Tenders Are Invited For Recruitment Of A Logistic And Cold Chain Consultant To Support The Implementation Of The Optimized Logistic System

Tenders Are Invited For Benin Recruitment Of A Logistic And Cold Chain Consultant To Support The Implementation Of The Optimized Logistic System In The Health Areas Of Borgou Zou And Alibori And Cceop In Benin Unicef Works In Some Of The Worlds Toughest Places To Reach The Worlds Most Disadvantaged Children To Save Their Lives To Defend Their Rights To Help Them Fulfill Their Potential Across 190 Countries And Territories We Work For Every Child Everywhere Every Day To Build A Better World For Everyone And We Never Give Up Background Benin Has Embarked On A Process Of Revitalizing The Expanded Routine Immunization Program To Improve The National Coverage Of Children Fully And Correctly Immunized Before Their First Birthday Which Stagnates At Around 37 According To The Latest External Review Of The Program Expanded Immunization Epi Carried Out In 2014 This Process Includes Strengthening The Vaccine Supply And Improving The Demand For The Service As Part Of Its Mission The National Agencye For Vaccination And Primary Health Care Anv Ssp Strives To Ensure The Availability Of Quality And Cost Effective Vaccines For The Benefit Of The Final Beneficiaries With The Support Of Its Technical And Financial Partners The Improvement Plan Developed After The Last Effective Vaccine Management Evm Survey Conducted In 2012 In Benin Highlighted The Need For Capacity Building And Improved Processes For Managing Vaccine Logistics In This Context The Agency Of Preventive Medicine Has Developed In The Framework Of The Project Logivac A Training Course In Health Logistics With A Focus On Vaccine Logistics Under The Leadership Of The Ministry Of Health And With The Support Of The Logivac Project A Logistical Analysis Was Conducted Logistic Circuit Scenarios Were Modeled And Studied Using Hermes Software At National Workshops In June And September 2012 A Model Called The Optimized Logistic System Was Selected At The End Of The Analysis The Demonstration Site Of The Project Based In The Health Zone Of Come Was The Opportunity To Test In Real Life The Model Of Optimization Of The Vaccine Logistics At The Level Of The Health Zone An External Programmatic Evaluation Of The Pilot Project Was Carried Out In 2014 With The Support Of Unicef The First Results Of The Come Experiment Proved To Be Interesting The Demonstration Site Of The Project Based In The Health Zone Of Come Was The Opportunity To Test In Real Life The Model Of Optimization Of The Vaccine Logistics At The Level Of The Health Zone An External Programmatic Evaluation Of The Pilot Project Was Carried Out In 2014 With The Support Of Unicef The First Results Of The Come Experiment Proved To Be Interesting The Demonstration Site Of The Project Based In The Health Zone Of Come Was The Opportunity To Test In Real Life The Model Of Optimization Of The Vaccine Logistics At The Level Of The Health Zone An External Programmatic Evaluation Of The Pilot Project Was Carried Out In 2014 With The Support Of Unicef The First Results Of The Come Experiment Proved To Be Interesting Nationale For Vaccination And Primary Health Care And Its Partners The Agency Of Preventive Medicine Amp And Unicef Have Considered Scaling Up A Three Year Deployment Plan Was Presented And Approved By The Inter Agency Coordinating Committee Icc In February 2015 Eight Health Zones Including Four Supported By Unicef Namely Malanville Karimama Mk Banikoara Bnk Kandi Gogounou S gbana Kgs In Alibori And Djidja Abomey Agbangnizoun Daa In Zou Were Chosen To Implement The Optimized Logistics System In 2015 2016 Then In 2017 Seven 07 New Health Zones Were Enlisted Three Of Which 03 With The Support Of Unicef The Agency Of Preventive Medicine Conducted In 2017 The Situation Analysis In The 03 New Health Zones Namely Zogbodomey Bohicon Zakpota Zoboza Cov Zagnanando Ouinhi Cozo And Kouand K rou Pehunco 2Kp An Individual Consultant Was Also Recruited To Continue Technical Support In The Initial 4 Zones And To Start Distribution Tours In The New Health Zones Logistical Data Collected During The Tours Were Analyzed For The 07 Health Zones Supported By Unicef And 05 Health Zones Supported By The Mpa During The Monthly Meetings Of The Technical Coordination Group Logistics At The Level National These Regular Analyzes As Well As The Close Support Of The Individual Consultant Led To A Significant Improvement In Vaccine Management Thus We Went From Stocking Levels Ranging From 13 To 75 Depending On The Antigens And Health Facilities In The Last Quarter Of 2017 To Zero Break For The Months Of February To June 2018 Regardless Of The Antigen And The Centre Of Health Considered With Regard To The Alarms Recorded On The Cold Chain Equipment The Daa Zone Went From A Peak Of 255 Alarms In October 2017 To 0 Alarms Between January And March 2018 The Banikoara Zone Went From 165 Alarms In October 2017 With 40 Alarms Recorded In March 2018 Also For The Continuous Improvement Of Logistics Indicators At The Country Level 2019 In Addition In Application Of A Major Recommendation Of The Improvement Plan Resulting From The Gev 2017 Survey Technical Coordination Groups Have Been Set Up At The Intermediate Level Departments They Will Analyze Logistics Data And Recommend Appropriate Corrective Actions Similarly The Implementation Of The Cold Chain Equipments Optimization Platform Cceop In Benin Requires The Expertise Of A Health Logistician To Supervise The Installation Of Solar Fridges In Accordance With The Operational Plan For The Deployment Of Equipment In The Cold Chain Odp To Reduce Diversions The Mission National Participation In Meetings Of The Project Management Team Pmt Overseeing The Installation Of Solar Refrigerators According To The Odp For Maximum Reduction Of Derivations Justification This Consultation Requires An Expert In Vaccine Logistics With Proven Experience In The Management Of The Epi Cold Chain In Addition This Consultation Will Require Producing A Large Number Of Strategic And Operational Documents On Very Tight Deadlines And Carrying Out Several Follow Up Missions Tasks To Execute To Propose A Plan Of Realization Of The Mission To Supervise The Collection Of The Data And The Preparation Of The Report Of The Analysis Of The Logistic Situation In The Health Zones Of Tchaourou Bemberek Sinende Nikki Kalal Per r And Parakou Ndali Report To The Supervisor At The Section Meetings And At Program Group Meetings The Actions Undertaken As Part Of The Mission And Make Clear And Operational Recommendations For The Continuation Of The Logistics Optimization Process Participate With The Epi Health Specialist Of The Survival And Child Development Section At The Bimonthly Meetings Of The Cceop Optimized Logistics System Implementation Coordination Technical Group And Coordination Facilitate The Workshop Of Restitution And Development Of The Optimization Plans Arising From The Analysis Of The Situation In The Health Zones Of Tchaourou Tchaourou Bemberek Sinende Nikki Kalal Per r And Parakou Ndali Support Particularly Logisticians Of Health Zones Of Borgou In The Development And Implementation Periodic Adaptation Of Vaccine And Vaccine Consumables Distribution Channels Particularly Supervise Logisticians In Borgou Health Zones During Vaccine Distribution Rounds Preventive Maintenance Of Equipment And Logistical Data Collection Supervise The Logisticians And Statisticians Of The Health Zones Of Borgou To The Correct And Regular Input Of The Storage Distribution And Logistic Management Data Of The Vaccines And Consumables In The Software Package Siigl Computerized System For Vaccine Logistics Management Designed For This Purpose Undertake Field Visits To The Health Zones Of Borgou Zou And Alibori To Supervise Vaccine Distribution Tours Preventative Maintenance Of Equipment And Logistic Data Collection Participate As Much As Possible With Health Zone And Department Teams To Oversee Vaccine Logistics Activities As Well As Quarterly Performance Assessments Analysis Of Collected Data And Their Use For Planning And Action Oversee The Implementation Of The Cceop At The Country Level Report On The Overall Support Mission Make RecommendationsDuration The Duration Of The Contract Is 6 Months June To December 2019 Profile Of The Consultant The Consultant Must Meet The Following Criteria University Degree Level Bac 3 Professional License Construction Engineer At Least In Health Logistics Vaccine Logistics Maintenance Or Any Other Field Related To The Cold Chain Epi Minimum Of 5 Years Of Professional Experience In Epi Logistics Management Experienced Professional Experience In Analysis Management And Transfer Of Skills Good Ability To Produce Summaries Reports Good Ability To Conduct Results Oriented Work Even Under Pressure And In An Unfavourable Context Mastering The French Language Knowledge Of English And Previous Conduct Of Similar Missions Will Be Major Assets Evaluation Criteria Interested Candidates Will Make A Technical Offer And A Financial Offer The Technical Offer Will Include The Documents Justifying The Consultants Qualification And The Prior Experiences Required It Will Also Include A Proposal For A Methodology Including An Understanding Of The Terms Of Reference And An Indicative Timeline For Achieving The Mission The Financial Offer Must Be Detailed Expressed In Cfa Francs And Valid For 90 Days From The Date Of Submission These Two Proposals Will Serve As A Basis For The Selection Of The Consultant According To The Terms Described Below An Evaluation Committee Composed Of Unicef Staff Will Be Set Up To Analyze The Different Offers This May Include Additional Skills Including Technical Internal Or External To The Organization Subject To Approvals By The Authorized Agencies Of Unicef The Decisions Of The Committee Are Deemed Final Unicef Reserves The Right Not To Respond To This Notice Of Call For Applications Technical Evaluation The Criteria For Scoring Technical Offers Are As Follows Offer Evaluation Criteria Maximum Score 1Diploma Presented 15 2Experience In Epi Logistics Management 15 3Knowledge Of Immunization Programs Logistics And Of The Countrys Health System 15 4Professional Professional Experiences In Analysis Management And Skills Transfer 15 5Capacity To Produce Summaries Reports 15 6Quality Of The Proposed Methodology 25 Total100Will Be Declared Technically Valid And Selected For The Next Phase Of The Evaluation Technical Offers Having Received A Mark Of At Least 60 Points 100 In The Technical Evaluation Financial Evaluation The Only Financial Offers Will Be Open To Applicants Who Have Obtained At Least 60 Points 100 In The Technical Evaluation Each Financial Offer Will Receive A Score Of 100 A Financial Offer Of The Lowest Bid Will Be Awarded A Score Of 100 Points The Respective Financial Scores Of The Other Bidders Will Be Calculated As Follows 100 Bid Amount Of The Lowest Bid Bidder Bid Amount Evaluated This Will Allow Each Bidder Who Has Passed The Technical Evaluation To Be Awarded A Financial Evaluation Score Final Evaluation The Final Evaluation Will Combine The Two Previous Evaluations With A Weighting Of 70 For The Technical Evaluation And 30 For The Financial Evaluation The Final Grade Will Be Calculated As Follows Technical Score 70 Financial Score 30 The Candidate With The Highest Final Mark Will Be Selected For The Assignment The Financial Offer Will Be Analyzed And Possibly Negotiated With The Tenderer Within The Available Budget Limits For Every Child You Demonstrate Unicefs Core Values Of Commitment Diversity And Integrity And Core Competencies In Communication Working With People And Drive For Results The Competencies Required For This Post Are View Our Competency Framework AtHttp Www Unicef Org About Employ Files Unicef Competencies PdfUnicef Is Committed To Diversity And Inclusion Within Its Workforce And Encourages All Candi Dates Irrespective Of Gender Nationality Religious And Ethnic Backgrounds Including Persons Living With Disabilities To Apply To Become Part Of The Organization Unicef Has A Zero Tolerance Policy That Is Incompatible With The Aims Of The United Nations And Unicef Including Sexual Exploitation And Abuse And Sexual Abuse Unicef Also Adheres To Strict Child Protection Principles All Selected Candi Dates Will The Ref Ore Undergo Rigorous Reference And Background Checks And Will Be Expected To Adhere To These Standards And Principles Remarks Mobility Is A Requirement Of Inter National Professional Employment With Unicef And Year Underlying Premise Of The Inter National Civilian Service Only Shortlisted Candi Date Will Be Contacted And Advanced To The Next Stage Of The Selection Process Disclaimer The Above Text Is Machine Translated For Accurate Information Kindly Refer The Original Document

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