TENDER NOTICE: CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL MID-TERM ASSESSMENT OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) PROJECT

Job Description

CHRISTIAN HEALTH ASSOCIATION SIERRA LEONE (CHASL)

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL MID-TERM ASSESSMENT OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) PROJECT

1. Background

The Christian Health Association Sierra Leone (CHASL) invites qualified and experienced independent consultants or consulting firms to submit technical and financial proposals to conduct an independent external mid-term assessment of its project, “Preventing Anti-Microbial Resistance amongst CHASL Network for Improved Health and Longevity of the People in Sierra Leone” (Project No. A-SLE-2024-3133). The project is financed by Bread for the World – Protestant Agency for Diakonie and Development.

The project seeks to improve health, wellness and longevity through quality care that responds to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), infection prevention and control (IPC), and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) challenges within the CHASL health network. The project targets 14 CHASL member hospitals and their catchment communities.

2. Purpose of the Assignment

The purpose of the mid-term assessment is to provide an independent, learning-oriented and accountability-focused review of project progress, identify implementation strengths and bottlenecks, assess the likelihood of achieving intended results, and provide practical recommendations for improvement during the remaining implementation period.

3. Scope of Work

The assessment will examine, among other areas:

• Relevance and coherence of the project design and its alignment with target-group needs, national priorities and related interventions;

• Progress towards project outputs, outcomes and indicators, including the functionality of Drugs and Therapeutics Committees (DTCs), infection prevention and control (IPC) and quality-improvement structures;

• Quality and coverage of training, coaching, supportive supervision, IPC/WASH inputs, maternity-related equipment, community awareness, advocacy and coordination activities;

• Efficiency of the use of human, financial and material resources, including implementation timeliness, procurement and budget utilisation;

• Emerging intended and unintended effects, sustainability, institutional ownership and resilience;

• Monitoring and evaluation systems, data quality, gender equality, inclusion, safeguarding and environmental considerations.

The assessment must apply the OECD/DAC evaluation criteria and the evaluation rating approach required by Bread for the World, using a mixed-method approach that triangulates document review, interviews, group discussions, facility observation and quantitative data.

4. Required Deliverables

• Inception report, including the evaluation matrix, methodology, sampling approach, data-collection tools, ethics and work plan;

• Finalised data-collection tools and fieldwork plan;

• Debriefing or validation presentation of preliminary findings;

• Draft assessment report for review;

• Final assessment report incorporating consolidated comments, with an executive summary, evidence-based findings, conclusions, prioritised recommendations and completed evaluation rating grid;

• Complete anonymised evaluation data package, codebook, tools and relevant supporting files, transferred securely to CHASL.

• The final report should be submitted in editable Word and PDF formats. The assignment must be completed within a maximum of 30 working days.

5. Assessment Period

The indicative assessment period is 9 November to 10 December 2026. The exact schedule will be agreed with the selected consultant during contracting. The selected consultant is expected to be available for the assignment during this period.

6. Required Qualifications and Experience

The lead consultant should have:

• An advanced university degree in public health, epidemiology, health systems, pharmacy, microbiology, monitoring and evaluation, development studies or a related discipline;

• At least five years of relevant professional experience, including experience leading at least two comparable evaluations;

• Knowledge of OECD/DAC evaluation criteria and experience with mixed-method evaluation designs;

• Technical understanding of AMR/antimicrobial stewardship, IPC, Drugs and Therapeutics Committees, healthcare-associated infection surveillance, WASH and quality improvement;

• Strong quantitative and qualitative research, data-quality assessment, gender and inclusion analysis, facilitation and report-writing skills;

• Excellent written and spoken English. Knowledge of relevant Sierra Leonean languages is an advantage.

• Experience with faith-based health networks and/or Sierra Leone’s health system is an advantage. 

• The consultant must be independent of the project’s design and implementation and must disclose any actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest.

7. Proposal Submission Requirements

Interested consultants or consulting firms must submit one consolidated proposal containing:

• Technical proposal demonstrating understanding of the assignment, proposed methodology, sampling, work plan and quality-assurance measures;

• Financial proposal detailing professional fees, travel, accommodation, communication, taxes and any other costs;

• CV(s) of the lead consultant and team members, including their proposed roles;

• Evidence or links to at least two comparable assignments and contact details for two referees;

• Signed declaration of independence, availability and absence of conflict of interest – CHASL to provide.

• For consulting firms, proof of legal registration and tax compliance, where applicable.

8. Proposal Evaluation

Proposals will be assessed on technical quality, relevant qualifications and experience, methodology, work plan, independence, availability, references and financial proposal/value for money. The indicative scoring framework in the Terms of Reference may be used as follows:

9. Submission Address and Deadline

Proposals should be addressed to:

The Executive Director
Christian Health Association Sierra Leone (CHASL)
4B King Harman Road, Brookfields, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Email: recruitment@chasl.sl 

Submission deadline: 2nd November 2026

Applicants should submit their technical and financial proposals as one consolidated submission by the deadline. Only shortlisted applicants may be contacted. CHASL reserves the right to seek clarifications in accordance with its applicable procurement procedures.

10. Access to the Terms of Reference

The full Terms of Reference (TOR) and approved, non-confidential supporting documents may be requested from CHASL using the email address above. The same relevant information will be made available to interested applicants to support a fair and transparent process.

CHASL | Call for Proposals – Mid-Term Assessment of the AMR Project