Tender Advertisement #1123281

(Extension of Bid Closing Date)

Applicants who submitted proposals have the option to resubmit a new bid if they wish to update or amend their bids. Otherwise the Secretariat will treat their original bid as their final and official submission.

REQUEST FOR TENDER

CONSULTANCY – EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FRDP AND PRP

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 further elaborate the FRDP in line with the Paris Agreement and to finalise the Monitoring & Evaluation framework by end of 2021, with a progress update in 2020. Leaders also noted the need for the PRP to consider other risks such as from solid waste, including technological, medical and chemical waste.

In response to Leaders’ decision, PIFS is seeking a consultancy that will conduct a review of the FRDP and the PRP governance arrangements to ensure:
(i) That the FRDP is consistent with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change 2015;
(ii) That the PRP governance arrangement puts into effect the Leader’s call through the Pohnpei

Statement and it efficiently and effectively facilitates the implementation of 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) Monday 9 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 no later than 11am, Monday 9 March 2020 (Fiji time).

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 resubmission of proposals.