Deadline: 15-May-22
The British Embassy Pristina is inviting proposals for Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) 2022 to 2025 project ‘Support civil society to increase public oversight and accountability of Kosovo public institutions’.
The British Embassy Pristina invites consortiums of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to submit proposals to become implementers of their Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) 2022 to 2025 project ‘Support civil society to increase public oversight and accountability of Kosovo public institutions’.
The British Embassy Pristina seeks to work with Kosovo civil society organisations to address these weak governance practices in public institutions and enterprises, prevalence of nepotism in the recruitment of senior public officials, corruption in public procurement, mismanagement of POEs, and bribes and pocketing from grants and subsidies as well as unlawful awarding of licenses.
Scope
- This project will be delivered by a consortium of local NGOs. The consortium shall consist of 2 or more NGOs with demonstrated experience and expertise in the targeted areas, and in which they can deliver best. One NGO shall serve as a lead project implementer for all of the components, ensuring achievement of project outcomes and serving as a contact point for the British Embassy Pristina throughout the entire duration of the project.
- Project proposals must be clear and concise, supported by a clear Theory of Change, and achievable and measurable outcomes and outputs. In line with adaptive programming, the proposal should remain flexible and open to change, based on needs on the ground.
Objectives
- The overall objective of this intervention is to increase civil society oversight of Kosovo government institutions, agencies, and publicly owned enterprises.
- The oversight will be focused on areas vulnerable to malfeasance including all of the following target areas:
- Recruitment processes
- Public procurement practices, including contract management
- Granting of licenses, permits, and tariffs
- Distribution of grants and subsidies
- POE governance and performance
- Identified irregularities should be brought to the attention of relevant authorities for rectification, and if not addressed exposed to the public. Good examples of governance and transparency should be promoted. The projects must have strong and innovative communications to showcase the results of monitoring, and impact from continuous evaluation of impact of proposed activities.
Phases
- The project will be delivered in 3 phases:
- inception phase
- implementation phase
- exit phase
- Each phase shall be dependent on the success of the previous phase. The duration of the inception phase will be 2 months, unless agreed otherwise and will serve to refine and agree the final version of the Theory of Change; Results Framework and Monitoring, Reporting, Evaluation and Learning (MREL) approach; Activity Based Budget, and Exit Phase necessary documents.
Funding Information
- The indicative (nearly) 3-year budget for this call for project proposals is £560,000, distributed among components of the project. Budgets must be Activity Based Budgets (ABB), with specified costs in GBP, and staff fees commensurate with Kosovo NGO market rates.
- You can spend up to 5% of the annual budget on MREL related activities. You should budget one independent/external evaluation at the end of each financial year.
- The duration for the implementation of this project is expected to be 2 years and 10 months. The project is anticipated to commence on 1 June 2022 and end on 31 March 2025.
Evaluation criteria
- Successful bids must demonstrate strong strategic relevance to the areas of project focus and have a clear focus on delivering change and sustainability.
- Technical compliance criteria:
- Submission of the application within deadline
- Proposal submitted by a consortium of NGOs
- Consortium organisations’ and/or proposed teams’ experience in focus areas
- All requested information submitted
- Project design is gender mainstreamed and ensures sustainability
- Project activities are climate and environment sensitive, i.e. ‘Paris aligned’
- Bids will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Methodology and approach (3 points)
- Coherent and concise theory of change, supported by a robust MREL approach (3 points)
- Integration of innovative public communication activities into the proposal (2 points)
- Activity based budget and value for money (1 point)
- Consortium’s staff expertise and experience in the thematic area (1 point)
For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/news/call-for-project-proposals-conflict-stability-and-security-fund-cssf-in-kosovo