This research and policy support project is under Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor’s Urban Sanitation Research Initiative. The Urban Sanitation Research Initiative Ghana is designed to feed into the national evidence base around pro-poor urban sanitation in Ghana, helping to drive policy change and wider sector change. The initiative is managed by WSUP in strategic partnership with the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Environmental Health and Sanitation Directorate, (MLGRD-EHSD),1 the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS), and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Bidding Procedure: Bid format is designed to make bidding relatively easy, with a focus on the proposed methodology. Bids should be submitted to erl@wsup.com before UK 1700 hours (5 pm) of Wednesday 27th September 2017. We stress the importance of adhering strictly to the instructions below, including word counts; we do not expect to receive standard texts detailing bidders’ previous experience, over and above the requirements indicated. The bid document should contain only the following numbered sections: 1) Name of lead bidding organisation 2) Name and email of primary contact 3) Brief summary of relevant experience of lead organisation and other participating organisations or key individuals, indicating and describing 3 recent most-relevant projects (max 750 words) 4) Statement of the justification for and aims of this research as expressed by the bidder. We are interested primarily in academic/policy-influence justification, not ethical justification (max 300 words) 5) Statement of the approach and methodology to be used. This statement can include decisions left open pending more detailed analysis, but we encourage bidders to develop a strong methodology (including clear statement of the duration and likely scheduling of all work including in-country work). [See also Section 3.3 and Appendix A.] (max 1000 words) 6) Statement of the available start-up date and anticipated final completion date. See Deliverables section. 7) Statement of anticipated day allocations of all participants in the research. Include any sub-contracted participants, with participants named as far as is possible. 8) Summary budget breakdown in tabular form. Clearly indicate total budget (maximum GBP 80,000). 9) Indication of first-choice named open-access journal/s for publication of this work. Please indicate any requirement for payment for open-access. You should also separately attach the following two documents: A) Up to three CVs including a) the lead researcher (i.e. person who will take primary responsibility for design and management oversight of this research, and for research journal publication) and b) the person with highest allocation of days. [This may in some cases be the same person.] Closing Date: Bids should be submitted to erl@wsup.com before UK 1700 hours (5 pm) of Wednesday 27th September 2017. Kindly find attached the Terms and Reference(TOR) for the Research Call.