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Academic Qualification:
- Minimum Master’s Degree in law/human rights/international relations/development studies or any other related field.
Experience:
- Overall 7 years of experience in conducting research/study report and writing/policy-level analysis.
- At least 3 years of experience working with research institutions/academic institutions/ CSOs/NGOs/INGOs/Governmental organization/legal practitioner/UN agencies/donor agencies/development partners.
Language: Fluency in written and spoken English and Bangla language and ability to write report as required.
More specifically, the Consultant will be expected to perform the following tasks and the key deliverables as follows:
Deliverables |
Days Required |
Payment Schedule |
Tentative Payment Date |
Task 1: – Submission of the study of the activity plan, consulted, and agreed, and approved by the NHRC and the HRP, UNDP Bangladesh. – Completion of the initial meetings and consultations (two meetings at least) processes completed. |
10 working days |
30% of payment |
21 May 2022 |
Task 2: – Submission of a draft (approved by the NHRC) study/research report. Research/study work will cover issues related to elderly people in particular:
|
15 working days |
40% of payment |
9 June 2022 |
Task 3: Submission of the Final study/research report. |
5 working days |
30% of payment |
19 June 2022 |
Supervision and Performance Evaluation
The Consultant will report to and work under the direct supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor and/or the National Programme Coordinator, of the HRP who will provide support to consultant with all available materials and necessary information for tasks achievement and facilitate the meetings with NHRC, as and when required.
Timeframe and deadlines and Duty station
The assignment will be for 30 working days over the period of one month(tentative), duty station is Dhaka.
FINANCIAL PROPOSAL
Lump sum contracts
The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e., whether payments fall in instalments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e., upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals.
TRAVEL & DSA
No DSA will be paid at the duty station. All envisaged (local-district level) travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel. In general, UNDP should not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources. In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit of HRJP and Individual Consultant prior to travel which shall be UNDP’s expenses and the individual contractor shall receive a per-diem not to exceed United Nations daily subsistence allowance (DSA) rate in such other location(s) and will be reimbursed.
EVALUATION
Cumulative analysis:
When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
a) responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
b) Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.
* Technical Criteria weight; [70]
* Financial Criteria weight; [30]
Candidates obtaining minimum 49 points out of 70 points allocated for the technical criteria would only be considered for the Financial Evaluation
Techncial criteria:
Criteria |
Max. Point |
Maximum weightage |
Technical |
70 |
70% |
Academic qualification |
20 |
20% |
Experience in conducting research/study/report writing/policy-level analysis |
30 |
30% |
Experience working with research institutions/academic institutions/ CSOs/NGOs/INGOs/Governmental organization/legal practitioner/ UN agencies/donor agencies/development partners |
20 |
20% |
Financial |
30 |
30% |
Total |
100 |
100% |
Financial Evaluation: (Total obtainable score – 30)
All technically qualified proposals will be scored out 30 based on the formula provided below. The maximum points (30) will be assigned to the lowest financial proposal. All other proposals receive points according to the following formula:
p = y (µ/z)
Where:
p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated
y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal
µ = price of the lowest priced proposal
z = price of the proposal being evaluated
Recommended Presentation of Offer
Interested individuals must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications.
a) Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP;
b) Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references;
c) Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment and a methodology on how she/she will approach and complete the assignment.
d) Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided
e) Suppose an organization/company/institution employs an Offeror and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA). In this case, the Offeror must indicate this at this point and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated into the financial proposal submitted to UNDP.
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Note: The individual consultant who does not submit the above documents/requirements shall not be considered for further evaluation.