Request for Proposal For Partner Surveys

Request for proposals for Partner Surveys A.1. Scope of services The Services required by the Contracting Authority are described in the Terms of Reference in Annex 1. The Candidate shall offer the totality of the Services described in the Terms of Reference. Candidates offering only part of the required Services will be rejected. A.2. Cost of proposal The Candidate shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of his proposal and the Contracting Authority is not responsible or liable for these costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the process. A.3. Eligibility and qualification requirements Candidates are not eligible to participate in this procedure if they are in one of the situations listed in article 33 of the General Terms and Conditions for Service Contracts Ver3 2020. Candidates shall in the Proposal Submission Form attest that they meet the above eligibility criteria. If required by the Contracting Authority, the Candidate whose proposal is accepted shall further provide evidence satisfactory to the Contracting Authority of its eligibility. As a rule, the timely arrival of a proposal with the Contracting Authority is the Candidates responsibility. Irrespective of the reason, proposals arriving after the deadline for the submission of proposals, will be considered late and thus rejected. Candidates are also requested to certify that they comply with the Code of Conduct for Contractors. A.4. Exclusion from award of contracts Contracts may not be awarded to Candidates who, during this procedure: (a) are subject to conflict of interest (b) are guilty of misrepresentation in supplying the information required by the Contracting Authority as a condition of participation in the Contract procedure or fail to supply this information A.5. Documents comprising the Request for Proposal The Candidate shall complete and submit the following documents with this proposal: a. Proposal Submission Form (Annex 3 duly completed and signed by the Candidate b. CV. highlighting the Candidates experience in the specific field of the Services and his/her specific experience in the country/region where the Services are to be performed; The proposal and all correspondence and documents related to the Request for Proposal exchanged by the Candidate and the Contracting Authority must be written in the language of the procedure, which is English. A.6. Financial proposal The Financial Proposal shall be presented as an amount in EUR in the Proposal Submission Form in Annex 2. The remuneration of the Candidate under the Contract shall be determined as follows: Procurement Manual 6ED 3 / 22 Global Price: The Candidate shall indicate in his/her proposal his/her proposed global remuneration for the performance of the Services. The Candidate shall be deemed to have satisfied himself as to the sufficiency of his/her proposed global remuneration, to cover both his/her fee rate, including overhead, profit, all his/her obligations, sick leave, overtime and holiday pay, taxes, social charges, etc. and all expenses (such as transport, accommodation, food, office, etc.) to be incurred for the performance of the Contract. The proposed global remuneration shall cover all obligations of the successful Candidate under the Contract (without depending on actual time spent on the assignment) and all matters and things necessary for the proper execution and completion of the Services and the remedying of any deficiencies therein. VAT and/or any sales tax applicable to the purchase of services shall be indicated separately in the proposal. A.7. Validity Proposals shall remain valid and open for acceptance for 30 days after the closing date. A.8. Submission of proposals and closing date Proposals must be received at the address mentioned on the front page by email not later than the closing date and time specified on the front page. A.9. Evaluation of Proposals The evaluation method will be the quality and cost-based selection. A two-stage procedure shall be utilised in evaluating the Proposals; a technical evaluation and a financial evaluation. Proposals will be ranked according to their combined technical (St) and financial (Sf) scores using the weights of 80% for the Technical Proposal; and 20% for the offered price. Each proposals overall score shall therefore be: St X 80% + Sf X 20%. Tender Link : https://www.developmentaid.org/#!/tenders/search