To catalyse Agri-financing in Sierra Leone through the matching grant facility, UNCDF will sign a performance-based payment agreement with 4-6 financial institutions. The financial institutions will act as responsible parties and will be responsible for on granting the funds to selected agricultural MSMEs. The financial institutions shall be responsible for conducting due diligence on the MSME (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises) applicants, disbursing grant, and loan funding to selected MSMEs and providing oversight to ensure that the funds are used for the intended purpose. In this context, UNCDF is looking for a firm to act as an independent assessor to review, validate, measure the milestones, and provide recommendations for full or partial disbursement of grant funding to the financial institutions. Please indicate whether you intend to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requirements. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate using the messaging functionality in the system. Offers must be submitted directly in the system following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org  using the profile you may have in the portal. In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link shared via the procurement notice and following the instructions in guides available in UNDP website: https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders.  Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration.Search for the specific tender using search filters and subscribe to the tender in order to get notifications in case of amendments of the tender document. If you need support with the online system, you can contact the contact details of this tender as indicated in the solicitation document.UNCDF PROCUREMENT UNIT