Request for Proposal For Wee Barriers In Eccd Jordan Workforce

Request for proposals for WEE Barriers in ECCD Jordan Workforce Closing Date: 14 Oct 2026 Type: Consultancy WUSC invites proposals for the follo*wing: «Mapping Barriers to Womens Entry and Participation in the ECCD Workforce in Jordan, with a Focus on Refugee Women and Women with Disabilities*»** «RFP\JOR\2026\730» The closing date for receipt of proposals will be «14/Oct /2026» at«04:00 PM Amman Local time» All submissions must be electronically submitted to Jordan procurement email address « [email protected]» For further information, contact WUSC through « [email protected]» Contents INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS 2 1. Description of the Procurement 2 2. Eligibility and Qualification of Bidders 2 3. Language of the Proposal 2 4. Documents included in the Proposal 2 5. Clarification and Amendment 3 6. Modification and Withdrawal 4 7. Payment and Currency 4 8. Format, signing and submission of Proposals 4 9. Deadline for Submission of Bids 4 10. Bid Opening 4 11. Evaluation of Technical Proposals 4 12. Evaluation of Financial Proposals 5 13. Confidentiality 6 14. Notification of Award 6 15. Award of Contract 6 16. Signing of Contract and Performance Security 7 17. Settlement of Disputes 7 18. Compliances 7 INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS Description of the Procurement WUSC intends to procure a Mapping Barriers to Womens Entry and Participation in the ECCD Workforce in Jordan, with a Focus on Refugee Women and Women with Disabilities Consultant as per the Terms of Reference attached in Annex 1. Eligibility and Qualification of Bidders In order to be awarded the contract, bidders should possess the financial, economic, technical, and professional capacity to perform the contract. Bidders should fulfill their tax and social insurance liabilities in the country and should not currently be subject to a debarment penalty. Bidders must adhere to the highest ethical standards, both throughout the bidding process and execution of the contract. WUSC has a zero tolerance for unethical behavior/corrupt practices, including: Bribery: the act of unduly offering, giving, receiving or soliciting anything of value to influence the procurement process; Extortion or coercion: the act of attempting to influence the process of procuring goods or services, or executing contracts by means of threats of injury to person, property or reputation; Fraud: misrepresentation of information or facts for the purpose of influencing the procurement process; Collusion: an agreement between bidders designed to result in bids at artificial prices that are not competitive; Guilt of misrepresentation in supplying the information required by the contracting authority as a condition of participation in the contract procedure or failing to supply this information; Anti-terrorism: support of any terrorist or terrorist group as defined by donors; Other civil, criminal acts or otherwise illegal activity which would be detrimental to the financial interests of WUSC WUSC may declare the consultancy firms, their boards of directors and/or individual personnel ineligible to register with the organization either indefinitely or for a stated period of time. WUSC will reject a proposal if it establishes that the bidder recommended for award has engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercive practices in competing for the contract. Freelance consultants are eligible for this RFP (Local bidders only Located in Jordan) Language of the Proposal The Proposal as well as all correspondence and documents related to the proposal shall be written in English. Documents included in the Proposal The proposal will be prepared, submitted, and evaluated in two parts as follows: Technical Proposal Format and Content The Technical Proposal shall be prepared using the consultant/ firms format and shall comprise the documents listed**.** The Technical Proposal shall not include any financial information. A Technical Proposal containing material financial information shall be declared non-responsive. Section 1 (In case of an open tender where the suppliers are not known to WUSC; the following documents should be requested) for eligibility and compliance check/evaluation Covering letter on firms headed paper giving complete details including email addresses, telephone contacts, office location where applicable; not required for freelance bidders. Copy of Certificate of incorporation/registration (Commercial registration) where applicable; not required for freelance bidders. Valid Tax compliance certificate (where applicable) Copy of Current Trading License (Vocational license) where applicable; not required for freelance bidders. Failure to submit the documents requested in section 1 will lead to rejection of the proposal. Financial Proposal format and content The Financial Proposal shall be prepared using the consultant/firms format and it shall list all costs associated with the assignment, including (a) remuneration for Key Experts and Non-Key Experts, (b) reimbursable expenses as follows: Summary of Costs Breakdown of Remuneration of the key experts proposed Reimbursable expenses if any 4.2.1 The prices given in the financial proposal must include all taxes and duties in accordance with the laws of the country. 4.2.2 The price offered must remain fixed during the contract performance. 4.2.3 The bid price must be in the requested Currency, which is Jordanian Dinar (JOD). Clarification and Amendment WUSC will, within 5 working days, respond in writing or electronic mail to any request for clarification received in writing or electronic mail no later than 7 days before expiry of the deadline for submission of the bid. The response will be distributed to all bidders without identifying the source of the request. All enquiries should be written to WUSC through ([email protected]). Modification and Withdrawal The bidder may submit a modified bid or a modification to any part of it at any time prior to the proposal submission deadline. The bidders withdrawal notice must be marked as Modification. No modifications to the bid shall be accepted after the deadline. The bidder may submit a bid withdrawal notice to any part of it at any time prior to the proposal submission deadline. The bidders withdrawal notice must be marked as Withdrawal. No withdrawals to the bid shall be accepted after the deadline. Payment and Currency Payment under the Contract shall be made in the currency or currencies in the bid which is (JOD) Payment will be made within 30 days upon submission of the invoice and satisfactory receipt of goods/services. Format, signing and submission of Proposals An authorized representative of the bidder shall sign the original submission letters in the required format as one original. The original Technical Proposal shall be clearly marked TECHNICAL PROPOSAL Title of the attachment. The original Financial Proposal shall be clearly marked FINANCIAL PROPOSAL Title of the attachment. (Note: Technical and financial proposals must be submitted in one email with separate attachments). Deadline for Submission of Bids The proposal must be submitted through the email with the subject of **"Mapping Barriers to Womens Entry and Participation in the ECCD Workforce in Jordan, with a Focus on Refugee Women and Women with Disabilities Consultant- RFP\JOR\2026\730 and must be received by WUSC by Oct 15, 2026, 04:00 pm Amman local time. Bids received after this date will be rejected. Proposals submitted must be valid for 90 days from the bid submission date. Bid Opening WUSC evaluation committee shall conduct the opening of the proposals immediately after the bid submission time.The opening date will be 20 September 2026. At the opening of the proposals, only the Technical proposal shall be opened while Financial Proposal shall remain at the procurement department and shall be securely stored. bids the following shall be read out: (i) the name and the country of the bidder (ii) any modifications to the bid submitted prior to the proposal submission deadline, (iii) any other information deemed appropriate. This information will be filled in the bid opening form. Evaluation of Technical Proposals The evaluators of the Technical Proposals shall have no access to the Financial Proposals until the technical evaluation is concluded. The tender committee shall evaluate the Technical Proposals on the basis of their responsiveness to the Terms of Reference and the RFP, applying the evaluation criteria, sub-criteria, and point system specified below. Each responsive Proposal will be given a technical score. A Proposal shall be rejected at this stage if it does not respond to important aspects of the RFP or if it fails to achieve the minimum technical score. During evaluation of bids, WUSC may request the bidder, in writing, using mailing address or email address, to provide clarification of his bid. No change in price or substance of the bid shall be sought, offered or permitted. Proposal Evaluation Criteria Criteria, sub-criteria, and point system for the evaluation of the Technical Proposals: Points Technical (which includes: Relevance of education and experience in conducting similar assignments and trainings, Experience in working with public institutions and government and INGOs , Experience in, conducting training sessions. Experiance of National policies and regulation assessment (70 points) Financial Proposal (30 points) Total points for the four criteria***:*** 100 The minimum technical score (St) required to pass is: 65 The minimum Overall score 70 Evaluation of Financial Proposals The Financial Proposals of the bidders who attain the minimum technical scores are opened and the summary of cost prices read out and recorded in the bid opening form by the tender committee. All Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4232009/request-proposal-wee-barriers-eccd-jordan-workforce-rfpjor2026730