’s office hours, i.e. from 8 AM to 4 PM (WAT) on working days.

Expressions of interest MUST be delivered in hard and soft (in a USB flash drive) copies to the address below no later than 5th  October 2026 at [3:00pm] (WAT) and specifically mention “EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING (MEL)

For the Terms of Reference (TOR) for this Expression of Interest, please visit www.boi.ng/idicetor

Attn. 

The iDICE Programme Coordination Unit 

Bank of Industry 

9TH Floor, Tower 1, Central Business Area, Abuja 

E-mail: [email protected] (for enquiries only)

Tel: 0700 225 5264 (0700 CALL BOI)