Institutional Consultancy for Private Sector Situation Analysis of the WASH sector in Zambia ( WASH )

UNICEF has now issued a Request for Proposals in order to select a supplier for the provision of Private Sector Situation analysis Zambia Water and Sanitation ( WASH ) Sector BRIEF BACKGROUND Purpose Conduct an analysis of the role and impact of business in the WASH sector in Zambia in the context of outcomes for children PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT The main objective of this assignment is to conduct a diagnostic of the WASH sector in Zambia, identifying how the private sector can address WASH-related child deprivations. A second objective is to identify private sector business models which are currently being supported by WASH sector actors, to determine if the models are addressing current WASH deprivations and if the private sector activities can be sustainable without continued external financial support. The analysis should assess the role and motivation of business in the WASH and related construction, garment, cleaning, and hardware sector. It should analyse the enabling environment, examining laws, policies and regulations related to business in these sectors to understand the incentives, gaps and constraints that significantly influence or determine business practices and their impact on water and sanitation services for children. Finally, the business ecosystem in the WASH sector should be examined as part of a stakeholder analysis when mapping key business actors, prominent companies, and relevant business stakeholders. This will be important for understanding the pathways where UNICEF, government, and other non-profits can influence new entrepreneurs, existing individual businesses – and the industry more widely. DESCRIPTION OF THE ASSIGNMENT (SCOPE OF WORK) / SPECIFIC TASKS The WASH business sector SitAn will examine current entrepreneurs and business providing goods and services in rural context and growth centres throughout Zambia. In consultation, at each stage, with UNICEF, phase II of the situation analysis will also achieve the following: • Identify existing WASH businesses that import, produce, or provide WASH services and analyse the impact of current policy, tax structures, and legal structures on these businesses • Create business models using a tool such as the business model canvas and calculate approximate return on investment for at least 3 businesses per subsector. Proposals that include supporting entrepreneurs to map their own business will be viewed favourably • Conduct activities on willingness to pay for promising WASH products and services in Luapula province • Create individual one-page flyers identifying WASH business opportunities including size of market, products desirable by different segments of the market, willingness to pay for various products by market segmentation, and potential profit for the four most promising business models PLEASE NOTE : This tender will be run through the UNICEF e-submissions system By clicking on the blue ‘Express Interest’ button in the UNGM tender notice, the full UNICEF e-submission system instructions to bidders document (including instructions on how to access the tender documents and submit an Offer) will be automatically emailed to the ‘contact persons’ included in your UNGM registration. Alternatively, the full UNICEF e-submission system instructions to bidders document is publicly available on the UNICEF supply internet pages here: https://www.unicef.org/supply/index_procurement_policies.html . In the tender management site, if you navigate to the documents tab and opt in to confirm your intention to submit a Bid – you will then see the mandatory placeholders for documents that must be attached prior to submitting your Offer (you will also see if there are any mandatory questionnaires to complete). As such, you are recommended to `opt in` well before the submission deadline so you are clear exactly what documents are required to be uploaded prior to completing your submission. Please note that in order to access the tender documentation through UNICEF’s e-submissions system, vendors must: (i) be registered with UNICEF in UNGM as a company/NGO; (ii) have successfully completed all mandatory information currently required by UNGM when registering. Please ensure that any files submitted as part of your Bid are not corrupt or damaged in any way. Please exercise particular caution when using compressed files. Any corrupt or damaged files may lead to your Bid being invalidated. All vendors are strongly recommended to regularly log in to the UNICEF e-submissions system to check for any deadline extensions, new clarifications, new correspondence or updated tender documents relating to this tender.