Procurement Notices

Overview :

Interested candidates are invited to submit the following documents and as per attached templates:

1. Proposal:

(i) Cover letter Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work

(ii) Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work

2. Financial proposal as per attached offerer’s letter ANNEX 3 

3. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references

4. Filled B11 form ANNEX 4

• Submission Deadline: 17th Jan.2019 @06:00 pm ( Amman , Jordan Local time )

• Submission Manner: Either by email to ic.jo@undp.org with copying below Mr.Mohammad Abu Moghli  on CC.  Subject to be: Consultant to conduct a Situational Analysis on Jordainan and foreign-basedn enterprises within the Bioprospecting/Biotrade Sector

Or to the following address:

• P.O.Box 941631 Amman 11194 - Jordan Ishaq Al Edwan street___Building no. 16

• Contact Details for submitting clarifications/questions: by email to mohammad.abumughli@undp.org

Country: Jordan

Period of assignment/services (if applicable): 25 working days

Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to the address or e-mail indicated above subject to Mr. Mohammad Abumughli via email mohammad.abumughli@undp.org. 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.

   Description of the assignment: Individual Consultant to conduct a Situational Analysis on Jordanian and foreign-based enterprises within the Bioprospecting/Biotrade Sector

    Project name: Strengthening human resources, legal frameworks and institutional capacities to implement the Nagoya Protocol

Scope of Work

The consultant’s primary objectives are to:

1. Conduct and develop a report on a Situational Analysis on Jordanian and/or foreign-based enterprises within the Bioprospecting/Biotrade Sector, implementing Access and Benefit- Sharing (ABS), in order to understand how the sector(s) apply ABS in their business models.One of the ABS value chain pilots should focus on and explore business opportunities that might arise form fauna genetic reproduction.

2. Draft a national ABS strategy to support and proactively engage with the private sector and to initiate ABS compliant research and biodiscovery partnerships.