Invitation To Quote- Ref: (201611/02/bei-657) / Business Development Training – Admin Package)

Subject: Invitation to quote- Ref: (201611/02/BEI-657) / Business Development Training – Admin 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. LEADERS project’s activities will all be centred around evidence based interventions in support of creating viable economic opportunities and wider local economic development initiatives. There are four pillars for these activities Targeted skills training and facilitate job placements for Vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian refugees, particularly youth and women Support to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to innovate and scale-up market potential Engagement of local, national and regional stakeholders directly Strengthening economic development and service delivery at the local level in communities hosting refugees. 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: Please submit your quotation for this job in a sealed envelope marked with the title: (201611/02/BEI-657 Business Development Training – Admin 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 training – Admin Package Introduction: LEADERS– Local Economic Empowerment and Development to Enhance Resilience and Social Stability The LEADERS Consortium in Lebanon is made up of five organisations dedicated to supporting people in refugee hosting communities to develop locally-owned solutions to the economic and social challenges that they face. With the support of the European Union’s Madad Trust Fund and the Regional Development and Protection Programme (RDPP), the LEADERS Consortium brings together the technical expertise and capacity of partners, including Danish Refugee Council (Consortium Lead), CARE, ACTED, Oxfam and the Makhzoumi Foundation. The overall intervention targets 250,000 individuals in Jordan and Lebanon. BACKGROUND LEADERS project’s activities will all be centred around evidence based interventions in support of creating viable economic opportunities and wider local economic development initiatives. There are four pillars for these activities Targeted skills training and facilitate job placements for Vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian refugees, particularly youth and women with the aim to improve access to sustainable income and reduce unemployment among vulnerable groups. Support to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to innovate and scale-up market potential by improving their business development services, including through financial and technical inputs and market access. Engagement of local, national and regional stakeholders directly and through awareness campaigns to address the everyday market and regulatory barriers that restrict business potential and access to general employment opportunities for the poor (including regulatory barriers for Syrian refugees). Strengthening economic development and service delivery at the local level in communities hosting refugees. Through working with civil society, local government representatives and private sector LEADERS aims to strengthen capacity to plan, direct and implement development priorities in support of local investment and business stimulation. Inclusive dialogue with and between local and national stakeholders will encourage and support investment in local economies. The project will be focused on the regions of North (Tripoli) and Mount Lebanon (Metn) and Bekaa (Zahle and Baalbeck). All pillars of the project have potential to directly support both Lebanese and refugee communities into income opportunities. OBJECTIVES OF THE ACTIVITY Under this project, CARE International in Lebanon is accountable to provide targeted support to micro, small and medium enterprises to improve their economic viability and profitability through the provision of business development services and trainings which aim at enhancing the structure, management, market potential /access, capacity and quality of their services. CARE is responsible on the coverage of the area of Mount Lebanon & Tripoli. The targeted MSMES will be provided with an array of capacity building schemes. These trainings schemes include but are not limited to: trainings particularly dedicated to kitchens with focus on social kitchens, thematic business administration trainings, and one on one business mentoring sessions and lastly a scheme dedicated to providing intensive training for a limited number of entrepreneurs. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE THEMATIC TRANINGS To provide MSMEs with thematic business service delivery training packages to enterprises. The thematic training packages will focus on general business administration topics, these are to include but are not limited to: Human Resource Management, Procurement, Operations, Legal Support/ Counseling, Accounting and Financial Management. ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY CARE’s thematic trainings approach will be demand driven, problem solving focused and flexible. The capacity building program will address the needs and barriers faced by MSMEs in Tripoli and Mount Lebanon Area. The targeted MSMEs for this training will have an average of 5 to 30 employees. CARE will pilot the training curriculum with 3-4 enterprises to identify any needed amendments and modifications. After validation, a training program will be implemented with groups of 10 to 12 enterprises. 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. CARE may wish to hire several consultant/services providers. DURATION: The service provider will be awarded for four month with a start date of January 2016. DELIVERABLES: Deliverable 1: Development of training curriculum Deliverable 2: Detailed Outline of the training content to be provided Deliverable 3: Training Presentation, Agenda, Material & Hand outs Deliverable 4: Provision of the Training Deliverable 5: Evaluation Report of the training 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 training to be implemented in Mount Lebanon area. Application Procedures Interested consultants/service providers must apply by Nov 23th 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.