Consultancy for a Mid-Term Evaluation for the Programme to Accelerate the Digital Transformation Agenda

Description

Trinidad and Tobago, through the Ministry of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence (MPAAI), is utilizing financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) under the "Programme to Accelerate the Digital Transformation Agenda" (Loan TT-L1061). This Request for Proposals invites qualified consulting firms to conduct an independent Mid-Term Evaluation (MTE) of the project.

Scope of the consultancy
Main objective: Conduct an independent, evidence-based mid-term assessment of the program's design, execution progress, operational arrangements, and feasibility of achieving planned outcomes and Development Objectives.

Evaluation coverage: Covers program implementation activities from March 6, 2024 to September 5, 2026.

Key evaluation components:

Design & Theory of Change: Review and validate the Theory of Change, causal pathways, and Results Matrix to determine if scope or target adjustments are required.

Execution Progress: Evaluate physical and financial execution against approved work plans, budgets, procurement timelines, and target indicators.

Bottlenecks & Capacity: Identify root causes of implementation bottlenecks (procurement, decision-making, staffing, financial management) and assess the governance and operational capacity of the Programme Executing Unit (PEU).

Action Plan: Formulate practical, risk-informed, prioritized, and time-bound recommendations to accelerate contract execution and strengthen decision-making.

Selection and execution procedures
Regulatory framework: Selection process conducted in accordance with IDB Policies for the Selection and Contracting of Consultants.

Outputs: Independent Mid-Term Evaluation report and actionable implementation roadmap provided to MPAAI and the IDB to support decision-making during the remaining execution period.

Note: Bidding documents and annexes are available in the official language of the country.