| Introduction :
The main scopes and objectives of this assignment are to: · Assess the contribution and attribution of the project to the predetermined outcomes and project’s impacts. More specifically, the impact evaluation should assess the actual and expected changes in the targeted households and rural community (positive and negative, direct, and indirect) because of project interventions. Provide an analysis where the intended impact was not achieved. · Assess the extent to which the project contributed to gender equality and empowerment as outlined in the project design documents. Assess the project’s effectiveness, the adaptative capacity of households, livelihood diversity, innovation, and other expected outcomes. The assessment should also provide actionable recommendations to enhance the project’s impact in the future. In addition to the above, the impact evaluation should also discuss: · The innovative aspect of the intervention: It should highlight the various aspect that the project manages to bring innovative solutions to meet the needs of the target groups. · Total Beneficiaries: As of December 2020, the project has already and benefitted around 102,395 (48,183 female and 54,212 male) individuals. The number of project beneficiaries is expected to increase over the past years, and this assessment should provide the latest total number of beneficiaries who have benefited from the project intervention in the project landscape of 38 gewogs under twelve Dzongkhags. 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 to the tender requirements. Should you require further clarification, 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 the guides available on the 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 the previous registration. Search for the specific tender using search filters and subscribe to the tender in order to get notifications in case of amendments to 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 Bhutan PROCUREMENT UNIT] | 
