Invitation to Tender - Pre-Election Bangsamoro - Consultancy

WFD is issuing this Invitation to Tender ("ITT") to a range of individuals and consultancy firms and would welcome a bid from your organisation.

WFD is looking to enter into an agreement with a consultanc y firm to undertake the pre-election quantitative and qualitative survey-based analysis that will cover the scope of work below.

We are looking for a firm or company to deliver this contract. We anticipate the framework agreement to run for six (6) weeks from 01 August to 15 September 2024.

Context: Supporting Democratic Stability in Bangsamoro

First inaugurated in March 2019 pursuant to Philippines Republic Act 11054 or the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is the result of an almost two-decade-long peace process. Currently led by an interim parliament known as the Bangsamoro Transition Authority or BTA, the autonomous region is set to hold its first ever parliamentary elections in May 2025 - a major milestone in the peace process that will have profound implications for the future of democracy and political stability in the autonomous region.

Between 2020-2025, WFD is leading on supporting democratic stability in Bangsamoro programme through the UK Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) managed by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The programme is designed with the overall aim of supporting the implementation of the BOL.

With less than a year before May 2025, WFD aims to contribute to transparent and credible parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro region through civic education, promoting inclusion, and supporting effective and sustainable parliamentary processes.

Scope of work

The service provider is expected to:

• Design and develop a research survey to assess the perception of citizens around the 2025 parliamentary elections in the BARMM, with support from WFD's Head of Practice for Elections and the local team in the Bangsamoro;
• Undertake data collection using a representative sample size
• Using different quantitative and qualitative methods as approved by WFD;
• Provide foundational evidenced analysis with regards to election integrity for the upcoming Bangsamoro inaugural parliamentary elections
• Prepare and present a comprehensive survey analysis report to inform WFD's programme; and
• Develop a more simplified briefing report that WFD can use to communicate the survey results to programme stakeholders and other partners.

Please read through the attached bidding documents to find out more information on how to apply.