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Nigeria’s northeast is experiencing a significant humanitarian crisis, which has resulted from the on-going armed conflict between Boko Haram, the Nigerian military and the Multi-National Task Force. An estimated 14.8 million people are affected by the conflict that led to a state of emergency being declared, for a period, in three northeastern states (Borno, Adamawa and Yobe).^[1] It is estimated that over 2.2 million people have been displaced^[2]; 67% since 2014. A process of return has been underway to areas the Nigerian military has recaptured from Boko Haram in 2015, such as northern Adamawa, but large areas of Borno outside of Maiduguri metropolitan remain too dangerous for IDPs to return. The scale of destruction in the areas of northeast Nigeria affected by Boko Haram and military violence is far greater than is usually perceived outside the region or reported in local and international media. High insecurity in the region has made access for humanitarian actors extremely difficult outside of major cities such as Yola and Maiduguri, further exacerbating the situation.

Approximately 74% of IDPs have witnessed violence and many are traumatised after having seen family and community members killed and injured, and watched their homes and communities burned and destroyed. In addition, the rising number of those displaced is contributing to the erosion and breakdown of family and community support systems, and increasing feelings of mistrust.^[3] In addition to the psychological scars created by the conflict, there are also physical remnants of the conflict, for example in the form of mines and unexploded ordnance, which remain in areas of origin, and which will continue to pose a threat to the lives and livelihoods of IDPs at the time of return, but also at present. Some work has been successfully done in this regard by Nigeria’s own military and police resources but these items continue to contribute to a climate of fear, and are amongst the obstacles to the safe and sustainable return of IDPs and refugees in the northeast.

In November 2015, Danish Demining Group (the mine action and armed violence reduction unit of the Danish Refugee Council) commenced the delivery of emergency risk education in Adamawa and Borno states. DDG has been providing RE ever since. More recently, DDG has also undertaken explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team member training for police EOD personnel from Borno and Adamawa States, and more training is planned in November of this year. DDG has also trained personnel to conduct non-technical survey (NTS) in affected areas.

Background

Danish Demining Group (DDG) is a unit of the Danish Refugee Council that specialises in mine action and armed violence reduction. DDG’s support to mine action follows a set of best practice procedures and processes based on International Mine Action Standards and international conventions addressing anti-personnel mines, cluster munitions and certain conventional weapons. In spite of gains in humanitarian mine action, new conflicts that have even greater implications for civilian safety and the threat and risk to people from existing mines and explosive remnants of war remains significant. Mine action involves removing landmines, other explosive ordnance (EO) and weapons to prevent harm to civilians and to remove obstructions to securing livelihoods needed for recovery from conflict. It can provide a “multiplier effect” of creating a secure environment for vulnerable people for development, releasing contaminated land for productive use, and by removing blockages for humanitarian and development assistance to take place. Mine action activities conducted by DDG, therefore, should be seen as part of a larger framework for emergency assistance or national development. Mine action work can establish a basis or trust in communities affected by conflict that enables other community-based programming interventions. Examples of DDG’s mine action activities are at Annex A to this concept note.

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to outline the terms of reference (ToR) for an IED Risk Assessment and IED risk education (IED RE) programme design project.

IED Risk Education

The international mine action centre is coming to realise that IED RE must be presented in a different way to traditional RE. The improvised nature of IED are such that visual cues (such as pictures of UXO) are less useful, given that IED are disguised and their appearance can easily change if a different container is adopted by the builder. Secondly, in the case of ‘active’ IED there is a risk that the standard RE message (don’t touch, don’t go, report) can contravene the principle of ‘do no harm’ if beneficiaries are encouraged to report IED that are still ‘owned’ by the individual or group that emplaced them. These developments are incorporated in a new technical note for mine action (TNMA) issued to accompany International Mine Action Standards (IMAS). DDG has prepared a draft framework for humanitarian IED response and a series of draft IED standing operation procedures (SOP), including:

· IED SOP 31: Conducting IED Technical Assessments

· IED SOP 38: IED Risk Education

The requirement: #1 the IED risk assessment

The IED risk assessment should build on earlier work done by DDG in this regard. In particular, it should help provide information on the following (from DDG IED SOP 31):

· Who is using the IED?

· What IED types are being used (size, means of initiation, type of explosives etc.)

· When have they been used? Is this usage part of an active conflict or is it legacy from a former conflict (see paragraph on definitions below)?

· Where in the country are they being used? Is there any geographical exceptions to the active/legacy status?

· Why are they using the IED? What are their typical targets?

· How are IED being used (their tactics, techniques and procedures)?

Additionally, the technical assessment should also provide information on:

· The security forces dealing with IED, including their capabilities and interest in cooperation

· Information on any reporting mechanisms

· The relationship of the mine action sector to IED response in the country

· Any mine action agencies or other international bodies engaged in IED response

· Any sources of technical information available

The IED risk assessment should then be extended to cover specific questions for IED RE as set out in the draft DDG IED SOP 38.

The requirement: #2 the IED RE training package

There is a requirement for an IED RE trainer course to be held in Nigeria. Much of the problem with explosive ordnance (EO) is with IED, and yet, at present, RE in Nigeria is based on an ‘emergency RE’ approach using generic images of EO. It needs to be updated and separate work will be undertaken to improve current RE provision by DDG RE teams. This ToR covers the design and provision of an IED RE train the trainer package based on the draft DDG IED framework and SOP (as at 1 Aug 2018), to be adapted to the Nigerian context and based on the findings of requirement #1 above. It is expected tha The requirement: #2 t the train-the-trainer package will last approximately five days and consist of the following:

Familiarisation with the concept and design of IED, and the implication of improvisation on RE provision

Explanation of ‘do no harm’ in the context of IED RE

Engagement in the IED risk assessment process

Safe behaviour when in a locality at risk of PBIED.

The requirement: #3 Training material

A complete set of IED RE training material is required, including:

· A training management plan (TMP) for IED RE train-the-trainer

· PowerPoints for each class

· A course programme

· Outline lesson plans

· Notes for practical lessons

· A list of required equipment

Time required

It is estimated that four weeks will be required for this work, including three weeks in country.

Initial preparation of IED RE material: 1 week (home based)

Risk assessment: 1 week (Abuja and Maiduguri/Yola

Inclusion of findings in final IED RE package: 2 weeks in Maiduguri

Provision of IED RE train-the-trainer: 1 week in Maiduguri

Tender process

All applicants must submit:

· Detail proposal about how you will undertake the assignment, detailing methodology and other processes (no longer than ten pages) in English

· CVs of applicant(s) and qualifications/background to undertake the assignment

· Fees / Costs of consultant filled in the request for quotation template

· Proposed timeline

· Proof of registration as a Consultancy Company.

· The supplier profile and registration filled in and stamped

· The request for quotation and all the documents required must be sent by 20 December 2018 through email to: [email protected]

· For any clarification/question about the tender, send a mail to [email protected] Don’t send your offer to this address mail, otherwise you will be disqualified.

SELECTION CRITERIA

a) Administrative Evaluation: Evaluated to ensure compliance with all the RFQ requirements and to ensure that all Bids and calculations are readable and acceptable. Note that the proof of registration as a consultant, is mandatory to pass the administrative evaluation.

b) Technical Evaluation: All Bids received will undergo a Technical Evaluation based on ‘best valuefor money’.

Criteria CV Weight

Knowledge of international IED RE standards: 10%

IED/EOD qualification: 20%

Substantial risk education experience, including in the development of IED RE materials. 30%

15 years’ experience of humanitarian mine action. 5%

Sub Total for CV Criteria: 65%

Following a shortlisting based on these criteria, an interview will take place. Applicants who doesn’t have the average will not be called for the interview.

The interview will be evaluated on:

Interview Criteria

Experience of conducting trainers of trainers course on the delivery of IED RE: 10%

Experience running an MRE project in Africa: 10%

Experience of the Nigerian context and knowledge of the IED threat in the Northeast: 15%

Sub Total Interview: 35%

c) Financial Evaluation: Only Bids classed as ‘responsive’ (acceptable) will progress onto the ‘Financial Evaluation: Proposed budget.

Closing date for applications: 20 December 2018 For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo. **