REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)
CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE ACCEPTABILITY STUDY OF BIOFORTIFIED RICE AND CASSAVA IN KANO AND OGUN STATES, NIGERIA
(INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION)
COUNTRY: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
NAME OF PROJECT: CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE PROVISION OF GIS AND REMOTE SENSING IN SUPPORT OF CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE IN OGUN STATE
REF NO: NCO/SAPZ/IFAD/CONS/ICS/010/2025

The Federal Government of Nigeria has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) towards the cost of the Special Agro – Processing Zones Program (SAPZ), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the recruitment of consulting services, for which this REOI is issued.

The use of any IFAD financing shall be subject to IFAD’s approval, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the financing agreement, as well as IFAD’s rules, policies and procedures. IFAD and its officials, agents and employees shall be held harmless from and against all suits, proceedings, claims, demands, losses and liability of any kind or nature brought by any party in connection with Special Agro – Processing Zones Program.

The consulting services (“the services”) include:
• Review the reports of similar studies by other donor-funded programs/projects in the states
• Develop relevant survey instruments for the study on biofortified rice and cassava
• Organize focus group discussions
• Train enumerators for the assessment
• Conduct field enumeration, ensuring the inclusivity of all SAPZ value chain actors in each of the states of the study
• Analyze and report the findings
• Design and conduct capacity building for SAPZ beneficiaries on biofortified rice and cassava

More details on this consulting services are contained in the Terms of Reference (TOR) which can be obtained from the address below between 10am – 4pm on working days or obtained from the website: sapz.gov.ng.

It is expected that this consultancy service shall be for a period of four weeks within which the consultant shall accomplish all the tasks including submission of final report to the Client.

This request for expressions of interest (REOI) follows the General Procurement Notice that appeared on the IFAD website on 17th April, 2023, on UNDB on 17th April, 2023.

The attention of interested consultants is drawn to IFAD’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Policy and the Revised IFAD Policy on Preventing Fraud and Corruption its Activities and Operations. The latter sets forth IFAD’s provisions on prohibited practices. IFAD further strives to ensure a safe working environment free of harassment, including sexual harassment, and free of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in its activities and operations as detailed in its IFAD Policy to Preventing and Responding to Sexual Harassment, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.

Interested consultants shall not have any actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest. Consultants with an actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest shall be disqualified unless otherwise explicitly approved by the Fund. Consultants are considered to have a conflict of interest if they

a) have a relationship that provides them with undue or undisclosed information about or influence over the selection process and the execution of the contract, or

b) have a business or family relationship with a member of the client’s board of directors or its personnel, the Fund or its personnel, or any other individual that was, has been or might reasonably be directly or indirectly involved in any part of

(i) the preparation of the REOI,

(ii) the selection process for this procurement, or

(iii) execution of the contract.

Consultants have an ongoing obligation to disclose any situation of actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest during preparation of the EOI, the selection process or the contract execution. Failure to properly disclose any of said situations may lead to appropriate actions, including the disqualification of the consultant, the termination of the contract and any other as appropriate under the IFAD Policy on Preventing Fraud and Corruption in its Projects and Operations.

UNDP
FRAMEWORK FOR DE-RISKING INVESTMENT IN FRAGILE CONTEXT IN NIGERIA
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
REFERENCE: UNDP-NGA-01167
BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES: NIGERIA
REGISTRATION LEVEL: BASIC
PUBLISHED ON: 28-JUL-2025
DEADLINE ON: 07-AUG-2025 23:59 (GMT -4.00)
DESCRIPTION
PREPARATION OF A FRAMEWORK FOR DE-RISKING INVESTMENT IN FRAGILE CONTEXT IN NIGERIA

Nigeria faces significant challenges related to conflict and fragility, particularly in the north region, that has led to mass displacement of communities. While efforts to stabilize affected areas and support the return of displaced populations are ongoing, sustainable reintegration remains fragile. Returnees often struggle with inadequate infrastructure, limited access to services, and few livelihood opportunities.

NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL
END LINE EVALUATION TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) – EMERGENCY TO RELIANCE E2R PROJECT

1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 75 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights and provides assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)
ENGAGEMENT OF CONSULTANT FOR THE CONDUCT OF MAPPING OF VALUE CHAINS ACTORS IN KANO STATE PHASE-TWO (CONSULTING FIRM)
COUNTRY: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
NAME OF PROJECT: SPECIAL AGRO-INDUSTRIAL
PROCESSING ZONES PROGRAM
REF NO: KN/SAPZ/IFAD/CQS/003/2025

1. The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (“The Fund” or “IFAD”) and on – lend to Kano State Government towards the cost of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Project (SAPZ), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the recruitment of consulting services, for which this REOI is issued.

The use of any IFAD financing shall be subject to IFAD’s approval, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the financing agreement, as well as IFAD’s rules, policies and procedures. IFAD and its officials, agents and employees shall be held harmless from and against all suits, proceedings, claims, demands, losses and liability of any kind or nature brought by any party in connection with Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones program.

2. This request for expressions of interest (REOI) follows the general procurement notice that appeared in Thisday and Daily Trust newspapers on 17th April 2023, on the IFAD website and on UNDB on 17th April 2023.

The client now invites expressions of interest (EOIs) from legally constituted consulting firms (not individual consultants) (“consultants”) to conduct of mapping of value chains actors in Kano State. The services include: undertake the mapping and analysis of all the stakeholders involved in Dawakin Kudu, Makoda, Kumbotso, Tofa, Gabasawa, Minjibir, Shanono, Gwarzo LGA of Kano State. Specifically, the consultants shall:

i. Conduct a comprehensive geographical mapping of the targeted LGAs.
ii. Identify key agricultural resources, including agricultural lands, water sources, and marketplaces.
iii. Provide detailed information of Farmers organization as follows:
– Crops grown, production volumes, Land size capacity.
– Number of membership count (Women % and Youth %),
– Existing Structure and Governance of the FO, and the Legal status
iv. Assess the existing infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, and storage facilities, relevant to the agricultural value chain in targeted LGAs.
v. Map out existing private entities involved in production and processing and assess their existing production and processing technologies capacities, states and efficiency.
vi. Analyze socio-economic and environmental factors affecting agro-processing activities in the targeted States.
vii. Provide comprehensive information on the value chain actors for the various commodities viz: Rice, Tomato, Groundnut and Sesame.
viii. Provide details of various farmers’ organizations and enterprise groups within the mapped area.
ix. Provide detailed maps and geospatial data for informed decision-making and program planning.
x. Recommendations and initiatives for FOs to enhance their market access, while:
– Improving quality and production efficiency
– Value chain coordination and alliances
– Post-harvest management
– Financial literacy and business acumen
– Value chain collaboration building, marketing and advertising
– Capacity building in logistics and business processes

More details on these consulting services are provided in the preliminary terms of reference (PTOR) which can be obtained from the address below between 10am – 4pm on working days or obtained from the website: sapz.gov.ng as Annex 1. The consultant may sub-contract selected activities provided that said services do will not exceed 20% of the total consultancy work.

3. Before preparing its EOIs, the consultant is advised to review the preliminary terms of reference attached as Annex 1, which describe the assignment and Annex 2 that details the evaluation of the technical qualifications. The two annexes as well as the EOI submission forms can be obtained at www.sapz.gov.ng

4. The consultant shall not have any actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest. A consultant with an actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest shall be disqualified unless otherwise explicitly approved by the Fund. A consultant including their respective personnel and affiliates are considered to have a conflict of interest if they a) have a relationship that provides them with undue or undisclosed information about or influence over the selection process and the execution of the contract, b) participate in more than one EOI under this procurement action, c) have a business or family relationship with a member of the client’s board of directors or its personnel, the Fund or its personnel, or any other individual that was, has been or might reasonably be directly or indirectly involved in any part of (i) the preparation of this expression of interest, (ii) the selection process for this procurement, or (iii) execution of the contract. The consultant has an ongoing obligation to disclose any situation of actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest during preparation of the EOI, the selection process or the contract execution. Failure to properly disclose any of said situations may lead to appropriate actions, including the disqualification of the consultant, the termination of the contract and any other as appropriate under the IFAD Policy on Preventing Fraud and Corruption in its Projects and Operations.

5. All consultants are required to comply with the Revised IFAD Policy on Preventing Fraud and Corruption in its Activities and Operations (hereinafter, “IFAD’s Anticorruption Policy”) in competing for, or in executing, the contract.

a. If determined that a consultant or any of its personnel or agents, or its sub-consultants, sub-contractors, service providers, suppliers, sub-suppliers and/or any of their personnel or agents, has, directly or indirectly, engaged in any of the prohibited practices defined in IFAD’s Anticorruption Policy or integrity violations such as sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse as established in IFAD’s Policy to Preventing and Responding to Sexual Harassment, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in competing for, or in executing, the contract, the EOI may be rejected or the contract may be terminated by the client.

b. In accordance with IFAD’s Anticorruption Policy, the Fund has the right to sanction firms and individuals, including by declaring them ineligible, either indefinitely or for a stated period of time, to participate in any IFAD-financed and/or IFAD-managed activity or operation. The Fund also has the right to recognize debarments issued by other international financial institutions in accordance with its Anticorruption Policy.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR RICE, ENGAGEMENT OF CONSULTANT VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS FOR TOMATO, GROUNDNUT, AND SESAME FOR THE SPECIAL AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING ZONES (SAPZ) PROGRAM IN KANO STATE
(CONSULTING FIRM)
COUNTRY: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
NAME OF PROJECT: SPECIAL AGRO-
INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING ZONES PROGRAM
REF NO: KN/SAPZ/IFAD/CQS/004/2025

1. The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (“the Fund” or “IFAD”) and on – lend to Kano State Government towards the cost of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Project (SAPZ), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the recruitment of consulting services, for which this REOI is issued.

The use of any IFAD financing shall be subject to IFAD’s approval, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the financing agreement, as well as IFAD’s rules, policies and procedures. IFAD and its officials, agents and employees shall be held harmless from and against all suits, proceedings, claims, demands, losses and liability of any kind or nature brought by any party in connection with Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones program.

2. This request for expressions of interest (REOI) follows the general procurement notice that appeared in Thisday and Daily Trust newspapers on 17th April 2023, on the IFAD website and on UNDB on 17th April 2023.

The client now invites expressions of interest (EOIs) from legally constituted consulting firms (not individual consultants) (“consultants”). Specifically, the overall objective is to conduct a detailed value chain analysis that will:

i. Map the value chains for rice, tomato, groundnut, and sesame, identifying key actors, functions, and linkages.
ii. Assess production, processing, and marketing challenges faced by smallholder farmers and processors.
iii. Identify constraints and opportunities for improving value addition, processing efficiency, and market access.
iv. Evaluate the policy and institutional environment affecting value chain competitiveness.
v. Provide actionable recommendations to strengthen value chain governance, market integration, and private sector participation.

More details on these consulting services are provided in the preliminary terms of reference (PTOR) which can be obtained from the address below between 10am – 4pm on working days or obtained from the website: sapz.gov.ng as Annex 1. The consultant may subcontract selected activities provided that said services do not exceed 20% of the total consultancy work.

3. Before preparing its EOIs, the consultant is advised to review the preliminary terms of reference attached as Annex 1, which describe the assignment and Annex 2 that details the evaluation of the technical qualifications. The two annexes as well as the EOI submission forms can be obtained at www.sapz.gov.ng

4. The consultant shall not have any actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest. A consultant with an actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest shall be disqualified unless otherwise explicitly approved by the Fund. A consultant including their respective personnel and affiliates are considered to have a conflict of interest if they a) have a relationship that provides them with undue or undisclosed information about or influence over the selection process and the execution of the contract, b) participate in more than one EOI under this procurement action, c) have a business or family relationship with a member of the client’s board of directors or its personnel, the Fund or its personnel, or any other individual that was, has been or might reasonably be directly or indirectly involved in any part of (i) the preparation of this expression of interest, (ii) the selection process for this procurement, or (iii) execution of the contract. The consultant has an ongoing obligation to disclose any situation of actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest during preparation of the EOI, the selection process or the contract execution. Failure to properly disclose any of said situations may lead to appropriate actions, including the disqualification of the consultant, the termination of the contract and any other as appropriate under the IFAD Policy on Preventing Fraud and Corruption in its Projects and Operations.

5. All consultants are required to comply with the Revised IFAD Policy on Preventing Fraud and Corruption in its Activities and Operations (hereinafter, “IFAD’s Anticorruption Policy”) in competing for, or in executing, the contract.

a. If determined that a consultant or any of its personnel or agents, or its sub-consultants, service providers, suppliers, sub-suppliers and/or any of their personnel or agents, has, directly or indirectly, engaged in any of the prohibited practices defined in IFAD’s Anticorruption Policy or integrity violations such as sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse as established in IFAD’s Policy to Preventing and Responding to Sexual Harassment, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in competing for, or in executing, the contract, the EOI may be rejected or the contract may be terminated by the client.

b. In accordance with IFAD’s Anticorruption Policy, the Fund has the right to sanction firms and individuals, including by declaring them ineligible, either indefinitely or for a stated period of time, to participate in any IFAD-financed and/or IFAD-managed activity or operation. The Fund also has the right to recognize debarments issued by other international financial institutions in accordance with its Anticorruption Policy.

INVITATION FOR BIDS
PROCUREMENT OF FARM INPUTS (CERTIFIED SEEDS) SUPPORT FOR FARMERS UNDER THE DRY SEASON FARMING IN KANO STATE
REF NO: KN/SAPZ/IFAD/GO/D/007/25

1. The “Federal Government of Nigeria” has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the financing of which is being administered by Kano State Programme Implementation Unit, SAPZ (“the client” or “procuring entity”), and intends to apply a part of the proceeds of the financing to this procurement. The use of any IFAD financing shall be subject to IFAD’s approval, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the financing agreement, as well as IFAD’s rules, policies and procedures. IFAD and its officials, agents and employees shall be held harmless from and against all suits, proceedings, claims, demands, losses and liability of any kind or nature brought by any party in connection with Kano State Special Agro Industrial Processing Zones Programme.

2. The Special Agro Industrial Processing Zones Programme includes an agricultural enterprise development project. The overall goal of SAPZ is to realize a transformed rural economy in which the rural population can derive prosperity and equal benefits. The project development objective is to enhance income, food security and job creation for rural youth and women through Agric enterprise development on a sustainable basis in the Kano State of Nigeria.

3. This invitation for bids (IFB) follows the general procurement notice that appeared in this day and Daily Trust newspapers on 17th April 2023, on the IFAD website and on UNDB on 17th April 2023.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)
ENGAGEMENT OF CONSULTANT FOR MARKET ANALYSIS FOR THE SPECIAL AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING ZONES (SAPZ) PROGRAM IN KANO STATE (CONSULTING FIRM)
COUNTRY: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
NAME OF PROJECT: SPECIAL AGRO- INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING ZONES PROGRAM
REFNO: KN/SAPZ/IFAD/CQS/005/2025

1. The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (“the Fund” or “IFAD”) and on – lend to Kano State Government towards the cost of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Project (SAPZ), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the recruitment of consulting services, for which this REOI is issued.
The use of any IFAD financing shall be subject to IFAD’s approval, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the financing agreement, as well as IFAD’s rules, policies and procedures. IFAD and its officials, agents and employees shall be held harmless from and against all suits, proceedings, claims, demands, losses and liability of any kind or nature brought by any party in connection with Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones program.

practices defined in IFAD’s Anticorruption Policy or integrity violations such as sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse as established in IFAD’s Policy to Preventing and Responding to Sexual Harassment, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in competing for, or in executing, the contract, the EOI may be rejected or the contract may be terminated by the client.
b. In accordance with IFAD’s Anticorruption Policy, the Fund has the right to sanction firms and individuals, including by declaring them ineligible, either indefinitely or for a stated period of time, to participate in any IFAD-financed and/or IFAD-managed activity or operation. The Fund also has the right to recognize debarments issued by other international financial institutions in accordance with its Anticorruption Policy.
c. Consultants and any of their personnel and agents, and their sub-consultants, sub-contractors, service providers, suppliers, sub-suppliers and any of their personnel and agents are required to fully cooperate with any investigation conducted by the Fund, including by making personnel available for interviews and by providing full access to any and all accounts, premises, documents and records (including electronic records) relating to this selection process or the execution of the contract and to have such accounts, premises, records and documents audited and/or inspected by auditors and/or investigators appointed by the Fund.
d. Consultants have the ongoing obligation to disclose in their EOI and later in writing as may become relevant: (i) any administrative sanctions, criminal convictions or temporary suspensions of themselves or any of their key personnel or agents for fraud and corruption, and (ii) any commissions or fees paid or to be paid to agents or other parties in connection with this selection process or the execution of the contract. As a minimum, consultants must disclose the name and contact details of the agent or other party and the reason, amount and currency of the commission or fee paid or to be paid. Failure to comply with these disclosure obligations may lead to rejection of the EOI or termination of the contract.
e. Consultants are required to keep all records and documents, including electronic records, relating to this selection process available for a minimum of three (3) years after notification of completion of the process or, in case the consultant is awarded the contract, execution of the contract.

OXFAMREQUEST FOR PROPOSALRFP TITLE: EVALUATION AND DRAFTING OF OXFAM IN NIGERIA’S COUNTRY STRATEGY (OCS) AND COUNTRY OPERATIONAL MODEL (COM) 2021 – 2030DATE: 11TH JULY 2025 Oxfam in Nigeria is seeking the services of a qualified consultant (or consultancy team) to conduct a comprehensive evaluation and redrafting...