Title: EU4MD/ Conceptualization and development of sustainable business clusters.

Reg. no.: RfP21/02236

Launch date: 31 March 2021, 10:55 (GMT+2:00)

Deadline: 28 April 2021, 15:00 (GMT+2:00)

Procurement method: Request for Proposal

Categories & Sub-categories: Services;Studies & Research Services | Services;Other services


Overview:

The EU4Molodva: Focal Regions Programme, funded by the European Union and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF), is looking for a Contractor to support the Programme to design business cluster development interventions in Ungheni and Cahul Focal Regions.

In order to ensure adequate implementation of all planned activities, the EU4Molodva: Focal Regions Programme is seeking a local company to provide consistent and comprehensive methodological guidance, conceptualization and development of business clusters, including Stakeholder Review, `Joint Development Platform` Institutionalization, Cluster Mapping, Local Environmental challenges and opportunities, and Detailed 5-year development plans (as detailed in the Terms of Reference of RfP document).

For a detailed information on the required services, as well as submission instructions, please, access the Request for Proposal document (attached under the "Supporting Documents" section below).

Your offer, comprising of Technical and Financial Proposals, shall be submitted in accordance with "Section 3: Bid Data Sheet" of RfP document. Please, pay attention to the submission requirements, especialy to the fact that technical and financial proposals shall be submitted in separate files, while the financial proposal shall be password protected. The password shall not be disclosed unless required in written by UNDP. Please, ensure that no other documents are disclosing your financial proposal apart from Forms F and G which are password protected.
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Offers can be submitted only through on-line bidding in e-tendering module at: https://etendering.partneragencies.org

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Contacts:
Ms. Liliana Caterov, e-mail: liliana.caterov@undp.org

Supporting documents:

Request for Proposal
Section 6 - Bidding Forms
UNDP General Terms and Conditions for Contracts