Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future PLUS (O3 PLUS) Midterm Evaluation
United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) hereby invite qualified companies to submit electronic tenders as follows:
UNESCO is seeking the services of an external evaluation team to conduct a Midterm Evaluation of Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future PLUS (O3 PLUS) project.
The evaluation is expected to commence in October 2023 and conclude by end March 2024.
For more details, please refer to attached procurement notice.
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