We were short-listed along with the following companies:

• PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited, Uganda
• ITAD Limited, United Kingdom
• MMM Group (ND LEA), Canada
• Arch Design Limited, Uganda
• Consia Consultants, Denmark

The project involves the following tasks:

• Analysing current data collection capacities
• Setting up a sustainable and appropriate monitoring and evaluation framework for the project, including designing of appropriate data collection instruments, methodology and analysis to be used to secure each indicator’s data
• Designing a simple data management system and its accompanying data collection processes for the project
• Writing a detailed manual of procedures clearly indicating who should do what and how, for data collection, centralization, processing, management and dissemination
• Training all staff who will play part in the use of the database and develop a data collection methodology for the Client for the subsequent monitoring and evaluation phases
• Test the developed M&E framework on project indicators for the year 2008
   

The budget and deadline for submission of tender is still unknown.