Evaluation of the PhosAgro/UNESCO/IUPAC partnership in green chemistry 2013-2025
United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) hereby invite qualified companies to submit sealed tenders as follows:
Evaluation service to assess the relevance of the PhosAgro/UNESCO/IUPAC
partnership in green chemistry, its effectiveness (i.e. the fulfilment of its objectives) and its efficiency, and to generate recommendations to UNESCO in view of renewing the current Partnership Agreement with PhosAgro, which will expire in October 2025.
The bidders should take into consideration the added value of UNESCO, the degree to which UNESCO’s global priorities – Africa and Gender Equality – are incorporated in the Project, as well as the extent to which the Project contributes to the Organization’s mandate, and in particular that of the Natural Sciences Sector, and the UN 2030 Agenda.
Please refer to attached Procurement Notice.
Sustainable Procurement practices integrate requirements, specifications, and criteria that are compatible and in favour of the protection of the environment, the social progress and in support of economic development. These practices seek resource efficiency, improve the quality of products and services, and ultimately optimize costs (HLCM Procurement Network). Sustainable Procurement is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (goals 12 and 12.7), and it also contributes to the achievement of all SDGs. This procurement opportunity is considered sustainable as it incorporates at least three sustainability considerations, in accordance with the HLCM Procurement Network's Sustainable Procurement Working Group - Sustainability Indicators Framework. To learn more about which considerations are included in this procurement opportunity, please see below for a specific description. For more information, contact the procurement official or author of this procurement opportunity.
The tender contains sustainability considerations for preventing or minimizing damage associated with climate change.
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Energy efficiency, greenhouse gas reporting and emission offsetting.
The tender contains sustainability considerations addressing gender equality and women's empowerment.
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Gender mainstreaming, targeted employment of women, promotion of women-owned businesses.
The tender contains sustainability considerations for the prevention of polluting emissions to air, solid waste to land and discharges to water.
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EMS, waste management and wastewater management.
The tender contains sustainability considerations promoting sustainability through the entire supply chain.
Examples:
Sustainability requirements for tier 2 suppliers, identification and approval of subcontractors.
This indicator summarizes sustainability considerations that relate to inclusion of a person with disability.
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Organizational policy on disability inclusion, recruiting people with disabilities, accessible premises, disability-inclusive supply chains, and manufacturing accessible products.
The tender contains sustainability considerations promoting vendors' participation to the UN Global Compact.