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REQUEST FOR TENDER

CONSULTANCY – Documenting National M & E systems for Resilience and Progressing M & E of the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific (FRDP)- Phase 2

BACKGROUND

The Leaders at the 50th Pacific Islands Forum in Funafuti, Tuvalu held from 13 – 16 August, 2019 recalled the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific (FRDP) and reaffirmed the importance of a member-driven, inclusive and coordinated action on climate and disaster resilience. In this respect, Leaders noted the work carried out to date to implement the FRDP and agreed to extend the trial period on the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP) governance arrangements until 2020 to be informed by a review of the effectiveness and efficiency of the governance arrangements. Leaders further directed the PRP Taskforce to finalise the Monitoring & Evaluation framework by end of 2021, with a progress update in 2020.

In response to Leaders’ decision, PIFS is seeking a consultancy to advance operationalisation of the FRDP through the development of a monitoring and evaluation framework. This will be achieved through:

(i) Developing case studies on the approach, structure and content of existing and developing national M&E systems as well as the partnerships and factors that enable the operationalization of these systems;

(ii) Incorporating lessons from the case studies into the development of a draft M&E framework with agreed indicators (indicators currently being used by countries) for tracking, monitoring, measuring progress and reporting against the FRDP.

The consultant will report directly to the Resilience Team Leader in the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat with the PRP Support Unit providing the technical advice and oversight on the work.

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:
CONSULTANCY – EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FRDP AND PRP

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) Wednesday, 4 March 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 Friday 28 February 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.