NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

(First published on – 23 Nov 2022)

FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WORKERS' FURTHER TRAINING PROGRAM 

Enhanced Skills for Sustainable and Rewarding Employment (ENSSURE) Phase II is a bilateral initiative of the Government of Nepal and the Government of Switzerland. ENSSURE II seeks to institutionalize and scale up work-based learnings, mainly the Dual VET apprenticeship, in the federal system. The overall objective of ENSSURE II is to help “Nepalese youths, women, and men, gain social and economic benefits from a federalized TVET system.” The following three inter-related outcomes of the project will contribute to the objective: 

  • Workers (women and men) have improved their employability  

  • Federal, provincial, and local government institutions respond to the needs of the labor market.  

  • Private companies meet their needs for skilled human resources through active engagement in the TVET sector. 

The project's major components are the Dual VET apprenticeship, Training with OJT, Career guidance, and Workers’ Further Training (WFT). WFT is implemented in collaboration with the Chamber of Industry Morang (CIM) in Province 1, Confederation of Bagmati Province Industries (CBPI) in Bagmati Province, and Rupandehi Chamber of Industries (RCI) in Lumbini Province and relevant commodity associations in the respective provinces. These associations are the project’s private sector partners in the provinces for strengthening the private sector engagement in the training cycle.  

Now, ENSSURE PSU invites proposals from interested, eligible, and competent private training institutes having training facilities with adequate physical infrastructures and human resources, to implement the training program as mentioned in the ToR and as per the provided course content for the same. The bidder can apply for more than one training package, but separate proposals should be submitted for each training package. The prospective bidders may request the related course contents through email: enssure.np@helvetas.org. 

A pre-bid meeting will be organized on ENSSURE PSU, 11:00-12:00 hrs. on 28 November 2022. Interested bidders are to write an email to enssure.np@helvetas.org for the registration of participation by 17:00 hrs., 26 November 2022.         

Interested bidders can download bid documents from BELOW LINKS. The duly completed proposal should be submitted in the following address: 

 

For Province1 

Enhanced Skills for Sustainable and Rewarding Employment (ENSSURE)  

Project Support Unit, Biratnagar   

Tel: 021-464504 

 

For Bagmati Province 

Enhanced Skills for Sustainable and Rewarding Employment (ENSSURE)  

Project Support Unit, Hetauda 

Tel: 057-520669 

 

For Lumbini Province 

Enhanced Skills for Sustainable and Rewarding Employment (ENSSURE)  

Project Support Unit, Butwal 

Tel: 071-543265/536482 

 

The bid documents must be submitted in one sealed envelope containing 3 separate envelops of the following documents:  

  1. Documents for eligibility,  

  1. Technical Proposal and  

  1. Financial Proposal.  

The consultants will be selected following the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method. The minimum score to pass the technical proposal is 60. The weightage of the technical proposal and financial proposal will be 80% and 20% respectively. Any inquiries other than necessary clarifications on the Request for Proposal (RfP) will not be entertained and any type of solicitation will automatically disqualify the bidder from the selection process. ENSSURE PSU reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals without stating any cause.                               

The deadline for the submission of the proposal is before 5:00 PM, 6 December 2022. If the last day of submission falls on a public holiday, then the next working day and same time shall be considered the last date. 

DOWNLOAD BID DOCUMENTS :

BID FOR PROVINCE 1

BID FOR BAGMATI PROVINCE

BID FOR LUMBINI PROVINCE