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CONSULTANT SERVICES REQUEST FOR A NETWORK GOVERNANCE REVIEW
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CONSULTANT SERVICES REQUEST FOR A NETWORK GOVERNANCE REVIEW
Reference #FR-PA-DG 2026 22
1. INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS
By forwarding a submission, the bidder accepts the general terms and conditions governing the Consultant Services Request, as the sole basis for this procedure in full and without restriction. The bidder accepts Action Against Hunger’s General Terms and Conditions by default.
If the bidder wishes to point out restrictions to Action Against Hunger’s Terms and Conditions, such reservations should be clearly explained in a letter included in the offer.
Failure to provide a submission containing all of the required information and documentation by the specified deadline will result in the rejection of the submission.
1. PREAMBLE
Established in France in 1979, Action Against Hunger is a non-governmental, non-political, non-religious, non-profit organisation, committed to the work of ending world hunger, by combating malnutrition, food insecurity, adverse water and sanitation conditions, and other crises threatening the lives of men, women, and children around the globe.
Action Against Hunger’s work is enacted in emergency, humanitarian and development contexts, as sole actors, and/or in partnership with peer NGOs, local communities, or Governmental entities.
1. PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES
The Action Against Hunger Network is currently developing its next
4-year International Strategic Plan (ISP 4) for the time period 2027 to 2030. The International Chairpersons Committee (ICC) has decided to initiate a Network Governance Review in conjunction with and supported by the International Executive Committee (IEC), in order to make the network ‘fit for the future’, in alignment with the ISP 4, and to enable the achievement of ambitious strategic goals.
The successful bidder will be notified by email, followed by signature of a framework agreement and a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
1. SCHEDULE OF REQUEST FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES
Publication Date 18 May 2026 09h00 CET
Deadline for Requests for Clarification 1 June 202617h00 CET
Deadline for Submission **8 June 2026** 17h00 CET
Consultant Shortlist 15-26 June 2026
Consultant Interview Period29 June - 2 July 2026
Consultant Selection 6 July 2026 17h00 CET
Consultant Start Date 13 July 2026 9h00 CET
\*All times are in Central European Time (CET)
1. REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION
If Action Against Hunger, either on its own initiative or in response to a request from a prospective bidder, provides additional information on the Request for Consultant Services dossier, such information will be communicated simultaneously in writing to all bidders.
Bidders may submit questions by email to **achatssiege@actioncontrelafaim.org,** up to and including 1 June 2026, but no later than 17h00 CET, specifying the Request for Consultant Services Title: **Network Governance Review**, and Reference Number: **FR-PA-DG 2026 22**
Any prospective consultant, or consultant team, seeking to arrange individual meetings with Action Against Hunger during the submission period may be excluded from the submission process.
1. ELIGIBILITY FOR REQUEST FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES
Participation in submissions for the Request for Consultant Services is open to consultants with experience beyond the INGO, Humanitarian, and/or Development sector.
To comply with Action Against Hunger’s donor’ rules, participants must clearly indicate their company’s country of operations, and in anticipation of being shortlisted provide the required legal business documentation.
1. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR REQUEST FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES
F.1 Submission Format
Each respective bid should be packaged within a single folder or zip file, and submitted via email to achatssiege@actioncontrelafaim.org, with e.weemsmcguire@actionagaisthunger.org.uk on copy.
The email submission must include the Request for Consultant Services Title: **Network Governance Review,** Reference Number: **FR-PA-DG 2026 22**, and the consultant, or consultant team’s, name on the subject of the email.
All submissions must be received no later than 8 June 2026, 17h00 PM CET (Central European Time).
F.2 Submission Content
The prospective consultant, or consultant team, must provide sufficient information to demonstrate compliance with the request for submission. Submissions will be scored against the following requested criteria:
1. Methodology and Workplan
- Clarity and robustness of methodology
- Multi-stakeholder approach (ICC, IEC, IMGs, and other Key Network Stakeholders, etc.)
- Analytical framework quality
- Tools and methods (survey, interviews, benchmarking)
- Feasibility and realism
2. Team Composition and Relevant Experience
- Experience in governance of international networks
- Experience beyond NGOs (corporate/federated/global models)
- Experience in similar assignments (complex, multi-actor)
- Team composition (seniority & complementarity)
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