Invitation To Quote- Ref: (201611/03/20611Prn#009) / Business Development Training – Start-Up Package)

CARE International in Lebanon, an INGO based in Furn El Chebbak, Beirut. CARE is one of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations fighting global poverty, working in more than 70 countries around the world.  With more than 65 years of experience and long-term presence in many of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries. CARE first established a mission in Lebanon in 2006 and in April 2013 further enhanced its presence in Lebanon in order to address needs of the refugee population and host communities due to the current situation.  CARE is accountable to provide support to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to innovate and scale –up market potential through providing them with business development services which aim at enhancing the structure, capacity and quality of their services. Currently, CARE is looking for a Service Providers who provides training for start-up individuals/enterprises in Tripoli and Mount Lebanon Areas. The trainings will be conducted in the latter regions accordingly. The trainings will include on average 8-10 entrepreneurs In order to submit a complying quotation, you should Provide the following:   Annex I Appendix A: “Vendor Profile / CV” a document to be provided by the bidder to give a brief about the business / Experience Annex I Appendix B “For Registered Firms only” [individuals to provide the financial number if any]:“Proof of Company Registration” Official Registration Documents شهادة تسجيل (الرقم المالي) شهادة التسجيل في الضريبة على القيمة المضافة الإذاعة التجارية / السجل التجاري Annex I Appendix C: “Contractors References” The details of the names, address and contact telephone of three (3) clients for whom the same type of services were provided in various and disperse geographic locations in addition to copies if official references letters provided by these references. CARE reserves the right to contact these references, without notifying the bidder. Annex I Appendix D: Written Proposal submitted by the vendor. Annex I Appendix E: “Detailed Pricing Matrix [Model Financial Offer]” or detailed Price offer with explanatory notes if necessary. Note that only budgets in US Dollars will be accepted and this part to be separated from the technical proposal for submission.   Please submit your quotation for this job in a sealed envelope marked with the title:  (201611/03/20611PRN#009 Business Development Training – Start-up Package); Att. Procurement Department Care International in Lebanon Furn El Chebbak – Sami El-Solh Street Serhal building – 4th Floor, Beirut Phone +961 1 381 775 /757 The dead line for submitting the offer is (23.11.2016), the latest submission at 16:00 hrs The offer is accepted to be written in English. Minimum information to provide on your quotation: Name, address, phone and contact person Delivery time and place Total price Including 10% VAT “if you are not registered in VAT please declare) Discount offered Validity of the quotation (Minimum 1 month)  Please indicate current availability of all items Interested vendors is requested to communicate with CARE at: procurement@careliban.org     Terms of Reference Business Development Service Training – Start Up Package Background Information With the support of the Madad Trust Fund, under the Regional Resilience and Livelihoods Program for Syrian refugees and host communities, the LEADERS Consortium (composed of ACTED, Danish Refugee Council, CARE, Oxfam and Save the Children) aims to contribute to the economic self-reliance, resilience and social stability of displacement-affected populations in Jordan and Lebanon as prioritized by the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP). The Program aims at working towards enhancing economic stability of all displaced and displacement affected populations. The intervention targets 250,000 individuals in Jordan and Lebanon, including: Scope of Work Under this project, CARE is accountable to provide support to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to innovate and scale –up market potential through providing them with business development services which aim at enhancing the structure, capacity and quality of their services. Target & Geographical Focus The target of this training is start-up individuals/enterprises from Tripoli and Mount Lebanon Area. The trainings will be conducted in the latter regions accordingly. The trainings will include on average 8-10 entrepreneurs. The Training CARE is aiming to provide business service delivery start up training package to clusters of enterprises from Tripoli and Mount Lebanon. The start-up training package should equip these entrepreneurs with the technical and entrepreneurial skills needed to start operation. Methodology CARE aims to provide the training program will be implemented with groups of 8 to 10 start-ups. It is expected that 4 training days will be provided over a period of 2 months. Trainings will be provided in groups’ session – no on the job training is envisaged.  CARE expects to replicate this training on a demand basis.    Deliverables Development of a start-up training curriculums. Detailed Outline of the Training Content to be provided Training Presentation, Material & Hand-outs Training Agenda Provision of the Training Evaluation Report of the Participants/Enterprises Profile Professional experience Experience in business delivery and providing trainings Experience with local enterprises Field Experience with vulnerable enterprises/communities Required qualities Good facilitations skills and has ability to engage with a wide variety of audiences from diverse backgrounds Good analytical and reporting skills Ability to present information in a succinct and compelling manner for non-technical staff   Good Command of Arabic & English. Ability to provide the training in Armenian would be highly appreciated – for some of the trainings to be implemented in Mount Lebanon area.   Time Frame & Reporting  Desired Start Date:  January 2016 Duration: 4 months Under the responsibility of: The Economic and Livelihoods Coordinator  Application Procedures Interested consultants/service providers must apply by 23.11.2016. Documents requested include: Resume/portfolio, demonstrating previous experience with focus on relevant/similar assignment A brief outlining the methodology on how to approach and conduct the training Budget (consisting of the proposed daily fee, transportation, and miscellaneous expenses). Proposal should indicate if the consultant/services providers wish to provide the services in Tripoli or in Mount Lebanon (Metn) areas, or in both