UNDP-SSD-00639 - Consultancy Firm to Conduct Tracer Study for the YEDCB Project - UNDP - SOUTH SUDAN

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This specific tender is managed via the new supplier portal system of UNDP Quantum. If you are interested in submitting a bid for this tender, you must subscribe following the instructions in the user guide . If you have not registered a profile with this system, you can do so by following the link for Supplier Registration . If you already have a supplier profile, please access the negotiation using quicklink or please login to the Supplier Portal , then search for the negotiation using the reference number UNDP-SSD-00639 , following the instructions in the user guide . Introduction NB: All enquiries and clarifications regarding this tender shall only be done through the quantum messaging function. Queries/clarifications sent through other media shall not be considered and UNDP is not responsible for non-response to queries/clarifications received through other media other than the prescribed quantum messaging function. Scope of the study The study will cover the period from February 2022 to date, covering all the project locations: Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Lakes, and Upper Nile. The study will cover programme conceptualization, design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting, and engage all key project stakeholders.  Document review of all relevant documentation. This would include a review of the project document (contribution agreement); Project Appraisal Reports, theory of change and results framework; annual work plans; progress reports; supervision missions, results-oriented monitoring reports; mid-term review; minutes of project board meetings; and technical/financial monitoring reports, Contracts, project outputs/deliverables, etc. Objectives Specific Tracer Study objectives are: i. To assess the extent to which the project has contributed to improving the employability of youth and women beneficiaries. ii. To evaluate the project’s impact on job creation and income generation among trained youth and women. iii. To measure improvements in business skills and entrepreneurial capacities developed through the project. iv. To determine the level of access to finance for youth- and women-led MSEs facilitated by the project. v. Evaluate how the Project’s interventions- training, coaching, business development services- enhanced graduates’ ability to identify and take on with market opportunities. vi. Identify gaps in market access and information despite program support, to inform future interventions. vii. To examine the project’s contribution to strengthening private sector participation of youth and women entrepreneurship. viii. To evaluate the enabling environment for the growth and sustainability of youth- and women-led enterprises resulting from project interventions. ix. To identify gaps and lessons learned to inform the design and implementation of future youth and women entrepreneurship development programmes especially those that integrate capacity building, business development services, and access to finance. Please indicate whether you intend to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requirements. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate using the messaging functionality in the system. Offers must be submitted directly in the system following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org using the profile you may have in the portal. In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link shared via the procurement notice and following the instructions in guides available in UNDP website: https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders . Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration . Search for the specific tender using search filters and subscribe to the tender in order to get notifications in case of amendments of the tender document. If you need support with the online system, you can contact the contact details of this tender as indicated in the solicitation document. UNDP OFFICE SOUTH SUDAN PROCUREMENT UNIT Documents : Negotiation Document(s) (Before Accessing other negotiations Document(s), please click on this link ) Application Deadline: 07-Apr-26

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• Issued by United Nations Development Programme.
• Located in SOUTH SUDAN.
• Source notice https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=43594 on UNDP.
• Notice published 7 Apr 2026; Tenqual indexed it 16 Mar 2026.
• Deadline listed as 7 Apr 2026.
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