Deadline: 11-Mar-22
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced the proposals for provision of services in organizing a youth knowledge hackathon to foster STEM skills in Kazakhstan.
To address these challenges, the United Nations Development Programme in Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the population of the Republic of Kazakhstan are launching the National Knowledge Week 2022. The event aims to facilitate discussions and craft solutions on how to build a knowledge economy in Kazakhstan.
The goal of the Knowledge Week is to create a platform to discuss the impact of new trends in technology, changing nature of delivering education, and the future of Kazakhstan’s key economic sectors given these rapid changes. The Knowledge Week is a three-day event in Nur-Sultan, with a build-up satellite events across the country’s four regions: Mangystau, Karaganda, South Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan. The audience will be young people, academia, the private sector, and representatives of the public sector.
Scope of Work
- The Youth Knowledge Hackathon is one of the core events of the National Knowledge Week 2022. It will create a platform for young people to share their needs, desires, and ideas about the future of knowledge. The main objective of the Hackathon is to raise awareness of 21st -century skills and competencies, increase the attractiveness of STEM professions, and motivate young people to pursue positive life scenarios.
- The participants of the Hackathon will be young students currently enrolled in colleges and universities in four regions of Kazakhstan (Mangystau, Karaganda, South Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan). The event will be delivered in a hybrid format with an online education component, four regional idea competitions, and a Pitch Day in Nur-Sultan. All registered participants will be trained in STEM skills and given expert talks. This will be followed by idea competitions in four regions where the participants will develop solutions for one of three given challenges. Each competition will produce three winning teams. The 12 selected teams will have the opportunity to further develop their skills and compete for the three national prizes during the Pitch Day in Nur-Sultan.
Purpose: Conducting a Youth Knowledge Hackathon to foster STEM skills in Kazakhstan.
Qualification
The Contractor must be a duly registered company/organization that meets the following requirements:
- Full acceptance of the UNDP General Terms and Conditions, with the format of the UNDP contract
- Company must have the legal capacity to enter into agreements (certificate of registration/reregistration, copy of Chart).
- Company must be solvent, not subject to liquidation, their property is not seized, and their business activities are not suspended constrainedly by-laws (certificates confirming the absence of debts in the tax authorities, balance sheets for 2019-2020). Certificate of VAT, if the company is a VAT payer. Otherwise, written confirmation that the company is not a VAT payer.
- Company’s profile with detailed activity information confirming the following:
- focus on youth development, innovation, civil society engagement, education event management, and similar areas
- 2 years of experience in educational events organization (online and offline)
- experience in educational events organization in regions (offline)
- Reputation – a table/list of clients for the last 2 years for similar services required by UNDP with an indication of the Customer, name of services/works, year of service provision, contract name, and customer contact details (e-mail, phone number, and full name of contact person)
- 3 letters of recommendation from previous customers for similar /analogous services (on official letterhead, signed and dated)
- Availability of qualified personnel with the necessary work experience and qualifications, with the provision of a detailed resume, documents confirming the expert’s qualifications (diplomas, certificates of advanced training in the subject area, other certificates), as well as written confirmation from each employee that they will be available during the entire duration of the contract.
Criteria
Technical Proposal (70%, maximum 700 points):
- Expertise of the Company [45%]
- Methodology, Its Appropriateness to the Condition and Timeliness of the Implementation Plan [30%]
- Management Structure and Qualification of Key Personnel [25%]
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=88446