Overview : INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT PROCUREMENT NOTICE Description of the Assignment: Framework Contract Based Consultancy Services on Providing Turkish Arabic (and vice versa) Bilingual Translation Services Related Project Name: Strengthening Social Stability in SEA Region Reference Code: SSS-TS–2017/1 Period of Assignment/Services: February 2017 – December 2017 Proposal should be submitted by email to tr.ic.proposal@undp.org no later than 27 February 2017, COB. Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to the address or e-mail indicated above. UNDP will respond in writing or by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry to all consultants. 1. Background The project of “Strengthening Social Stability in SEA Region” has been developed to respond to the increasingly reported facts and observation that the capacities of local service providers are overstretched, reducing their capability to deliver services to their constituents and that the labour market cannot meet the demand for jobs as a result of the increased number of inhabitants and influx of Syrians living in the Southeast Anatolia Region, which is already a disadvantaged region in terms of labor market indicators. A specific component of the Project aims at contributing to the employability of different segments of Syrian population and host communities through provision of vocational training and competency development programmes that the local agricultural sector, manufacturing sector and the services sector are in need. For further details, please see Annex 1 (Terms of Reference). 2. Scope of Work, Responsibilities and Description of the Proposed Analytical Work The main scope of the service is to provide UNDP and other relevant partners with high caliber consecutive translation services and written translation services based framework individual consultancy contract. The IC will work on a framework contract basis. Specific expectations from the IC will be articulated in the service requests to be made by UNDP during the course of the contract. For further details, please see Annex 1 (Terms of Reference). 3. Requirements for Experience and Qualifications Please see Annex 1 (Terms of Reference). 4. Documents to be Included when Submitting the Proposals Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications: - A one-page Letter of Interest, explaining why they are the most suitable for the work
- Financial Proposal (please see section 5, below and Annex II)
- Personal updated CV and P11 Form (Annex IV), including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references with their contact details (e-mail, telephone number etc.)[1]
[1]UNDP will contact directly with the provided names for reference check purposes without any prior notification to the applicant. 5. Financial Proposal The interested individual consultants must submit their financial proposals by following the guidance and the standard template provided in Annex 2. Any deviation from the standard text may lead to disqualification. 6. Evaluation The evaluation will be based on cumulative analysis (i.e. technical qualifications and price proposal). The weight of the technical criteria is 70%; the weight of the financial proposal is 30%. Candidates that obtain a minimum of 70 pts out of a maximum 100 pts will be considered for the financial evaluation. Candidates that do not meet the minimum requirements will be disqualified. Criteria | Weight | Maximum Points | Weighted Score | Technical | 70% | 100 pts | 70 | General Qualifications | 14% | 20 pts | 14 | General Professional Experience | 21% | 30 pts | 21 | Specific Professional Experience | 35% | 50 pts | 35 | Financial | 30% | 100 pts | 30 |
7. Annexes The following annexes are an integral part of this procurement notice. In case of any conflict between the provisions of the Annex III and the procurement notice and/or Annex I and/or Annex II, the provisions of Annex III are applicable. - Annex 1: Terms of Reference
- Annex 2: Price Proposal Guideline and Template
- Annex 3: General Conditions of Contract for Individual Consultants
- Annex 4: P11 Form
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