TERMS OF REFERENCE - Baseline Study and Impact Monitoring Survey

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Baseline Study and Impact Monitoring Survey

HPF Interventions, Nepal

Application Deadline: 05 July 2026 | Assignment Completion: 31 October 2026

Note: This ToR covers two distinct but concurrent studies, a Baseline Study for 36 new schools and an Impact Monitoring Survey for 51 existing schools. These require separate methodological frameworks, tools, and deliverables, as described in the relevant sections below.

Background and Organisational Context

Human Practice Foundation (HPF) is a non-religious, non-political organisation based in Copenhagen, Denmark, working to improve education and local income generation in Nepal and Kenya. HPF has been active in Nepal since 2017, operating under a Project Agreement with the Social Welfare Council of Nepal. HPF applies a holistic Child Empowerment Model (CEM) organised around three interconnected pillars:

Infrastructure – construction and equipping of school buildings, toilets, science labs, computer labs, libraries, and ECD classrooms

Learning – improving academic performance, life skills, socio-emotional development, and strengthening school communities and teacher quality

Economic Empowerment – coffee farming support, micro-entrepreneurship, and IT-based employment through the HPF IT Hub in Taplejung

To date, HPF has constructed 94 school buildings, 67 toilets, 82 libraries, 83 computer labs, and 68 science labs, while supporting quality education programmes in 78 schools. HPF applies a structured results framework (Result Chain Matrix 2026) for systematic monitoring and evaluation, organised by output, outcome, and impact levels.

HPF now seeks to engage an external consultant or firm to: (a) establish robust baseline values against results framework indicators in 36 new schools entering the programme; and (b) document and assess progress and outcome-level change in 51 schools where programmes have been running. HPF plans to expand to 87 schools and surrounding communities across Taplejung, Terhathum, Panchthar, and Dhankuta districts.

The HPF Results Framework (Result Chain Matrix 2026) is provided as Annex A to this ToR. Consultants must review this document before preparing their technical proposal. All proposed tools and sampling approaches must map explicitly to the indicators contained therein.

To see the detailed Terms of reference, Annex A  and Financial Proposal form, click the links below.

Terms of Reference

Financial Proposal Form

Application Procedure

Interested individual consultants or firms are invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) comprising:

• Brief technical proposal (max. 10 pages) including: understanding of the assignment; proposed methodology and tools; sampling approach; work plan; team composition with CVs
• Financial proposal (sealed hard copy): itemized budget covering all consultancy fees, enumerator costs, data analysis, and report preparation; HPF covers field logistics separately (see Section 13)
• Samples of two previous baseline or evaluation reports of comparable scope
• Firm registration, renewal certificate, PAN registered certificate and valid tax clearance certificate (as applicable)

All documents must be submitted by 05 July 2026 before 5:00 PM (Nepali Time) to: Email: eoi.hpfnepal@gmail.com or hard copy at

Human Practice Foundation (HPF) Nepal

Prayag Marga, Kathmandu 31, Nepal

Contact: +977 01-4520328