CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR BENEFICIARY TRACER STUDIES – ASSIGNMENT 4

MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS,THE ARTS AND SPORTS TENDER MARCH 2023 

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

The Government of Kenya has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Kenya Youth Employment
and Opportunities Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for Procurement of Consulting Services. The
project targets unemployed young men and women of 18-29 years with no more than a secondary education who
are unemployed or working in vulnerable jobs. The project is implemented in a component approach which includes
1) improving employability 2) support for job creation, 3) improving labor market information and, 4) strengthening
youth policy development and project management.
The KYEOP is jointly implemented by the Ministry of Youth Affairs, the Arts and Sports, Micro and Small Enterprise
Authority (MSEA), National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) and the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection (MLSP).
The consulting services (“the Services”) include Conducting Tracer Studies for the first two components covering
the period June, 2020 to December, 2023 specifically for cycles 4, 5 and, 6 beneficiaries. The first component,
which is concerned with improving employability, is implemented jointly by Ministry of Youth Affairs, the Arts and
Sports, and NITA. The component provides targeted youth with training and work experience in the private sector
or with master craftsmen with the goal of improving youth employment outcomes. The second component, which
encompasses support for employment creation, is implemented jointly by MSEA and Ministry of Youth Affairs, the
Arts and Sports. To assess the effectiveness of the KYEOP interventions, it will be important to trace the graduates
to measure the Project’s outcomes in terms of employment, earnings, skill enhancement, usefulness of skills they
acquired, challenges facing graduates and the outcome of all trainings provided by KYEOP. The Tracer studies will also
cover beneficiary youth who did not graduate and dropped out to better understand reasons for non-completion of
the program.
Ministry of Youth Affairs, the Arts and Sports now invites eligible Consulting Firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their
interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the
required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
The shortlisting criteria are:
1) Minimum of five years’ relevant experiences and technical capacity in implementation of tracer studies
(2017 to present).
2) At least two assignments of similar nature in the past five years (2018 to present), one of which should
be in education or employment.
3) Experience in conducting beneficiary assessments (provide supporting statements from previous experiences).
4) Demonstration of capacity to analyze data rigorously and present the results to a non-technical audience.
Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and
Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers, January, 2011
Revised July, 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment: 1.9 (b)
of Consultant Guidelines.
Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the
association is in the form of a joint venture and/ or sub consultancy. In the case of joint venture, all the partners of
the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract if selected. However, the experience of
sub-consultant will not be considered while short-listing. The Consultancy firm will be selected in accordance with
the Quality and Cost Based Selection method set out in the applicable World Bank Consultant Guidelines: Selection
and Employment of Consultants.
Interested eligible candidates may obtain further information from the Supply Chain Management Office, 3rd Floor
Room No. 321 at KYEOP offices, Bruce House, Standard Street, during official working hours (8.00 a.m-5.00 p.m.).
Complete REOI document (paginated and stamped/signed on each page) and enclosed in plain sealed envelope
marked with the tender reference number and addressed to the Principal Secretary, State Department for Youth
Affairs & The Arts P. O. Box 30050 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya should be deposited in the Tender Box at Bruce House
3rd Floor, North Wing to be received on or before Tuesday 4th April, 2023, at 10.00 hours.
The REOIs will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the candidates or their representatives at the
KYEOP Boardroom, Bruce House, 3rd Floor, North Wing, Standard Street, Nairobi.
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
STATE DEPARTMENT FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND THE ARTS