Consultancy Firm for the provision of BIOFIN Data Collection & Analytics Support

SCOPE OF TENDERThe purpose of this assignment is to recruit a qualified consulting firm to provide end‑to‑end technical and operational support for the BER, specifically focusing on:Collection of biodiversity-related expenditure data across public, private, NGO, and donor institutions.Recruitment, training, supervision, and coordination of data enumerators who will support field-level data extraction.Administration of payments and logistical support for data miners embedded within institutions.Cleaning, structuring, tagging, and analyzing expenditure data using the BIOFIN methodologyThe consulting firm will perform, at minimum, the following tasks:Data CollectionMap, identify, and engage all institutions expected to contribute biodiversity-related expenditure data - Conduct targeted stakeholder mapping to identify all relevant public, private, NGO, and parastatal institutions that generate biodiversity‑related expenditures. Engage them through formal communication and brief consultations to clarify data needs and secure cooperation.Develop standardized data collection templates aligned with the BIOFIN Finance Taxonomy - Prepare clear, user‑friendly templates that distinguish direct and indirect biodiversity expenditures and incorporate attribution coefficients, ensuring compatibility with BIOFIN’s global classification system.Conduct primary and secondary data collection through multiple methods - Gather expenditure information from budgets, financial statements, project documents, and institutional systems. Where data gaps exist, conduct follow‑up interviews or site visits to validate and complete the information.Maintain a secure and systematic data repository - Establish a well‑organized digital folder system with proper version control and backups to store all collected data and supporting documentation.Ensure completeness, accuracy, and traceability of all expenditure sources - Apply quality checks, cross‑verify information across multiple documents, and docume