Deadline: 9-Jun-22
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) kindly request you to submit your Proposal for the services of Access to Justice Lab on Business and Human Rights.
The regional project “Business and Human Rights in Asia: Promoting Responsible Business Practices through Regional Partnerships” (B+HR Asia) drives progress on business and human rights and the implementation of the UNGPs through technical advisory, awarenessraising, capacity building support and peer-learning opportunities to governments, businesses, civil society organisations, and national human rights institutions.
Outcomes
Specific results to be achieved by the contractor are listed below.
- Develop inception report. Tasks required to achieve this deliverable include but are not necessarily limited to:
- Set up the institutional arrangements for the lab and develop a detailed work plan of the clinic;
- Identify, assess, and document the efficacy of various pressure points that individuals, communities, or CSOs could use to seek remedial mechanisms for corporate human rights abuses;
- Conduct a brief stakeholder mapping to identify participants in and beneficiaries of the lab;
- Conduct desk research and develop an implementation plan with envisaged goals, key performance indicators, and potential scenarios for achieving envisaged goals;
- Secure institutional partners, researchers and students to develop “pressure point” research briefs
- Organize two consultations, one with experts and one with rights holders or their respresentatives, on pressure points to promote greater business respect for human rights. Tasks required to achieve this deliverable include but are not necessarily limited to:
- Consult with key stakeholders and gather data required to develop issue brief;
- Plan and track data in line with the strategic goals and key performance indicators approved by UNDP as part of Deliverable 1.
- Developing five issue briefs on pressure points to promote greater business respect for human rights and identify potential next steps (if any) for the lab. Tasks required to achieve this deliverable include but are not necessarily limited to:
- Engage faculty members, junior researchers and students to develop five issue briefs on pressure points, using the dating collected through consultations and conducting additional desk research;
- Peer-review, copy-edit and design the draft issue briefs for publication;
- Make the issue briefs publicly available.
Expected duration of work: 12 Months
Eligibility Criteria
- Qualifications of the Service Provider
- The Service Provider must describe and explain how and why they are the best entity that can deliver the requirements of UNDP by indicating the following :
- Profile – describing the nature of business, field of expertise, licenses, certifications, accreditations;
- Business Licenses – Registration Papers, Tax Payment Certification, etc.
- Latest Audited Financial Statement – income statement and balance sheet to indicate Its financial stability, liquidity, credit standing, and market reputation, etc.
- Track Record – list of clients for similar services as those required by UNDP, indicating description of contract scope, contract duration, contract value, contact references;
- Certificates and Accreditation – including Quality Certificates, Patent Registrations, Environmental Sustainability Certificates, etc.
- Written Self-Declaration that the company is not in the UN Security Council 1267/1989 List, UN Procurement Division List or Other UN Ineligibility List.
- The Service Provider must describe and explain how and why they are the best entity that can deliver the requirements of UNDP by indicating the following :
- Qualifications of Key Personnel
- If required by the RFP, the Service Provider must provide :
- Names and qualifications of the key personnel that will perform the services indicating who is Team Leader, who are supporting, etc.;
- CVs demonstrating qualifications must be submitted if required by the RFP; and
- Written confirmation from each personnel that they are available for the entire duration of the contract.
- If required by the RFP, the Service Provider must provide :
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=91560