Institutional Consultancy for the formative evaluation of the UNICEF “Love and Care for Every Child At UN Children’s Fund

UNICEF is the agency of the United Nations mandated to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF strives to establish children’s rights as international standards of behaviour towards children. UNICEF’s role is to mobilise political will and material resources to help countries ensure a “first call for children”. UNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for the most disadvantaged children.

UNICEF carries out its work through its headquarters in New York, 8 regional offices and 125 country offices world-wide. UNICEF also has a research centre in Florence, a supply operation based in Copenhagen and offices in Tokyo and Brussels. UNICEF’s 37 committees raise funds and spread awareness about the organisation’s mission and work. **1.2 PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

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The purpose of this RFP is to invite proposals for Institutional Consultancy to support Action Research on “Strengthening school- and district level planning for demand-driven pedagogical advisory support to improve teacher competence and student learning” **1.3 FORECAST SCHEDULE

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The schedule of the contractual process is as follows:

**1. a) Closing date and time for submission of full proposal: 17 August 2021 @17:00 Local Time

1. b) Opening of Technical proposal: 24 August 2021
2. c) Opening of Financial proposal: 30 August 2021 (estimated date)
3. d) Award Notice: 10 Sep 2021 (estimated date)
4. e) Signature of contract: 15 September 2021 (TBC) **1.4 RFP CHANGE POLICY

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All requests for formal clarification or queries on this RFP must be submitted in writing to laosupply@unicef.org and copy to hsoldatova@unicef.org. Please make sure that the e-mail mentions the RFP reference number.

Only written inquiries will be entertained. Please be informed that if the question is of common interest, the answer will be shared with all potential RFP bidders.