| Overview : INVITATION TO BID The Procurement Team of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invites Firms to bid for the services required as Consultancy Firm for Organization and Management of National Indigenous Peoples’ Consultation on Upscaling Climate Resilient Indigenous Communities in the Philippines and Development of an IP-Related Project Idea Note – Philippines Green Climate Fund Readiness Programme. The primary objective of the Philippines Green Climate Fund Readiness Program is to support the Government of Philippines (GoP) in strengthening their national capacities to effectively and efficiently plan for, access, manage, deploy, and monitor climate financing, in particular, through the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Specifically, the Program will support capacitation and empowerment of the National Designated Authority (NDA) to the GCF including relevant partner-government agencies. The abovementioned Bidding Documents are attached in the Documents Section of this Notice. Deadline for the submission of proposals is on October 18, 2018. UNDP reserves the right to reject any or all the proposals, waive any defect or informality therein, accept the proposal and award the contract to the most advantageous offer. UNDP assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify the proposer for any expense or loss that may be incurred for the preparation of proposals, nor does UNDP guarantee that an award will be made. | 
