National Institutional consultancy to support the development of optimization plans

Subject: LRPS-2026- 9203747 : National Institutional consultancy to support the development of optimization plans

Respected,

The purpose of the consultancy is to provide structured technical assistance and facilitation support to municipalities for the updating, adjustment, validation, and finalization of draft municipal primary school network optimization plans, through stakeholder consultations and workshops, in line with the national optimization methodology and standards

Bid submission:

Vendors interested in the assignment should submit the following documentation:

1. Technical Proposal should include:

• Implementation plan, including defining specific implementation steps and description of activities, indicating timeline for each activity, including an estimated number of workdays necessary for each team member, and a detailed timeline of proposed activities.
• Brief (max. 4 page) methodology and approach on how the assignment will be conducted including how UNICEF Procedure for ethical standards in research, evaluation, data collection and analysis will be implemented.
• Team members, including designated role of each team member and their resumé, experience in working on similar assignments, list of such assignments and team members’ roles in them.
• Three recent (not older than 3 years) reference letters relevant to the assignment, demonstrating evidence of relevant capacity, qualification or specialized knowledge/experience.
• Profile of the organization.

1. Financial Proposal: detailed financial proposal should be structured by outputs listed in Major Deliverables. Associated costs per deliverable should be itemized by:

• Fees for experts; team members and researchers presented by unit cost and number of units;
• Other costs associated with completion of the assignment are based on the technical proposal.

The financial proposal should include all expenses as applicable to the assignment, including travel, accommodation, per diems, and other logistical costs. The financial proposal should be quoted in Macedonian denars, without VAT.

• Technical proposal to be sent ONLY to the following e-mail address: skopje@unicef.org no later than May 20, 2026.
• Financial proposal and completed LRFP form to be sent ONLY to the following e-mail address: zantonoski@unicef.org no later than May 20, 2026.

Any questions regarding the Request for Proposals should be sent in writing to anikolov@unicef.org and vmitkovska@unicef.org no later than May 14, 2026. All questions and answers will be published.

Attachments:

Request for Proposal document: LRFP-2026 - 9203747

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