Consultancy to design and establish a living income baseline for smallholder oil palm-growing households in Colombia
IDH invites proposals from qualified organisations or consortia to establish a Living Income baseline for smallholder oil palm producer households in Colombia, as part of the NI-SCOPS II program.
The study will estimate the income required for producer households to afford a basic but decent standard of living, measure their actual net household income and identify the gap between the two. It covers smallholder producers, defined as those cultivating up to 20 hectares of oil palm, across Colombia's four oil palm-growing zones.
The findings will inform practical measures to improve producer livelihoods and support an inclusive transition towards sustainable, climate-smart production. Key outputs include Living Income baseline, survey data, an analytical report, a dashboard and recommendations for program and sector action.
The scope, deliverables and evaluation criteria are set out in full in the Terms of Reference. Proposals will be assessed against the quality and price criteria described there.
Key dates
Publication of Terms of Reference | 25 September 2026
Deadline for questions | 2 October 2026, 17:00
Publication of information notice | 5 October 2026
Deadline for submission of proposals | 13 October 2026, 17:00
Evaluation of proposals | 14 to 20 October 2026
Selection of successful applicant | 21 October 2026
Start of assignment (no later than) | 28 October 2026
Completion of assignment | 3 March 2027
All times are Colombian time (UTC−5).
Contact person and questions
Contact person: Daniel Uricoechea Percy, NISCOPS Programme Manager – Colombia
Email: uricoechea@idhtrade.org
All questions regarding the tender must be submitted exclusively through the Microsoft Forms question submission form by 2 October 2026 at 17:00 Colombian time (UTC−5). Please use this form rather than email to submit tender questions: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/kwKp8Q4QrP
Responses will be published in an information notice on 5 October 2026.
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