| Overview : The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invites companies/ firms to apply for eligibility and to bid for the Evaluation of the National Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Program. This evaluation seeks to contribute to the overall effort to strengthen ECCD interventions by looking at the ECCD system as defined in both policy and practice, assessing to the extent possible, how the system operates to contribute to PDP-level outcomes, and identifying what future impact evaluations might entail. To undertake this evaluation, UNDP requires the services of a Firm which specializes in designing and conducting rigorous evaluations in the Philippines and internationally. The said Firm, which may be a commercial consulting company or a non-profit institution (e.g., research outfit, academic institution, non-government organization, etc.) will be tasked to flesh out the design and implement a combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies to answer the evaluation questions specified in this terms of reference (TOR). For interested parties, Bid Documents (Eligibility Requirements, Request for Proposal and Terms of Reference) may be downloaded and secured at this website: http://etendering.partneragencies.org with reference to the following details: Insert BU Code: PHL10 Event ID number : 0000003341 *Browser Instructions: Please deactivate pop-up blocker function on your browser prior to visiting the etendering site. The step by step guide for e-tendering website can be downloaded at this link: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/operations/procurement/business/procurement-notices/resources/ The abovementioned event shall be accessible to all interested participants starting 3 February 2019 to 1 March 2019. Deadline of submission of bids will be on 1 March 2019, 3:00 PM, Philippine Time. 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. (Sgd.) ALKA ANEJA PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST | 
