REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL- (RFP -ETH- 2014 – 9116223)

OPEN FOR International firm/organization only. 

UNICEF supports the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) in the design and implementation of integrated child-sensitive social cash transfer pilot programs in SNNPR and Oromia. The major objective of the pilot programs is to test the integration of Social Cash Transfers (SCT) and access to social services for extremely poor and labour constrained households that are beneficiaries of the Direct Support component of the Next Generation Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) as a first step for the establishment of the national Social Protection and Disaster Risk Management System. 

The design of the program is expected to be completed in towards the end of 2014. MoLSA, in partnership with partner organizations has planned to strengthen the technical capacity of regional Agencies of Labour and Social Affairs for effective planning and implementation of the SCT pilot in the two regions. 

Objective.

Design a comprehensive SCT Management Information System (MIS) for the direct support beneficiaries of Regional States of Oromia and SNNPR Bureaus of Labour and Social Affairs in line with the manual of operations;The Integrated SCT MIS should use technologies that will allow a future integration into the National Social Protection MIS and PSNP unified single registry. 

Composition of the team in the Firm/organisation and Experience Required.

The design will be conducted by a registered institution/organization/firm which will deploy a technical expert to conduct the assignment.

The team must have (1) extensive expertise and experience in the design of Social Cash Transfer MIS (at least 5 to 8 years) and a strong commitment to undertake the assignment;(2)Knowledge of institutional issues related to development programming (including funding, administration, the role of the UN system, partnerships, human rights and sustainable development issues) and (3)  familiarity with social protection policies and programmes with a focus on social cash transfer programmes and their design. 

Interested and eligible bidders ONLY from International organizations are invited to collect the complete tender documents by sending an email to Mr. Deresse Damte (ddamte@unicef.org) or Mr. Ayele Wolde (awolde@unicef.org) Starting on Friday 5-12-2014. Proposals are to be submitted to UNICEF Ethiopia Office on or before 9.00 am (East African Time) on Friday 26-12- 2014. Please quote the RFP nr. 9116223 in all your correspondences. Due to the nature of the bid, there will be no bid public opening for this offer. UNICEF reserves the right to accept or reject part or all of any or all bids.

ADDRESS:  UNICEF Ethiopia, UNECA Compound, NOF Building, 2rd floor Supply Section,  Attn. Mr. Deresse Damte / Mr. Ayele Wolde, P.O.BOX 1169, TEL: +251-11 518 4167/4142  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.