Consultancy to Conduct a Baseline Study for Citizen-Led Local Inclusive Planning & Services

• The purpose of this contract is to engage a qualified consultant or research team to design and conduct a comprehensive baseline study (situational assessment and indicator baseline study) for the SDC funded Citizen-Led Local Inclusive Planning & Services (CLIPS) project in Cambodia.
• The overall purpose of this consultancy is to: Assess the current governance, fiscal decentralization, civic engagement, and public financial management context within the project target areas.
• Establish baseline values for all project indicators, where applicable.
• Identify opportunities, challenges, barriers, and enabling factors affecting citizen participation in local planning, budgeting, fiscal oversight, and service delivery.
• Generate evidence-based recommendations to inform project implementation, target setting, adaptive management, and learning.
• The baseline study will serve as a foundational reference point for measuring progress and impact throughout the project lifecycle.
• It will establish benchmark values for key indicators, identify systemic barriers and opportunities for citizen and civil society participation, and inform the refinement of the project’s implementation strategy and Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) frame.
• The findings will guide strategic decision-making, ensure accountability to stakeholders, and support adaptive management of the CLIPS initiative.

Interested candidates are invited to submit: Technical proposal/approach paper Financial offer (price quotation) including budget and pricing Two relevant references (minimum) from previous comparable assignments CV (s) Evidence of previous