Participatory diagnostic study on women’s access to land and green financing in Benin
RFLD is recruiting a consultant or research firm to produce evidence on the barriers to women’s access to land and green financing in four municipalities of Benin, including the validation workshop and printed summary sheets.
Reference: RFLD/FAME-2026/AO-01Status: closedThis call is closed. RFLD no longer accepts offers for this tender. Bidders are informed of the outcome in writing. The tender file is kept online for transparency. Questions: cotation@rflgd.org, quoting RFLD/FAME-2026/AO-01.
Notice of call for tenders
The Women Leaders Network for Development (RFLD) leads a consortium with the NGO Women’s Leadership for Sustainable Impact (WoLSI) and the BIOWA Association to implement the 12-month project “Collective advocacy for a green and inclusive economic transition: strengthening Beninese women’s access to sustainable productive opportunities and economic resources”. The project is supported by FAME (Feminisms: action and mobilisation for an inclusive economy), a programme funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and managed by the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI). It works in the municipalities of Ifangni, Sakété and Adja-Ouèrè (Plateau department) and Porto-Novo (Ouémé department).
Under budget line 4.a of the project, RFLD invites individual consultants and research or consultancy firms to submit an offer for the services described below.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Purpose | A participatory diagnostic study of the bottlenecks to women’s access to land and green financing, with a validation workshop and printed visual summary sheets for advocacy |
| Activity reference | Activity 1.1.1 |
| Place of performance | Ifangni, Sakété, Adja-Ouèrè and Porto-Novo, Benin |
| Duration | About 45 calendar days |
| Procurement method | Open call for tenders published on rflgd.org |
| Where to submit | By email to cotation@rflgd.org, or by hand in a sealed envelope at the RFLD office, Francophone Hub, Hounsa, Rue de l’Université Agricole, Porto-Novo, Benin (Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00) |
| Status | Closed |
| Award | Rolling: offers are reviewed as they arrive and a provider may be selected |
| Notification of results | As soon as a provider is selected |
Tender documents
- Notice of call for tenders (this section)
- Instructions to bidders
- Terms of reference
- Price schedule
- Model submission letter
Award
Offers are scored 70% on technical quality (experience, methodology, team or equipment) and 30% on price. Offers are reviewed in the order received. RFLD may award the contract to the first compliant offer that reaches at least 70 out of 100 on the technical criteria at a competitive price. The call then closes. Dates in this file are indicative and may be adjusted; any change is published on this page. The contract is signed subject to the release of FAME project funds.
Instructions to bidders
Article 1. Eligibility
- Be an individual consultant or a firm with legal standing in Benin or another ECOWAS country
- Lead expert with at least a master’s degree in sociology, land law, rural economics, gender studies or a related field
- At least five years of research on land, gender or agriculture in Benin, with at least two similar studies
- Command of mixed methods, disaggregated data analysis and feminist, intersectional approaches
- Fluent French; Fongbe or Nago is an asset
- Have no conflict of interest with RFLD, WoLSI, BIOWA or their staff
- In line with FAME guidance, businesses and teams led by women are strongly encouraged to bid and, with equal scores, are preferred
Article 2. Content of the offer
- Signed submission letter (Document 5)
- Technical offer of no more than 10 pages: understanding of the assignment, methodology, sampling, work plan, team, CVs and two references for similar studies
- Completed price schedule (Document 4)
- For businesses: copies of the RCCM and IFU. For individuals: national ID and IFU if available
Article 3. Currency and validity
Prices are quoted in CFA francs (XOF), all taxes included. Offers remain valid for ninety (90) days from the closing date.
Article 4. Questions
Questions may be sent in writing to cotation@rflgd.org while the call was open, quoting the reference RFLD/FAME-2026/AO-01. Answers are shared with all bidders without naming the person who asked.
Article 5. Submission
Offers can be submitted in either of two ways:
- By email: send the complete offer as PDF files to cotation@rflgd.org, with the subject line “Tender RFLD/FAME-2026/AO-01”.
- By hand: deliver the offer in a sealed envelope marked “Tender RFLD/FAME-2026/AO-01” to the RFLD office, Francophone Hub, Hounsa, Rue de l’Université Agricole, Porto-Novo, Benin (Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00). A receipt is given for each envelope.
Each offer received is logged with its date and time. Late or incomplete offers are not considered. One offer per bidder, without variants.
Article 6. Opening and evaluation
An evaluation committee made up of members of the RFLD, WoLSI and BIOWA consortium reviews the offers in the order received checks their compliance and scores them on the basis set out in the award clause. Minutes of the opening and of the evaluation are kept on file for the project audit.
Article 7. Award and notification
The selected bidder receives a letter of award and a contract as soon as the selection is made. Bidders that are not selected are informed in writing. RFLD may cancel the call at any time before award without liability.
Article 8. Payment
Payment in three instalments: 30% on approval of the inception note, 40% on approval of the draft report and 30% on approval of the final report and printed summary sheets. Payment is made by bank transfer on presentation of a compliant invoice.
Article 9. Ethics and safeguarding
Bidders commit to the FAME and AFD requirements on anti-fraud, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, conflict of interest, protection from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, and data protection. Any attempt to influence the evaluation leads to exclusion. Information on bidders is kept confidential.
Terms of reference
Background
Benin’s Law No. 2013-01 on the Land and Property Code and Law No. 2002-07 on the Code of Persons and the Family recognise women’s equal access to land and inheritance. In rural areas their application remains weak and customary rules still govern most access to land. The consortium needs solid, current evidence for its advocacy towards the National Agency for Land and Property (ANDF), sector ministries and municipalities.
Objectives
- Measure the gap between the rights set out in the two codes and their actual application.
- Identify legal, administrative, economic and sociocultural barriers, including intersecting discrimination linked to age, disability and marital status.
- Analyse access by women and their cooperatives to green financing and environmental grant schemes.
- Formulate precise advocacy recommendations for ANDF, sector ministries and municipalities.
Methodology
- Review of data from the Directorate of Agricultural Statistics (DSA) and ANDF.
- Survey of 300 people, at least 70% rural women, disaggregated by age, disability and marital status, across the four municipalities.
- Focus groups with women’s groups; interviews with elected officials, municipal land offices, customary authorities, microfinance institutions and technical services.
- Collection in local languages, informed consent, protection of data and people.
Deliverables
| Deliverable | Timing |
|---|---|
| Inception note and data collection tools | 10 days after signature |
| Anonymised database | End of data collection |
| Draft report (40 pages maximum, excluding annexes) | Week 5 |
| Validation workshop with the consortium and stakeholders, organised by the contractor, and validation report | Week 6 |
| Final report | 10 days after the workshop |
| 4 to 6 visual summary sheets: editing, layout and printing | With the final report |
Reporting
The contractor reports to the FAME Project Coordinator at RFLD in Porto-Novo. Deliverables are in French.
Price schedule
Complete the unit price and total for each line without changing the description or the quantities. Prices are in CFA francs, all taxes included. The completed schedule is dated, signed, stamped and attached to the submission letter.
| No. | Description | Unit | Quantity | Unit price (XOF, TTC) | Total (XOF, TTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consultant fees, terms of reference, tools and analysis | Lump sum | 1 | …………… | …………… |
| 2 | Field data collection, 300 respondents in 4 municipalities: enumerators, transport, per diem | Lump sum | 1 | …………… | …………… |
| 3 | Validation workshop with the consortium and stakeholders | Lump sum | 1 | …………… | …………… |
| 4 | Editing, layout and printing of visual summary sheets | Lump sum | 1 | …………… | …………… |
| TOTAL AMOUNT, ALL TAXES INCLUDED | …………… |
Prices cover all costs, including fees, enumerators, taxes, communication, travel, the validation workshop and printing. No other cost will be reimbursed.
Model submission letter
[Name of the bidder]
[Address, RCCM, IFU, telephone, email]
To the Africa Director, Women Leaders Network for Development (RFLD)
RFLD Francophone Hub, Hounsa, Rue de l’Université Agricole, Porto-Novo, Benin · +229 01 50 02 46 19
Subject: Offer for tender RFLD/FAME-2026/AO-01, Participatory diagnostic study on women’s access to land and green financing in Benin
Madam Director,
Having read the notice, the instructions to bidders and the terms of reference of tender RFLD/FAME-2026/AO-01 published on 2 November 2026, I, the undersigned [name and position], acting on behalf of [name of the bidder], submit our offer for the services requested.
We accept all the terms of the tender documents without reservation. Our offer, together with the completed, signed and stamped price schedule, remains valid for ninety (90) days from the closing date. We declare that we have no conflict of interest with RFLD, WoLSI, BIOWA or the project.
Attached: copy of the RCCM and IFU, completed price schedule, technical offer and references.
Done at ……………………, on ……………………
Signature, stamp and position of the signatory
This call is closed
RFLD no longer accepts offers for this tender. For any question, write to cotation@rflgd.org quoting RFLD/FAME-2026/AO-01.
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