Request for Proposal For Recruitment Of A Project Coordination Unit (Pcu) To Support The Ecowas Commission In The Overall Coordination And Management Of The Project

Tenders Are Invited For Recruitment Of A Project Coordination Unit (Pcu) To Support The Ecowas Commission In The Overall Coordination And Management Of The Project The Economic Community Of West African States ("Ecowas") Commission Has Received Funding From The Agence Française De Développement ("Afd"), And Intends To Use Part Of It To Make Payments Under The Milk Offensive Support Project In West Africa (Paolao). The Purpose Of The Respondents Services Will Be To Provide Support To The Project Coordination Unit (Pcu) At Ecowas For The Overall Coordination And Management Of The Project. The Expected Services Are Detailed In Appendix 1. Ecowas Invites Candidates To Express Their Interest In Providing The Services Described Above. This Call For Expressions Of Interest Is Aimed At Consulting Firms And Groups Of Consulting Firms. The Eligibility Criteria For Afd Financing Are Specified In Article 1.3 Of The "Guidelines For Procurement Financed By Afd In Foreign States", Available Online On The Afd Website: Http://Www.Afd.Fr . Candidates May Submit Only One Application In Their Own Name Or As A Group. If A Candidate (Including A Member Of A Grouping) Submits Or Participates In Several Applications, These Will Be Eliminated. However, The Same Sub-Contractor May Participate In Several Applications. If The Applicant Is A Consortium, The Expression Of Interest Must Include: A Copy Of The Grouping Agreement Concluded By All Its Members, Or A Letter Of Intent To Form A Consortium, Signed By All Its Members And Accompanied By A Copy Of The Proposed Consortium Agreement. In The Absence Of This Document, The Other Members Will Be Considered Subcontractors. The References And Qualifications Of Subcontractors Are Not Taken Into Account In The Evaluation Of Applications. Interested Candidates Must Provide Information Demonstrating That They Are Qualified And Experienced To Perform These Services. In This Respect, They Must Provide Evidence That They Have References For Recent And Similar Services. The Similarity Of The References Will Be Analyzed On The Basis Of: The Scale Of The Markets; The Nature Of The Services: Coordination And Implementation Of Programmes/Projects, Particularly Regional Projects, Involving Several Stakeholders; Field And Technical Expertise: Expertise In Agricultural Policies, Regional Integration, Value Chain Development Approaches And In Particular Those Relating To The Dairy Sector, Issues Of Productivity, Processing, Taxation, Regulation And Trade, Employability, Food And Nutritional Security, Gender Issues, Financial Engineering, Communication And Visibility, As Well As Institutional And Human Capacity Building; Geographical Context: Experience In West Africa (Within The Fifteen (15) Ecowas Member States As Well As Chad, Mauritania And Cameroon), In Particular With The Various Stakeholders Working On Value Chain Issues, In Particular The Local Milk Sector, Food Security And Nutrition, In At Least Two Ecowas Institutional Languages; And The Network Of Candidates And Their Ability To Rapidly Mobilize Skills Outside Their Core Business. Their References (Active Telephone Contacts And/Or E-Mail Addresses Of Beneficiaries Or Lessors) Must Be Specified For Each Experience Presented. Ecowas Will Draw Up A Short List Of A Maximum Of Six (6) Candidates, Pre-Selected On The Basis Of The Applications Received, And After Afd Has Given Its Opinion That There Are No Objections, It Will Send The Request For Proposals For The Provision Of The Required Services. Expressions Of Interest Must Be Sent To The Following Address: [email protected], With A Copy To [email protected] And [email protected]; With The Subject "Ami Paolao - Ucp", No Later Than: 20 July, 2023 At 12:00 Gmt (Utc). Tender Link : Http://Afd.Dgmarket.Com/Tenders/Brandednoticelist.Do