Request for Proposals Procurement of Consultancy Services for carrying out Situational Analysis and Needs Assessment for Enhancement of Research Management for Improved Performance of Higher Education Systems in East Africa

INTER-UNIVERSITY COUNCIL FOR EAST AFRICA

Request for Proposals

for

Procurement of Consultancy Servi

Procurement Reference No: IUCEA/SVS/2020-21/001

Procurement Procedures: Open Bidding

Sida Contribution Number. 13336

Date of issue: Friday 6^th November 2020

IUCEA Standard Invitation to Consultants

Invitation to Bid for consultancy services for carrying out situational analysis and needs assessment for enhancement of Research Management for Improved Performance of Higher Education System in East Africa.

Procurement Reference Number: IUCEA/SVS/2020-21/001

1.  IUCEA has allocated funds to be used for the acquisition of consultancy services for carrying out situational analysis and needs assessment for enhancement of Research Management for Improved Performance of Higher Education System in East Africa

2. IUCEA now invites sealed proposals for the provision of the above services.

3. Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the IUCEA Procurement Manual (2014) and the procedures described in Part 1: Proposal Procedures with reference to version 1.0 of August 2018, Annex (A) Procurement provisions for use by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the context of Sida-Financed Project/Core Activities (Sida’s Procurement Provisions).

4. Accordingly Open bidding is adopted as the procurement method though since IUCEA does not have a data base of potential service providers, it is decided to upload the RFP to IUCEA website and share the same with IUCEA Member Universities and SIDA HQ for further dissemination to potential service providers.

5. You may obtain further information and inspect the proposal documents at the address given below at 8(a) from 8:00am to 5:00 pm.

6. Proposals must be delivered to the address below at 8(c) at or before Monday 07^th December 2020 at 3:00 pm. All proposals must be accompanied by a proposal securing declaration which must be valid for 120 calendar days from the date of proposal submission.

Late proposals shall be rejected. Proposals will be opened in the presence of the consultants’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below at 8(d) at Monday 07^th December 2020 at 3:30 pm.

7. There shall be no pre-proposal meeting conference.

8.  (a)  RFP documents is issued from ICT Unit in a soft form.

     (b)   Proposals must be delivered to: IUCEA Reception

     (c)   There shall be no public opening since proposals shall be received on line.

     (d)   For clarification, please contact:

Attention:                    Executive Secretary          

Street Address:             Plot M833, Kigobe Road

Floor/Room number:     Second Floor, IUCEA Building

Town/City:                   Kampala

P. O. Box:                     7110

Country:                       Uganda

Telephone:                   +256773181662

Electronic mail address: [email protected] and copy in [email protected]

9. Please inform us, upon receipt:

• that you received the letter of invitation; and
• whether you will submit a proposal alone or in association.

10. The planned procurement schedule (subject to changes) is as follows: