REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE Provision of School WASH Improvement Services, Hygiene Behaviour Change and Group Handwashing Facilities in 45 Primary Schools

UNICEF has now issued a Request for Request for Proposals in order to select a supplier for the Provision of School WASH Improvement Services, Hygiene Behaviour Change and Group Handwashing Facilities in 45 Primary Schools. This tender will be run through the UNICEF e-submissions system. By clicking on the blue ‘Express Interest’ button in the UNGM tender notice, the full UNICEF e-submission system instructions to bidders document (including instructions on how to access the tender documents and submit an Offer) will be automatically emailed to the ‘contact persons’ included in your UNGM registration. Alternatively, the full UNICEF e-submission system instructions to bidders document is publicly available on the UNICEF supply internet pages here: https://www.unicef.org/supply/index_procurement_policies.html . In the tender management site, if you navigate to the documents tab and opt in to confirm your intention to submit a Bid – you will then see the mandatory placeholders for documents that must be attached prior to submitting your Offer (you will also see if there are any mandatory questionnaires to complete). As such, you are recommended to `opt in` well before the submission deadline so you are clear exactly what documents are required to be uploaded prior to completing your submission. Please note that in order to access the tender documentation through UNICEF’s e-submissions system, vendors must: (i) be registered with UNICEF in UNGM as a company/NGO; (ii) have successfully completed all mandatory information currently required by UNGM when registering. Please ensure that any files submitted as part of your Bid are not corrupt or damaged in any way. Please exercise particular caution when using compressed files. Any corrupt or damaged files may lead to your Bid being invalidated. All vendors are strongly recommended to regularly log in to the UNICEF e-submissions system to check for any deadline extensions, new clarifications, new correspondence or updated tender documents relating to this tender. UNICEF Malawi, in collaboration with the Government of Malawi, supports progressive improvement of water, sanitation and hygiene services and practices in schools. Many schools face a combination of infrastructure, management and behaviour-related challenges. These may include inadequate or poorly functioning handwashing facilities, inconsistent availability of soap and water, weak cleaning arrangements, limited hygiene routines and infrastructure gaps that cannot all be addressed through a single intervention. To support practical and progressive improvement, UNICEF applies the Three Star Approach for WASH in Schools. Under this approach, schools improve incrementally from a minimum level of functional WASH services and daily hygiene practices towards progressively higher levels of service and ultimately national WASH in Schools standards. Under this assignment, the immediate target is to support schools to achieve the minimum conditions associated with the first level of the framework, referred to as One Star status. In practical terms, this requires schools to have minimum functional WASH conditions, regular hygiene and cleaning routines, active school management arrangements and appropriate pupil participation. The assignment will cover 45 primary schools in three districts (15 schools per district) with the functional P-class supported by UNICEF. Each district will constitute one procurement lot comprising 15 schools. The intervention will combine: • assessment of existing WASH conditions • preparation of a school-specific WASH Improvement Plan • installation or rehabilitation of group handwashing facilities • selected minor WASH repairs and improvements • structured hygiene behaviour-change activities • establishment of regular WASH routines • orientation of teachers, school management and pupil structures • assessment against the minimum WASH requirements • identification and indicative costing of further improvements required The intention is to establish a practical, scalable and relatively low-cost model that enables schools to reach a defined minimum WASH service level while leaving each school and district with a clear pathway for further improvement.