CONSULTANCY TO HIRE A FIRM FOR UNDERTAKING OF NATIONAL TRAININGS ON R IN TEN (10) SADC MEMBER STATESClosed

Overview

The procurement is for a consultancy to hire a firm to undertake national trainings on the R programming language in ten SADC member states for official statistics offices. Bidders should be consulting firms (including research centres or universities) with proven expertise in R, statistics, data analysis and training, and the capacity to operate across multiple SADC countries. The assignment runs for 20 months, delivering 10 working days of in-person training per Member State across two weeks, with deliverables including training materials and R scripts across all states.

Requirements

• Eligible entities: consulting firms, research centres or universities.
• Expertise: Master Trainers with at least 15 years of R experience; at least 10 years in statistical data processing/analysis; 3 surveys for Official Statistics; 7 years data analysis/visualization; 5 years geospatial analysis; proven ability to design and deliver training materials for official statistics; experience delivering trainings at national/regional/international levels; capacity to operate across 10 Member States; English fluency; French/Portuguese fluency highly desired.
• Compliance: alignment with World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (Sept 2023); adherence to ESF/ESS; GBV/SEA/SH risk assessment; independence and lack of conflicts of interest.
• Deliverables: inception report; training reports for each Member State; training materials; R scripts; pre- and post-training assessments; all materials in electronic format; materials become property of SADC.
• Evaluation: 100-point scheme — 40 points for firm-specific experience, 60 points for availability of qualified experts.

How to Apply

• Submission: Expressions of Interest must be electronic in PDF format (one PDF or zipped folder) via https://collab.sadc.int/s/8RpqPdNA5ZfZLa5 and must mention the assignment name.
• Deadline: by 00:00 Botswana time on 25 September 2026 (see 4- REOI for R Assignment 2026 V2.pdf).
• Required content: company profile showing alignment to the assignment, description of similar assignments, staff availability/qualifications, evidence of capacity to operate across 10 SADC States, and experience with official statistics and R training.
• Contacts: for information, mmikuwa@sadc.int; copy to djagai@sadc.int; tchabwera@sadc.int. (Refer to Annex/TOR in the attached documents.)
• Duration/Scope: 20 months total; 10 working days per Member State; in-person trainings on R across ten Member States. (See detailed TOR in attached documents.)