Tender Notice for Hiring an Individual Consultant / Firm to Strengthen the Ecd Mapping System and Digitizing the Ecd Book and National Ecd Standards

Tender Information

• Tender Reference Number: CRS-Rwanda 011 – FY26 – TN/2026
• Procurement Method: Open Tender
• Date of Issue: April 20, 2026
• Date of Submission: May 1, 2026
• Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Background and Context

The National Child Development Agency (NCDA) is responsible for coordinating and monitoring Early Childhood Development (ECD) services across Rwanda. NCDA currently manages an ECD Mapping System containing information on approximately 32,000 ECD centers across the country, including geographic location, enrollment, caregiver profiles, WASH indicators, and other operational data.

Updates are currently managed primarily by District ECD Focal Persons, while many operational records at ECD center level remain paper-based, including the ECD book used to track children and family information. NCDA intends to modernize and expand this digital ecosystem by digitizing the ECD book and the ECD standards compliance process to improve monitoring, reporting, supportive supervision, and service quality improvement.

The Government of Rwanda has established a strong policy and standards framework for ECD, including the ECD Policy, implementation arrangements, and ECD Minimum Service Standards Guidelines. Building on the 2023 national ECD mapping exercise completed by NCDA in partnership with CRS and UNICEF, this assignment seeks to strengthen the existing online ECD mapping platform through targeted system enhancements, structured workflows, and dashboards.