WHO
Individual Consultants: HIV and Hepatitis Roster for Short Term Consutants (Norms and Standards and Technical Support) Request for proposal

Reference: 2019/CDS/HIV/001
Beneficiary countries: Switzerland
Published on: 25-Mar-2019
Deadline on: 30-Apr-2019 17:00 (GMT 1.00)

Description

The WHO Programme on HIV is guided by the Global Health Strategy for HIV 2016 – 2021 (GHSS). Its goals, consistent the UNAIDS Strategy and international commitments, are to achieve universal access to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care interventions for all in need, and to contribute to achieving health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their associated targets by 2020. 

 

The objective of the Department of HIV and Viral Hepatitis is to lead an effective, WHO organization-wide HIV and hepatitis effort to support Member States in the implementation of the GHSSs. The five strategic objectives of the GHSSs are: Strategic Direction 1: Information for focused action (know your epidemic and response); Strategic Direction 2: Interventions for impact (covering the range of services needed) 3: Delivering for equity (covering the populations in need of services); Strategic Direction 4: Financing for sustainability; and Strategic Direction 5: Innovation for acceleration.

 

The department consists of technical units focusing on Key Populations and Innovative Prevention (KPP), Treatment and Care (TAC); Strategic Information and Planning (SIP); Global Hepatitis Programme (GHP); and Country Support for Impact (CSI), as well as the Office of the Director (ODH).

 

All units are in need of qualified consultants for norms and standards, as well as for technical support in the respective areas in Low and Middle Income countries (LMIC). To meet the needs, the department will establish a pre-qualified roster of consultants that can be easily contacted for short term (less than 3 months) and longer term consultants (up to 24 months) assignments.

 

Work to be performed:

The Department HIV and Hepatitis needs to establish a pre-qualified roster of consultants who are able to provide technical assistance over a wide range of areas related to HIV and Hepatitis prevention, care & treatment, strategic information, and programme management. Under these technical areas, we need consultants who can assist with norms and standards, and technical support to LMICs. The department is creating a roster of pre-qualified selected consultants to strengthen a rapid response to technical assistance needs in headquarters, regional offices and country offices.

 

Main Tasks:

Each area as mentioned above is divided into a) Norms and Standards and b) technical support to Low-Middle Income Countries.

  1. Prevention HIV & Hepatitis
  2. Treatment & Care HIV & Hepatitis
  3. Strategic Information HIV & Hepatitis
  4. Management HIV & Hepatitis

 

Key requirements for this consultancy:

 

Please refer to each separate area the detail requirements, as per detailed in the main document attached to this Request for Proposal.

 

Submission of proposals:

No later than 30 April 2019, 17:00 CET, the bidder shall complete and return by either email or hard copy to WHO (only when this step is completed the bidder is regarded as a prospective bidder):

                                                                                                            

a)      Covering letter signed by the respective authority.

b)      Proposal (including, but not restricted to, technical and financial documents).

c)      Annex 1 “2019CDSHIV001_Acknowledgement form completed/signed.

d)      Annex 2 “2019CDSHIV001_Confidentiality Undertaking form completed/signed.

e)      Annex 3 “2019CDSHIV001_Proposal Completeness form completed/signed.

f)       Annex 4 “2019CDSHIV001_ Questions from Bidders Template

g)      Annex 5 2019CDSHIV001_ Acceptance  form completed/signed.

h)      Annex 6 “2019CDSHIV001_Bidder Self-declaration form completed/signed.

 

Any prospective bidder requiring any clarification on technical, contractual or commercial matters may notify WHO via email at the following address no later than  15 April 2019, 17:00 CET.

 

Email for submissions of forms and/or proposal: pdifin@who.int (use subject: Bid Ref 2019CDSHIV001)

 

  • Mailing address for submission of proposal:

World Health Organization

HQ/HIV, PDI/FIN, D45034

Bid Ref: 2019CDSHIV001

20, Avenue Appia

CH-1211 Geneva 27

Switzerland