Context
Founded in 1985, Cowater International Inc. has built a global reputation for excellence in the world of management consulting in international development. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada and with experience in more than 65 countries, Cowater has established itself as Canada’s leading management consulting firm in international development.
Cowater International Inc. is implementing a project Women Empowerment and Political Participation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (WEPP-KP) which aims to increase the political participation and enjoyment of rights by women, particularly young and marginalised women and those at-risk.
Under the WEPP-KP Project, Cowater is providing Technical Assistance to KPCSW and the Social Welfare, Special Education & Women Empowerment Department (SW, SE & WED) KP, to map relevant services which respond to issues women commonly face. In addition, the project will develop a service directory for DCSWs and DSWOs which will support the development of district-specific referral pathways to ensure that women have access to the required care and assistance.
Purpose
The purpose of this consultancy is to:
Objectives
The consultant / firm will adhere to the following methodology:
Preparation and work plan discussion:
1. Select and manage the tasks:
2. Mapping of services:
WORK PLAN
Budget limit: PKR 2.5 million
Start date: 1st February 2021
Proposed Activities (Timeline (weeks)) – Total 9 weeks
Mapping of Services
Deliverables:
Indicative schedule of payment
Taxes will be applied according to Government of Pakistan rules.
Qualifications & Experience
Qualification for this assignment will be based on the following criteria:
Minimum Acceptable Criteria
Reporting
The consultant or firm will report to the Team Leader of the WEPP project in electronic version by using conventional formats (e.g. word, pdf, jpg, etc.). The final versions of all documents should be submitted in electronic form, in both word and pdf formats to allow for ease of printing.
Place of Assignment
Place of assignment will be Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Travel to districts will be required.
Confidentiality
The applicant requires the explicit approval of Cowater International to share to a third party any information or data as well as material or result, which came into the knowledge of the applicant related to this contract. This agreement is applied after it exceeds the duration of this contract.
Application requirements
All applications are to be submitted through the Cowater Career page no later than 5pm EST, February 5, 2021.
The proposals will be evaluated through a competitive selection process. Proposals are required to include following elements. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated.
Organisation
Technical
Financial
Evaluation of applications
Technical Evaluation: The evaluation of the Technical criteria will be as follows:
Criteria (Points) – Total of 100 points
NB: The minimum technical score (St) required to pass is: 70 points.
Financial Evaluation: The evaluation of the financial quotation will be as follows:
The lowest evaluated Financial Quotation (Fm) is given the maximum financial score (Sf) of 100.
The formula for determining the financial scores (Sf) of all other Quotations is calculated as following:
Sf = 100 x Fm/F
in which “Sf” is the financial score, “Fm” is the lowest price, and “F” the price of the Quotation under consideration.
The weights given to the Technical (T) and Financial (P) are:
T = 80%
P = 20%
Quotations are ranked according to their combined technical (St) and financial (Sf) scores using the weights (T = the weight given to the Technical Criteria; P = the weight given to the Financial Quotations; T + P = 1) as follows:
S = St x T% + Sf x P%.
Cowater reserves the right to cancel this procurement process without justification at any time and will not be held liable for any costs associated with responding to this call for applications.
We thank you for your interest in building a better tomorrow with Cowater International.
With more than 35 years of experience, Cowater International is Canada’s global leader in management consulting services specializing in international development. We have managed the implementation of over 800 projects in more than 80 countries around the globe for clients such as FCDO, DFAT Australia, the World Bank and Global Affairs Canada. We work with governments, partner organizations, communities and civil society to design and implement sustainable solutions that generate lasting social, economic and environmental impacts. Our adaptive approach to management has led to our award-winning work and recognition as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Cowater International also has corporate offices in Montreal, Quebec, London, United Kingdom and Nairobi, Kenya in addition to project offices in a wide variety of other locations across Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia