Request for Proposal For Whaikaha - Disabled People Led Monitoring Contract

Request for Proposals (RFP) for Whaikaha - Disabled People Led Monitoring Contract Open Date: Wednesday, 12 June 2024 5:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00) Close Date: Wednesday, 24 July 2024 5:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00) Tender Type: Request for Proposals (RFP) Tender Coverage: Sole Agency Regions: New Zealand Required Pre-qualifications: None Overview: Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People would like to engage a suitably qualified supplier to deliver monitoring projects for 3 years for, and on behalf of, the Disabled Peoples Organisations (DPO) Coalition on how the UNCRPD is being realised (and implemented) in New Zealand. The monitoring projects must follow the Disability Rights Promotion International (DRPI) methodology, to enable the DPO Coalition to fulfil its monitoring obligations through robust research findings on how disabled people are experiencing their rights, from their perspective. Whaikaha and the DPO Coalition are seeking a supplier who has the capacity and capability to deliver using the DRPI approach, and who can demonstrate how they will continue to build this capacity and capability over the contract period. This means having disabled people involved and/or leading all elements of the research process, and adapting DRPI research methods to different communities and/or topics annually. This is a unique opportunity to work with disabled people and tngata whaikaha Mori, through their representative organisations, to make their voices heard. The project will support the DPO Coalitions role as part of the IMM to monitor how the UNCRPD is being implemented from the perspective of disabled people. It provides the opportunity to grow capacity and capability in disabled person led research, and to enable key insights into the everyday experiences of disabled people. Tender Link : https://www.gets.govt.nz/MSD/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=29582346