UNICEF Nigeria Country Office is calling for interested qualified Service Providers to submit applications to become prequalified in relation to upcoming Request for Proposal (RFP) to be issued by UNICEF for Contractual Management Services

Background
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office plans to establish a Long Term Agreement (LTA) with an international organization to manage the provision of the professional services of vaccine security, social mobilization, Learning and girls education, water and environmental sanitation consultants and other professionals to support UNICEF programmes with the Government of Nigeria in its goals of eradicating polio and strengthening routine immunizations, improvement & teaming and girls education and provision of safe water sources. Estimated number of consultants for 2013 is 54O and the LTA duration is for up to two (2)years.

Major Tasks
1. Manage a pool of consultants and technical experts for planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of specific activities at the federal, state and LGA levels per the individual work schedules.

2. Organize the movement of these consultants throughout the states and LOAS and FCT for effective coverage of programme activities as specified in programme schedules.

3. Provide a monthly summary report of all activities and expenditures on authorized activities of personnel.

Qualifications, Specialized Knowledge and Experience
1. Reputed NGO or Consultancy/Management organization with experience of large scale protect management and human resources management in social mobilization activities of development programmes.

2. Capacity to handle disbursements of large sums of money with experience in fleld level monitoring and investigations.

Mandatory Requirements for Prequalification
1. Minimum of 5 years of existence: submit legal Registration Certification

2. Mthrnumot3years&expedenceinprovisionotsrmilar services and implementation of similar contracts: submit List and details of completed/ ongoing contracts Nigeria, including certificates of satisfactory completion of similar projects.

3. Financial Capacity of average annual turnover of USDIM for the last three years and Financial Sustainability: submit audited financial statement and/or credit rating report

4. Personnel: office organogram and CVs of minimum of three (3) key staff

Closing Date/Submission of Expression of Interest (EOI)
Interested service providers are encouraged to complete and submit the Supply Profile Form (SPF), which can be downloaded from www.unicef.org/nigeria/about_3841.html or obtained by sending an enquiry to abujasupply@unicef.org.

EOIs should be sent to e-mail: abiasupply@unicef.org, not later than 20 February 2013 COB. Please quote “EOI Contractual Management Services” as subject in your correspondence.

This EOI does not constitute a solicitation. We do not require bids or proposals at this stage; we merely seek your expression of interest in participating in the tender.

A response to this Request for Expression of Interest does not automatically ensure that you will be selected to participate in the tender.

UNICEF reserves the right to change or cancel the retirement at any time during the EOI and/or solicitation process. UNICEF also reserves the right to require compliance with additional conditions as and when issuing the final tender document.

If you have any additional question about this EOI, please contact Bakhtiyor Sharipov, Supply Manager, E-mail: abujasupply@unicef.org