RFP 2025.16 Consultancy to develop a landscape report on tools and service delivery innovations for the prevention, diagnosis, and management of care for small and vulnerable newborns.

RFP 2025.16 Consultancy to develop a landscape report on tools and service delivery innovations for the prevention, diagnosis, and management of care for small and vulnerable newborns.

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Objective of the consultancy:

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to identify a qualified external consultancy/specialized firm to develop a landscape document on newborn health products and service delivery innovations, with a focus on care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Qualification of Firm and Consultants:

Unitaid seeks services of external experts/specialized firm with the following skills and technical qualifications and experience, in both firm and the proposed team members. The proposed team working on the project should have following experience (one team member may possess more than one of the listed requirements):

Essential experience and educational requirements

1. The team members should have an advanced level university degree in public health or medicine or the equivalent with minimum of 8-10 years’ work experience in global public health.

2. At least 8 years’ strong experience in developing technical reports, and other communication materials for a range of audiences.

3. At least 8 years’ strong experience working on maternal and newborn health, with a focus on low- and middle-income country settings, and a well-established network of contacts in industry, academia, international agencies, government, etc. relevant to the area of focus.

4. Demonstrated strong experience in horizon scanning for new technologies in global health.

Desirable experience

1. Working knowledge of Unitaid and the World Health Organization

2. Demonstrated strong experience working in LMICs in areas of MNH products access including products development and introduction, market shaping, procurement, medicines regulations, commodity financing and supply chain management.

Bidders are invited to submit a proposal for the above-mentioned Request for Proposal in accordance with the documents attached in the "Tender Document" tab. Proposals must be submitted via UNGM, through the “RFP documents” tab and upload documents in “My Tender Return” no later than 17:00 hours Geneva time on 12 December 2025.

Thank you.

Unitaid Procurement