Description of the Assignment: The Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh provides for the protection of the human rights of all citizens. The right to life, liberty, to be treated equally before the law, and non-discrimination is a fundamental human rights principles set out in the constitution, as are a range of civil and political rights. Economic, social, and cultural rights are also guaranteed as matters of state policy. In addition to these national commitments, Bangladesh is also a party to almost all of the core international human rights treaties.
Against this backdrop, notable progress has been achieved in the promotion and protection of human rights for all in recent years. Many statutory bodies are functioning as effective human rights watchdogs with greater authority and independence than ever before. Social protection schemes have been extended to cover vulnerable and extremely poor groups of people. Scores of legislation have been enacted in parliament to prevent domestic violence and sexual harassment as well as for the prevention of torture, for ensuring access to legal aid for poor and vulnerable justice seekers. The new legislation, with a view to improving the protection of the rights of children and persons with disabilities, has also been enacted in line with the provisions of the relevant human rights instruments.
Bangladesh is a State party to all major international human rights instruments, including the Convention against Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); the International Covenant on Economics, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR); the Convention against Torture (CAT); and two of its optional protocols; the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and its optional protocol; the International Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination; the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment (UNCAT); and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Bangladesh also ratified the Rome Statute (International Criminal Court) on 22 March 2010 and the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (ICRMW) on 24 August 2011.
Period of assignment/service (if applicable): 30 working days over a period of 3 months.
UNDP Bangladesh is seeking proposals from individual consultants for the provision of hiring IC Consultants as described in the above-mentioned subject. Please note that this procurement process is being conducted through the new online tendering system of UNDP. Applicants who wish to submit a proposal must be registered in the system. Kindly register by visiting the link below and following the instructions provided in the user guide in the document attached: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org/ using the profile you may have in the Quantum portal. If you have never registered before, follow the Supplier Portal Registration Link to register a profile in the system. The Supplier User Guide has been uploaded to the following link: Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgot password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from the previous registration. The supplier webinar is now available at the following link: https://www.undp.
Please note that all required documents can be found on the UNDP Quantum Platform under negotiation reference: UNDP-BGD-00146
Interested experts with questions/challenges regarding the registration of Quantum should send them in writing to: ebidbox.bd@undp.org and copy the reference UNDP-BGD-00146 in the subject line. Please note: Proposals will not be received through email. Once any applicant is registered in the system, any request for clarification must be sent in writing via messaging functionality in the portal. UNDP will respond in writing, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of the inquiry.
Regards,
UNDP Procurement
Bangladesh Country Office
