While MEHE will prepare the program budgets and payment requests with all accounting details, UNICEF will execute payments directly to beneficiaries through existing and authorized mechanisms (i.e. OMT, banks). The TP will perform ex ante and ex post due diligence and verification actions, issue quarterly financial reports (which are reviewed by MEHE) and undertake financial reconciliation after the annual payment cycle. Also, the TP will conduct capacity building activities for the central, regional and school-level financial management function and more specifically support schools in issuing regular school-level financial reports. The IST, which reports to the DGE, will support MEHE staff in meeting TREF requirements and translate them into internal MEHE procedures.
For the second funding window, the TP will work closely with the relevant UNICEF team to enable relevant UNICEF staff to execute payments directly to beneficiaries (i.e. around 400 private school accounts). The payment items consist of lump sum to each school including enrolments, and support cost for operational and administration. The final budget estimates for the second funding window will be confirmed before the contract is issued for the selected bidder.
The key responsibility of the Third Party is to implement the relevant procedures of the Operational Handbook[1] of TREF in accordance with the UNICEF-MEHE
Agreement and the Bilateral Agreements between UNICEF and the Contributing Partners. The responsibilities apply to both TREF funding windows.
UNICEF will be responsible for oversight of the program and processing of payments to beneficiaries in line with donor conditions while the company´s responsibility will be to review and verify data in line with the details in this TOR and perform capacity development interventions at central and school level (i.e. financial reporting)
UNICEF education section chief will be responsible for the overall management of the program while the TP will be working directly under the supervision of the education manager.
[1] The Operational Handbook will be presented and shared during the pre-bid meeting phase.
Call Type
Call for Proposals
Organisation
Intervention Sectors
Education
Research & Studies
How to Apply
***04.10.2022: Attached our reply to received queries in addition to TREF MOU and TREF Operational Handbook.***
***30.09.2022: Kindly note that the submission deadline has been extended for 2 weeks till 19.10.2022.
We will reply to received queries by early next week.***
***You are invited to an information meeting on Tuesday 27.09.2022 at 13:00h; if interested, please send an email to: rallam@unicef.org to share the link.***
****Updated ToR attached: sentence under profile requirements para on page 13 of the TOR has been replaced by: “International bidders can sub- contract or enter a joint venture with a local partner, who is duly registered in line with the Lebanese regulations. Bidders must also have required technically qualified personnel on board who can fulfil the requirements and conditions of the agreement.” ***
****Proposals submission deadline extended till 05.10.2022;12:00h (Beirut time)***
****14.09.2022: Reply to queries attached, in addition to Draft TREF Operational Handbook.***
****Pre-bid meeting rescheduled to September 7, 2022 12:00-13:00 (Beirut time)***
UNICEF Lebanon would like to tender for the Risk & Financial Management Support for New Fund Modality, TREF, for the Lebanese Education Sector as stipulated in the LRPS. Hence, I am writing to invite you for Invitation to Bid No. (LRPS-2022-9177412)
You are kindly requested to quote your best price and submit your proposal by e-mail ONLY to: lebtender@unicef.org not later than 12:00h, 05 October 2022; otherwise it will be considered invalid.
Proposals should be sent by email ONLY to lebtender@unicef.org in two separate emails not later than 12:00h, 05 October 2022: one email for the technical proposal and one email for the financial proposal.
- Email for technical proposal:
Subject line of the email must indicate: LRPS number- name of your company- technical proposal. The email must include: The technical proposal only without prices.
- Email for price proposal:
Subject line of the email must indicate: LRPS number- name of your company- price proposal. The email must include: The price proposal.
The reference LRPS 2022-9177412 must be shown in the e-mail's subject.
Proposals sent in another manner will be invalid.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
Please note that any inquiries related to this request will be acceptable through e-mail ONLY (rallam@unicef.org & sselwan@unicef.org) and will not be considered through phone calls.
Kindly make sure that the e-mail mentions the LRPS reference number: LRPS 2022-9177412.
Annexes attached:
- Terms of Reference
- LRPS
Please confirm receiving this email and your intention to bid and your attendance to the pre-bid meeting.
Deadline
Countries
Lebanon