Developing eco-system to incubate creative entrepreneurship at Rural Craft and Cultural Hubs RCCH (West Bengal, India)
Call for partnership with implementation partners (CFP): United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) invites qualified national or international not for profit entities working in West Bengal to submit proposal to facilitate the development of the handicraft and handloom-based art/craft clusters within the “Developing eco-system to incubate creative entrepreneurship at Rural Craft and Cultural Hubs RCCH-year II project, in targeted ICH clusters of West Bengal for a minimum 3,000 beneficiaries.
The technical proposal should fit the fixed budget envelope of a maximum $300,000.
The Call for partnership (CFP) consists of this cover page and the attached document (Form 7-20 including four annexes).
Offerors are requested to acknowledge the receipt of this CFP and to indicate whether will be submitting a proposal.
13 May 2025: Online information session with interested partners.
Closing date: 21 May 2025 07:30 at GMT -5 = 18h00 IST
For this purpose, and for any requests for clarification, please contact procurement.ndl@unesco.org
Note: Bidding for all UNESCO tenders and projects is free of charge, UNESCO does not require any fees to participate in the tender.
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