NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
(First published on 27th April 2022) THE SERVICE PROVIDER FOR CONDUCTING TRAINING OF CAREER GUIDANCE TEACHERS
Enhanced Skills for Sustainable and Rewarding Employment (ENSSURE) is a bilateral initiative of the Government of Nepal (GoN) and the Government of Switzerland. The first phase of the project, which started from 20 January 2016 is concluding on 15th July 2022. The second phase of the project is concurrently being implemented from 10 September 2021 and it will be implemented till 15 July 2025. The main goal of the first phase is to support Nepali workers to benefit from continuous employment and an improved standard of living, whereas the second phase of the project aims to support Nepalese youths, women and men, gain social and economic benefits from a federalised TVET system. The ENSSURE project is implemented by CTEVT at the federal level; Province no. 1, Bagmati province, and Lumbini province and 33 Local Governments within those provinces. Helvetas Nepal provides Technical Assistance to all three tiers of the governments and assures the quality of the programme.
In this connection, ENSSURE project invites proposals from interested, eligible and competent service providers to provide training to career guidance teachers, according to the content developed by the project in phase I.
A pre-bid meeting will be organized on 2 May 2022, 1100-1200 hrs. at ENSSURE office, to discuss objective of the services, the scope of the work and the existing training content, and IEC materials. Interested bidders are requested to write an email at enssure.np@helvetas.org for the registration of participation by 1700 hrs., 1 May 2022.
The interested bidders can download bid documents from BELOW LINK or can collect from the following address during 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday:
Enhanced Skills for Sustainable and Rewarding Employment (ENSSURE), Project Support Unit, CTEVT Complex, Room no. 214, Sano Thimi, Bhaktapur
Tel: 6636073, 6636191
The bid documents must be submitted in one sealed envelope containing 3 separate envelops of the following documents: 1) Documents for eligibility, 2) Technical Proposal and 3) Financial Proposal.
The consultants will be selected following the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method. The weightage of technical and financial proposal is 80:20. The minimum score to pass the technical proposal is 60. Any inquiries other than necessary clarifications on Request for Proposal (RfP) will not be entertained and any types of solicitation will automatically disqualify the bidder from the selection process.
ENSSSURE project reserves the right to accept or reject any bid or to cancel the bidding process and reject all bids, at any time prior to the award of the contract, without assigning any reasons whatsoever and without thereby incurring any liability to the affected Bidder or Bidders.
The deadline for the submission of proposal is before 5:00 PM, 9th May 2022. In case the last day of submission falls on public holiday, then the next working day and same time shall be considered as the last date.