1. Background

UNFPA works to advance the health, rights, and well-being of adolescents and young people, including access to accurate, age-appropriate information on sexual and reproductive health (SRH), mental health, HIV prevention, life skills, and meaningful youth participation. Social, economic, geographic, gender-related, and disability-related barriers can limit access to trusted information and opportunities for participation, particularly for out-of-school adolescents, young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), transgender adolescents and young people, and adolescents with disabilities.

UNFPA Pakistan intends to procure services from a qualified, legally registered for-profit firm with demonstrable youth leadership and relevant technical experience to design and deliver youth-led advocacy and Life Skills-Based Education (LSBE) activities. The services will combine youth champion engagement, community-level advocacy, accessible learning sessions, and tailored digital and information, education and communication (IEC) materials. Not-for-profit organizations are not eligible under this solicitation; this eligibility condition should be confirmed and applied consistently in accordance with the approved procurement strategy.

2. Objective of the Services

The objective is to procure an integrated package of services that strengthens young people’s capacity to act as informed advocates and peer champions on SRH, mental health, HIV prevention, life skills, and youth leadership, while expanding access to inclusive, age-appropriate LSBE for marginalized adolescents and young people.

·        Recruit, prepare, and support Youth Champions to conduct safe, inclusive, evidence-informed advocacy and peer engagement.

·        Design and implement accessible, multi-channel advocacy activities, including community dialogues, digital campaigns, and culturally appropriate creative formats.

·        Deliver LSBE sessions tailored to the needs, age, language, and accessibility requirements of marginalized adolescents and young people.

·        Develop and disseminate accurate, inclusive, accessible, and culturally appropriate digital and IEC materials, subject to UNFPA approval.

·        Document outputs, participant feedback, lessons learned, and recommendations for sustainability.

3. Scope of Services

Service Component 1: Youth Champion Engagement and Advocacy

·        Propose transparent selection criteria and identify Youth Champions, ensuring meaningful participation of young people from diverse backgrounds. Submit the proposed cohort and selection approach to UNFPA for approval.

·        Develop and deliver an orientation and training package covering SRH, mental health, HIV prevention, life skills, youth leadership, ethical communication, safeguarding, confidentiality, misinformation, and referral protocols.

·        Design and implement youth-led advocacy and communication activities, which may include community dialogues, digital campaigns, peer engagement, theatre, and other locally appropriate creative approaches.

·        Use local languages and accessible formats where appropriate, ensuring messaging is evidence-informed, non-stigmatizing, gender-sensitive, disability-inclusive, and culturally appropriate.

·        Submit campaign plans, messages, scripts, creative concepts, and materials to UNFPA for written approval before publication or implementation.

·        Maintain records of activities and outputs, including dates, locations, participant numbers disaggregated where safe and appropriate, materials used, and documented feedback.

Service Component 2: LSBE for Marginalized Adolescents and Young People

·        Develop or adapt LSBE session plans and facilitator materials aligned with UNFPA-approved content and applicable national guidance.

·        Conduct sessions for agreed target groups, including out-of-school adolescents and youth, young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), transgender adolescents and young people, and adolescents with disabilities.

·        Use participatory, age-appropriate, accessible, and inclusive facilitation methods; make reasonable accessibility arrangements in consultation with participants and UNFPA.

·        Develop digital and printed IEC resources tailored to target groups, including accessible formats and local-language versions where agreed.

·        Establish safe participation procedures, informed consent/assent processes as applicable, confidentiality safeguards, and referral arrangements for disclosures or requests for support.

·        Coordinate with local stakeholders and relevant services, without collecting unnecessary personal or sensitive data.

4. Deliverables and Indicative Schedule

The service provider shall submit deliverables in English unless otherwise agreed. The schedule below is indicative and shall be confirmed in the approved inception work plan. UNFPA may request reasonable revisions to ensure that deliverables meet the ToR and contract requirements.

The solicitation and contract shall specify the payment schedule, if applicable, and link payments to deliverables accepted in writing by UNFPA. Payment percentages and milestones must be confirmed by Procurement and Finance before solicitation.

5. Performance Monitoring and Reporting

The service provider shall propose realistic targets in its technical proposal and confirm them in the approved inception report. At minimum, reporting shall cover:

·        Number of Youth Champions selected and trained, with appropriate disaggregation where safe and relevant.

·        Number and type of advocacy activities completed, by location and channel.

·        Number of LSBE sessions delivered and participants reached, disaggregated by agreed characteristics where ethically appropriate and safe.

·        Number and type of digital/IEC materials developed, approved, and disseminated.

·        Participant feedback and evidence of learning or engagement using appropriate methods.

·        Safeguarding concerns reported through approved channels, without unnecessary identifying details in routine reports.

·        Progress against the approved work plan, implementation risks, mitigation actions, and other reporting required under the contract.

6. Mandatory Eligibility and Minimum Requirements

Bidders must meet the mandatory eligibility requirements set out in the solicitation. Requirements and evidence must be stated clearly and applied consistently.

·        Legally registered and authorized private organization, with valid Registration supporting documentation-Not- for-profit organizations/NGOs are ineligible under this solicitation,

·        Demonstrable youth-led governance or leadership, evidenced through objective documentation such as governance structure, senior management profiles, or other verifiable records. The solicitation should define the age range and evidence required for “youth-led.”

·         Demonstrable experience in youth programming, advocacy, SRH, mental health, HIV prevention, LSBE, or related areas.

·        Demonstrated experience designing and implementing community-based interventions and/or youth-led campaigns.

·        Capacity to engage marginalized groups and apply gender-sensitive, disability-inclusive, and safeguarding-aware approaches.

·        Capacity to produce high-quality digital and IEC materials, including local-language and accessible formats where required.

·        Availability of qualified personnel and ability to deliver services in locations specified in the approved work plan.

·        Acceptance of applicable UNFPA contractual requirements relating to safeguarding, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, confidentiality, data protection, conflicts of interest, and ethical conduct.

·        2 Year Audited Financial Statement having revenue of at least 50,000$

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7. Proposal Submission Requirements

Bidders shall submit the documents requested in the solicitation, which should include at minimum:

·        Legal registration documents and evidence of for-profit status.

·        Evidence supporting youth-led status and details of senior management/governance.

·        Technical proposal describing understanding of the services, methodology, implementation plan, inclusion and safeguarding approach, monitoring plan, and quality assurance.

·        Work plan and proposed targets for the six-month period.

·        Profiles/CVs of key personnel and proposed team structure, including relevant experience.

·        Examples of comparable assignments or projects with local or international organizations.

·        Financial proposal with itemized costs, taxes, assumptions, and any proposed unit costs in the format specified in the solicitation.

·        Declarations and forms required by UNFPA, including conflict-of-interest and eligibility declarations.

8. Evaluation Approach

The solicitation shall state the evaluation method, mandatory pass/fail requirements, technical evaluation criteria, minimum technical threshold (if applicable), and financial evaluation approach before bids are received. Criteria and weights must be approved by Procurement and applied consistently. The following is an illustrative technical evaluation structure only and must be reviewed and approved before use.