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Endline Study on Service Access, Quality and Uptake (SAQUS)

with Branch of Cowater International Inc.
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Endline Study on Service Access, Quality and Uptake (SAQUS)

Announcement Description

About us

With more than 30 years of experience, Cowater International is Canada’s global leader in management

consulting services specializing in international development. Cowater International is managing the Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services (ACCESS) Program. ACCESS is an Australian Government initiative to improve the sustainability, quality and inclusiveness of services for persons with disabilities and for women affected by gender-based violence (GBV) in Cambodia.

Clear Horizon are recognised leaders in providing monitoring and evaluation services for complex, multi-year programs. Clear Horizon has partnered with Cowater International to provide monitoring and evaluation services to ACCESS.

ACCESS reflects Australia’s strong commitment to supporting human rights, gender equality and disability-inclusive development in our region. ACCESS works in partnership with the Royal Government of Cambodia to support the implementation of the National Action Plan to Prevent Violence Against Women (NAPVAW) and the National Disability Strategic Plan (NDSP).

Currently Cowater International is recruiting a Company (“the Company”) to conduct the endline Service Access, Quality and Uptake Study (SAQUS) in Cambodia.

Background

To achieve its End of Program Outcomes, ACCESS interventions focused on strengthening the capacities, ownership, and resourcing of the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC), Community Service Organisations (CSO) and private sector service providers to sustainably improve services for persons with disabilities and women affected by GBV.

SAQUS is a longitudinal study that aims to provide a perspective on the change in service coverage, quality, and inclusiveness over time. It will document the current status of service supply and demand within sampled providers, as well as factors contributing to observed strengths and weaknesses (including the strength of ACCESS’ contribution). It will also explore implications of findings for the ACCESS program’s relevance and likely effectiveness.

Bid Components

Endline Study on Service Access, Quality and Uptake (SAQUS)

  • Career Category: Consultancy, Call for Proposals
  • Location: Phnom Penh

Management of the Task

The Company will report to the MEL Manager and work closely with the ACCESS program team. Clear Horizon will provide technical oversight and quality assurance support.

Scope of Task

The Company will be required to implement data collection for the endline SAQUS study (2022) in accordance with quality assurance standards provided by the MEL Manager and Clear Horizon. In addition, the company will conduct analysis and submit a written report, both of which will be reviewed by Clear Horizon and the MEL manager for quality assurance purposes.

The study uses a mixed methods approach. Guided by the “5 A’s framework” (affordability, availability, geographic accessibility, accommodation and acceptability, see definitions in Annex 1), it is intended to examine the supply and uptake of services including:

  • Supply-side: Resources; coverage; inclusiveness and access; degree of adherence to national minimum standards; staff knowledge, attitude and beliefs.
  • Demand-side: Levels of service uptake by women affected by GBV and persons with disabilities; and the barriers to uptake that they face (relating to either the supply of or demand for services).

As SAQUS is a longitudinal study and hence the endline SAQUS study (2022) will be designed to align with the SAQUS baseline study (2019) to provide a perspective on the change in service coverage, quality, and inclusiveness over time. It will document the current status of service supply and demand within sampled providers, as well as factors contributing to observed strengths and weaknesses (including the strength of ACCESS’ contribution). It will also explore implications of findings for the ACCESS program’s relevance and likely effectiveness.

Methodology

ACCESS, with technical support from CH has formulated sampling methodology. Please refer to Annex 1.

Submission Requirements

Proposal Requirements

Interested companies are required to submit the following information and documents for eligibility assessment, along with technical and financial proposals to email provided in the contact details.

  1. Official letter expressing interest
  2. Company details including full company name, full address, phone and email
  3. Copy of company registration certificate
  4. Copy of valid company registration / license
  5. Company profile including number of employees (permanent /temporary in total) and number of professional staff qualified to perform the works, each for the last three (3) years, and short CVs for the key staff
  6. References of works of similar nature as specified above (performed within the last five (5) years), including highlights of expertise in design and implementation of digital/electronic data collection tools, i.e. Kobo, in quantitative and qualitative data management and analysis and research report writing.

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  • Branch of Cowater International Inc.
 
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