Tender Advertisement #1110434

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Brief
T.36/2019 - Consultancy - Design and Delivery of NSA Capacity Building Program 2020 - Policy Development
Location
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Fri 24/01/2020 - 05:00 PM FJTTender Details
REQUEST FOR TENDER
CONSULTANCY – DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF NSA CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM 2020 – POLICY DEVELOPMENT
BACKGROUND
In partnership with the European Union under EDF11, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has continued its commitment to building stronger partnerships and relationships with regional and national Non-State-Actors (NSAs). Managed by the PIFS Non-State-Actor Support Unit, the Forum Secretariat currently implements two programmes including; Technical Cooperation and Capacity Building Facility (TECCBUF) FED/2018/396-488 and “Tackling root causes of gender inequality and violence against women and girls in the Pacific” (Pacific RIP – Priority 3.2) CRIS number: FED/2017/39204.
Under both EDF11 initiatives, the NSA Support Unit, coordinates the work of the Forum Secretariat with NSAs in three main areas including; Engagement - to facilitate the constructive engagement of NSAs including women’s groups within regional policy, building partnerships with NSAs - to test and challenge policy advice and thirdly, capacity building - to strengthen the voices of the CSO's/NSA's, including women’s groups, where regional policy dialogue is concerned, for effective CSO participation in policy engagement, implementation and monitoring.
A deliverable of the NSA Programme under the TECCBUF is the development and delivery of capacity building workshops engaging national and regional CSOs from PIF countries to strengthen technical skills relating to policy engagement. Training modules will target various aspects of policy development including; analysis, advocacy, coalition building, influencing. Some mentoring of these same CSOs will also be supported without any direct cost.
PIFS is seeking the services of a consultant(s) to support the PIFS NSA Team with the design and delivery of the Capacity Building Program 2020.
SCOPE OF WORK
The consultant will carry out the responsibilities and tasks as set out under the Terms of Reference (TOR) document which can be downloaded from www.tenders.net/forumsec.
HOW TO APPLY
Submissions should be titled:
REQUEST FOR TENDER: CONSULTANCY – DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF NSA CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM 2020 – POLICY DEVELOPMENT
Method of Submissions:
Submissions must be forwarded in PDF format following the instructions at www.tenders.net/forumsec
Note: Tenders must be submitted with clear labelling of the technical offer and the financial offer. The Technical Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled “A. Technical Offer”. Financial Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled “B. Financial Offer”.
The electronically submitted documents should be converted to the PDF format.
Deadline for Submissions:
Submissions need to reach the Secretariat by 5pm (Fiji Time) Friday 24 January 2020.
Late or incomplete tenders will not be considered.
Questions and Answers
All queries or request for information must be submitted via the Question and Answer Forum at www.tenders.net/forumsec. Tenderers may submit questions in writing to the mentioned Question and Answer Forum before the stated “deadline for requesting clarifications Tuesday 21st January 2020.
The Secretariat has no obligation to provide clarification after this date.
Note: The Secretariat will not be responsible for non-receipt/non-delivery of the Bid documents due to any reason whatsoever.
Any complaints regarding the Secretariat’s tender must be directed to the following email: Tender.Complaints@forumsec.org. This email address will forward your complaint to a person that is independent and removed from the tender process. Complaints must be well founded and should not be used as a mechanism for notifying displeasure with the outcome of a tender award. Further information on making a complaint can be found on the Policies & Information page at http://tenders.forumsec.org.
In the event that further information is required by the Secretariat in relation to the tender for consultancy, the Secretariat reserves the right to seek the required information without the need for calling for re-submission of proposals.
CONSULTANCY – DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF NSA CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM 2020 – POLICY DEVELOPMENT
BACKGROUND
In partnership with the European Union under EDF11, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has continued its commitment to building stronger partnerships and relationships with regional and national Non-State-Actors (NSAs). Managed by the PIFS Non-State-Actor Support Unit, the Forum Secretariat currently implements two programmes including; Technical Cooperation and Capacity Building Facility (TECCBUF) FED/2018/396-488 and “Tackling root causes of gender inequality and violence against women and girls in the Pacific” (Pacific RIP – Priority 3.2) CRIS number: FED/2017/39204.
Under both EDF11 initiatives, the NSA Support Unit, coordinates the work of the Forum Secretariat with NSAs in three main areas including; Engagement - to facilitate the constructive engagement of NSAs including women’s groups within regional policy, building partnerships with NSAs - to test and challenge policy advice and thirdly, capacity building - to strengthen the voices of the CSO's/NSA's, including women’s groups, where regional policy dialogue is concerned, for effective CSO participation in policy engagement, implementation and monitoring.
A deliverable of the NSA Programme under the TECCBUF is the development and delivery of capacity building workshops engaging national and regional CSOs from PIF countries to strengthen technical skills relating to policy engagement. Training modules will target various aspects of policy development including; analysis, advocacy, coalition building, influencing. Some mentoring of these same CSOs will also be supported without any direct cost.
PIFS is seeking the services of a consultant(s) to support the PIFS NSA Team with the design and delivery of the Capacity Building Program 2020.
SCOPE OF WORK
The consultant will carry out the responsibilities and tasks as set out under the Terms of Reference (TOR) document which can be downloaded from www.tenders.net/forumsec.
HOW TO APPLY
Submissions should be titled:
REQUEST FOR TENDER: CONSULTANCY – DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF NSA CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM 2020 – POLICY DEVELOPMENT
Method of Submissions:
Submissions must be forwarded in PDF format following the instructions at www.tenders.net/forumsec
Note: Tenders must be submitted with clear labelling of the technical offer and the financial offer. The Technical Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled “A. Technical Offer”. Financial Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled “B. Financial Offer”.
The electronically submitted documents should be converted to the PDF format.
Deadline for Submissions:
Submissions need to reach the Secretariat by 5pm (Fiji Time) Friday 24 January 2020.
Late or incomplete tenders will not be considered.
Questions and Answers
All queries or request for information must be submitted via the Question and Answer Forum at www.tenders.net/forumsec. Tenderers may submit questions in writing to the mentioned Question and Answer Forum before the stated “deadline for requesting clarifications Tuesday 21st January 2020.
The Secretariat has no obligation to provide clarification after this date.
Note: The Secretariat will not be responsible for non-receipt/non-delivery of the Bid documents due to any reason whatsoever.
Any complaints regarding the Secretariat’s tender must be directed to the following email: Tender.Complaints@forumsec.org. This email address will forward your complaint to a person that is independent and removed from the tender process. Complaints must be well founded and should not be used as a mechanism for notifying displeasure with the outcome of a tender award. Further information on making a complaint can be found on the Policies & Information page at http://tenders.forumsec.org.
In the event that further information is required by the Secretariat in relation to the tender for consultancy, the Secretariat reserves the right to seek the required information without the need for calling for re-submission of proposals.
This information is not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. Please confirm all details with the Tendering Firm before responding.