Request for Expression Of Interest – Data Collection Consulting Services In West, Eastern and Southern Africa

IFB Number: PUE1-CA-002
Purchaser: CrossBoundary Energy Access Platform
Project: Productive Use Appliances Financing Programme (the PU Programme)– (West, Eastern & Southern Africa)
Contract title: Data Collection on productive use equipment in West, Eastern & Southern Africa
Country: West, Eastern and Southern Africa (Initially with a focus on Nigeria & Madagascar (Niger, Nasarawa, Kogi, and Ondo states in Nigeria, and over 15 sites across Southwestern and Northern Madagascar)
Loan No./Grant No.: 5590155000301
Procurement Method: Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS)
Issued on: 05 November 2025

1. CrossBoundary Energy Access Platform (Access) has received a grant from the African Development Bank (AFDB) to accelerate the adoption of electric productive use equipment across its mini-grid sites through its Productive Use Appliances Financing Programme (the PU Programme). Access has obtained a US$ 1m capital grant from AFDB to help more than 900 customers in switching from diesel-powered equipment to electric equipment.

2. This consultancy aims to produce data on the adoption of electric productive use equipment on CrossBoundary Energy Access Platform’s mini-grid sites. The assignment is expected to be carried out over a period of 2 years, commencing in May 2026. The Programme’s data collection will include the following, among others:

• Baseline analysis on potential productive use customers
• Conversions (type of equipment financed) over the grant period
• Drivers of adoption of electric productive use equipment
• Role and impact of sales, logistics, installation, and maintenance support in facilitating the switch
• Changes in energy consumption patterns and sources
• Customer savings attributed to the switch from diesel to electric equipment
• Customer satisfaction with deposit support approach and suggestions for improvement
• Impact of the program on average consumption per user
• Gender participation
• Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
• Economic outcomes for rural customers
• Sustainability and scalability of the model

3. CrossBoundary Energy Access Platform, the implementing agency for the program, seeks to recruit a consultant to support data collection. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar projects, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). In this regard, CrossBoundary Energy Access Platform invites eligible consultants to express their interest in providing the above services. Consultants may form joint ventures.

4. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the shortlist, and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations” dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at
http://www.afdb.org.

Interested consultants may obtain further information from the address below in paragraph 6 during office hours, between 09:00 to 17:00 EAT Monday to Friday.

5. Expressions of Interest must be submitted by email to the address below no later than 3rd December 2025 at 10:00 AM (EAT), and mention “Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for Data Collection on productive use equipment in West, Eastern & Southern Africa”. Expressions of interest received after the deadline will be rejected.

CrossBoundary Energy Access Platform
Nicodemus Nyaure, Procurement Specialist
Tel: +254722383000
Email: nyaure[@]gmail.com, with cbeadealteam[@]crossboundary.com in copy

6. A shortlist of six (6) consulting firms will be established at the end of the request for expressions of interest.

Shortlisting Process
(i) Consultants will submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) in response to the request.
(ii) Access will review all submissions for completeness and eligibility in compliance with AfDB requirements.
(iii) EOIs will be screened against the minimum requirements stated below under the evaluation criteria and firms that do not meet these minimum requirements will not be considered further.
(iv) Access will identify the most qualified firms from the eligible firms based on their experience and qualifications.
(v) Access will prepare the draft shortlist with justifications for the selection and submit it to the Bank (AfDB) for approval.
(vi) Once the Bank approves the shortlisted firms, Access will issue the Request for Proposals (RFP) to the shortlisted firms only.

Evaluation Criteria
The consulting firms on the shortlist will be judged on the following evaluation criteria and the minimum mark shall be [75%]

(i) General qualification and experience in the area of expertise required for this assignment [ 20%]
(ii) Experience with similar advisory assignments and any specific experience [25%]
(iii) Availability of skills within the personnel of the consulting firm during the period planned for the execution of the assignment [30%]
(iv) Experience working in Africa and specifically in the focus countries listed in this REOI [25%]

N.B: The expression of interest shall not exceed 15 pages.