Deadline: 5-Feb-21
This Call for Proposals (CFP) is specifically related to and is to be submitted under the UNDP’s BIH10/00097541 – “Strengthening the Role of Local Communities/Mjesne zajednice (MZs) in Bosnia and Herzegovina Phase 2” Project, which is financed by the Government of Switzerland and the Government of Sweden, and implemented by UNDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in partnership with domestic authorities from all government levels and local communities.
The Project works to encourage community-led local development and revitalise community government by capacitating and empowering local communities/mjesne zajednice (MZs), as the places where government comes closest to the people and as grass-roots organisations that serve communities, with the possibility for real participation and joint action. The Project works directly with local communities and their leaders, citizens groups, civil society organisations, businesses, as well as local governments, which are ultimately responsible for public service delivery, so as to improve and modernise MZ’s work and provide them with the tools they need to engage the community, involve women, include the most vulnerable, take joint decisions and put their ideas into effect.
The objective of this Call for Proposals is to engage qualified and professional Responsible Parties to deliver high-quality expert, technical, facilitation and training support to the target local governments, their MZs and communities, so as to test and affirm sustainable and replicable models of contemporary MZ, which is pro-actively connected with the local government on the one side and with the citizens — on the other, in the nexus of which a more effective and accountable local governance and public service delivery in place.
Objectives
- To localize MZ vision models for each LG partner and defined as a result of dialogues engaging local governments, MZ and communities.To develop local government gender-sensitive regulatory frameworks for enhanced MZ functioning and representation based on the localized MZ Vision and adopted in all partner local governments (LGs).
- To organise and deliver capacity development of partner LG teams and MZs to acquire adequate technical capacities, tools and skills to effectively steer community-led gender-responsive local development.
Funding Information
- Proposal budget for one geographical area should not exceed BAM 95,500.00 for the entire service stated in the ToR.
- Project duration will not exceed 18 months.
Final Beneficiaries
Eligible proposals will be those focused on selected geographical areas of 41 partner local governments (that the Project has selected to work in) and targeting 199 MZs as the direct and final beneficiaries.
The envisaged target groups are:
- MZ Councils/Assemblies members and local communities MZ activists (people who regularly attend MZ meetings and take part in activities but are not formally employed or appointed).
- Local government staff specifically responsible for liaison with MZs, officials involved in legislation and planning of direct relevance to MZs (particularly MZ municipal officers and MZ focal. points/operational teams who will serve as knowledge management points, as well as other staff responsible for budgeting, strategic planning and strategies’ implementation, legislation).
- Mayors/city mayors and municipal/city councils/assemblies.
- Mjesne Zajednice (MZ).
- Commlunity hubs.
- Citizens within communities.
Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility of applicant CSO will be based on the following:
- The Responsible Party is a Civil Society Organization – CSO registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- The Responsible Party (i.e. in cases of a consortium, the lead organisation) must have a minimum 5 years of operation and have evidence of provision of technical assistance and support to local governments, local communities and their socio-economic partners in the area of local governance, public service delivery and participatory policy-making (evidenced with copies of contracts, where the type, complexity and scope of relevant delivered assistance is clearly visible).
- Applicant (Lead consortium organization) must have at least 2 permanent employees.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=74646