Procurement Notices

A. Project Title: Mitigating Integrity Risks in Public Procurement in The Philippines

B. Project Description:

Successive Philippine Administrations have consistently pursued programs to reduce poverty and inequality. The amount of government spending has increased significantly over the period 2011-2015 largely because of improved revenue collection and fiscal reforms. The administration of President Rodrigo Duterte has accelerated this spending program, particularly through the mantra “build, build, build”. However, absorptive capacity of government agencies has been affected by bottlenecks in the planning, design, pre-execution, procurement, and execution phases of projects with problems in coordination within and between national government agencies and issues also with local government capacity. A critical issue, therefore, is the effective management of public procurement that underpins the Administration’s Development Agenda.

The legal framework for public procurement in the Philippines is notably strong: the passage of the Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) or RA 9184 in 2003 ended the era of fragmented procurement regulation which had enabled leakages. Still, public procurement continues to suffer from frequent delays (e.g., bid failures) as well as corruption scandals (e.g., bid riggings), both of which hamper the timely and effective delivery of public services. Systemic reform and capacity building are needed to support government plans to boost public spending to meet its development goals.

A Rapid Assessment has been pursued on the last quarter of 2017 to help inform the process of strengthening institutions for public procurement. The Rapid Assessment conducted diagnosed the integrity risks in public procurement and the management of public finances in order to develop a collective agenda for improving public service delivery.  It provided relevant information emanating from the series of dialogues conducted among key stakeholders on these integrity risks and broader Public Financial Management (PFM) and service delivery issues; and likewise provided recommendations for a capacity development action plan for improving service delivery.

The engagement of a Data Analytics Specialist is needed to contribute to the initiative of UNDP to strengthen the public procurement system of the Philippines and deepen integrity and effective delivery of services.

A. Scope of Work

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the project manager, the Consultant shall:

1. Conduct an assessment of the relevant procurement information from pilot agencies to determine a more efficient way of data collection and management for the Government Procurement Policy Board-Technical Support Office (GPPB-TSO);

2. Organize a procurement data design (i.e. framework, architecture) as an effective tool for decision-making and oversight of GPPB-TSO;

3. Align the procurement data design with the developed draft risk-based Procurement Internal Control Framework;

4. Develop a dashboard/web platform to aggregate procurement data from procuring entities for report integration and data analysis;

5. Develop the draft guidelines on how to use the platform; and

6. Closely coordinate with other consultants engaged in this project and duly submit the needed reports as agreed upon during the whole duration of the engagement

B. Expected Output and Deliverables

            The Individual Contractor is expected to accomplish the following activities with corresponding deliverables:

C. Institutional Arrangements

1. The consultant will work under overall guidance of the Project Manager;

2. UNDP will organize meetings with the all relevant stakeholders and provide logistical support, as needed.

3. UNDP Philippines shall be entitled to intellectual property and other proprietary rights over all materials that have direct relation to the project.

D. Expected Output and Deliverables

            The Individual Contractor is expected to accomplish the following activities with corresponding deliverables:

E. Duration of Work

            The Contractor will be engaged from 15 August 2019 to 31 October 2019 unless revised in a mutually agreed upon timetable by UNDP and the Contractor.

F. Duty Station

            The Contractor can work remotely during the contract, but is required to attend meetings, if needed and as scheduled.

G. Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments

            The financial proposals from possible candidates should be expressed in lump sum amount inclusive of all financial costs related to this engagement (i.e., such as transportation/travel to and from residence for meetings within Metro Manila, laptop, communications including internet, etc.).

Payments will be made when specific outputs have been submitted, as outlined below:

A. Corporate competencies

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN's values and ethical standards;
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

B. Functional and technical competencies

• Ability to work in a diverse and multi-cultural environment;
• Self-motivated and ability to work under pressure and to meet strict and competing deadlines;
• Displays analytical judgment and demonstrated ability to handle confidential and politically sensitive issues in a responsible and mature manner;
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
• Computer literate.

Qualifications of the Successful Individual Contractor

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology, Public Administration, Business Studies Social Science, and related courses

Experience

• Minimum of five years relevant experience in data management, data science, software engineering and other related field
• Of the above, minimum of three years’ experience in use of analytic techniques and visualization tools

Language requirements

• Fluency in spoken and written English, Filipino.

EvaluationMethod and Criteria:

Offers will be evaluated based on combined scoring method – where the Technical Proposal will be evaluated based on qualifications in the CV. The Technical evaluation is weighted a max. of 70%.

The Financial Proposal that will be evaluated through submission of the Offeror's Letter to UNDP Confirming Insterest and Availability for the IC including Financial Proposal Template and combined with the price offer will be weighted a max of 30%;

For the evaluation of the Technical Proposal, the selection of the successful consultant must be based in the following qualifications (with the appropriate obtainable points):

Technical Criteria for Evaluation:

Applicants who will only receive a minimum score of 70 points and above from the assessment of the CV will be qualified for the assessment of the Financial Proposal.

Recommended Presentation of Offer

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications. Please group them into one (1) single PDF document as the application only allows to upload maximum one document at https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=86624.

1. Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP;

2. Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate

3. Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment, and a methodology, if applicable, on how they will approach and complete the assignment.

4. Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided. 

You may download the editable version of the Offeror's Letter to UNDP Confirming Insterest and Availability for the IC by clicking on this link: http://gofile.me/6xdJm/bE9TCw8fU

In view of the volume of applications UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified.