REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL- “External Evaluators/Consulting Firms”

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

“External Evaluators/Consulting Firms”

Street Child hereby invites registered bidders to submit a proposal to this notice for 

“External Evaluators/Consulting Firms”

Context

Build the Basics (BTB+) is the continuation of the previous project titled ‘Build the Basics: Improving Foundational Learning to Close the Learning Gap’ jointly implemented by Street Child and Aasaman Nepal. From July 2023 to March 2026 ‘Build the Basics’ supported 36,104 students in 690 community schools across 29 local government units in Madhesh and Karnali provinces. 1,835 teachers were trained and supported through regular monitoring and mentoring to effectively apply TaRL methodologies in their classrooms. By the third year of implementation, the TaRL approach has demonstrated strong and consistent improvements in both literacy and numeracy outcomes. A significant proportion of students progressed across learning levels, with substantial reductions in the number of children at the beginner level and notable increases in those achieving higher proficiency, particularly at story/lesson level in literacy and division level in numeracy. These gains were observed across all three grades in both provinces and among both female and male students, highlighting the effectiveness and inclusiveness of the approach. 

Based on the learnings and best practices that have emerged over the previous three years of implementation, Street Child is continuing to implement the project for one additional year. This iteration of the project will run from 1 April 2026 until 31 March 2027 and will be called Build the Basics+ (BTB+).  BTB+ will introduce a distinctive Government-led arm at Karnali Province alongside the continuation of the Street Child led arm at Madhesh Province. Collectively through both arms, BTB+ aims to reach 11,000 children and 480 teachers in 240 schools across 6 Local Governments at Madhesh and Karnali Provinces.

Build the Basics (2023-2026) went through rigorous external evaluation and Street Child intends to continue the provision of external evaluation for BTB+ (2026-2027) as well. This Terms of Reference has been prepared to solicit such services through eligible consulting firms in Nepal.

Click on the link below for the detailed TOR:

TOR for External Evaluation_BTB+

Proposal Submission: Instructions to complete and submit bid

The following are the key instructions for bidders who are interested in submitting a proposal:

• Please study the TOR completely and follow and prepare the bid proposal according to the instructions.
• While submitting the proposal, the evaluator should submit a valid certificate, PAN/VAT number, tax clearance letter, past two years’ audit reports, organizational profile, structure of governing bodies, and areas of expertise. Please attach hard copy or link to technical paper, research article or academic papers by the firm or the study team member pertinent to education, preferably foundational learning. The proposal submitted without any of these minimum requirements of the documents will not be qualified.
• The length of the bidding document should not be more than 25 pages.
• Please use Calibri Light font and font size 11 Paper size: A4; Margins: Left 1.5 inches, 1 inch top, right and bottom; line space: 1.2 at least.
• The proposal document should be submitted to Street Child of Nepal by 5:00 pm, Nepal time, on Thursday, 4 June 2026. Proposals submitted after 5:00 pm on that date will not be considered.
• Technical and Financial documents should be submitted in a separate envelope along with wax seals. Documents without wax seals will not be considered.
• Proposals will be evaluated using the evaluation criteria mentioned in Annex 5.
• Street Child of Nepal may organize a pre-bid discussion if necessary to answer any questions related to the submission requirements and preparation.
• The parties should send their questions and queries related to the bidding document by Thursday, 28 May 2026 to operations.nepal@street-child.org

Street Child is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

Street Child is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.

We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the Street Child’s Safeguarding policies. 

Street Child of Nepal reserves the right to accept/reject any or all applications without assigning any reason whatsoever.