Chief Technical Adviser for COVID-19 Pintig Lab PH
Procurement Process
IC - Individual contractor
Office
UNDP Country Office - PHILIPPINES
Deadline
29-Aug-20
Published on
21-Aug-20
Reference Number
69270
Overview
Project Title Pintig Lab for COVID19 Strengthening PHL Covid19 Response
Background and Description
The coronavirus disease (COVID19) was officially declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020 as it affected more than 110 countries and territories. Its rapid spread is causing negative impacts on health systems and economies around the world. As of 17 August 2020, there have been 164,474[1] confirmed cases of COVID19 positive individuals in the Philippines nationwide.
In the Philippines, the entire island of Luzon was placed under ‘enhanced community quarantine’ from 16 March 2020 to curb its spread. The pandemic was considered as a “new” problem that not everyone was able to prepare for. Government agencies as well as private sector actors have encountered challenges in developing programs and initiatives that will be able to cater to the needs of the people. Meanwhile, the COVID19 has already shown its socio-economic impacts as the weeks under ECQ progressed, with the lockdown restricting movement, productivity, and trade. The vulnerable and marginalized sectors have suffered the most, as without a daily income for subsistence, must now rely on the social amelioration package prepared by government.
While the government has taken a hard-lined stance to instill law and order, its policy decisions and response strategies will need to be supported with evidence, if they are to be accurate and effective. There is already a need to prepare for the recovery phase, which must balance the need to restart economic activity with the need to contain the rate of infection. The issue, however, is the fact that critical sources of data are still fragmented across technical solutions, databases, public and private organizations. There is no central platform that is able to capture the critical sources of data to give a holistic picture of the situation - taking into account not just health but also socioeconomic considerations - for the IATF and local governments.
With this, the UNDP Philippines aims to establish the COVID-19 Pintig Lab similar to the Pulse Lab in Jakarta, which will provide real-time data-driven policy recommendations to national and local governments. Specifically, the Pulse Lab will provide a data warehouse that will combine data sources from multiple systems, process available data, and conduct advanced qualitative and quantitative analysis to provide real-time information and a comprehensive set of policy recommendations to decision-makers.
The Pintig Lab Lab requires the services of a Consultant who shall provide technical inputs and expertise in the development and implementation of a Command Centre platform for the COVID19 response and recovery.
[1] Based on DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin #156, dated 17 August 2020
Governance and Accountability
Expected Duration of the Contract The consultant will be hired for an estimated 55 person-days over 6 months. The target start of the work date is 28 August 2020 and the maximum end date is 19 March 2021.
Duty Station
Competencies and Professional Qualifications of the Successful Consultant The Consultant shall have the following minimum qualifications:
Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payment
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Duties and Responsibilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Consultant shall perform the following:
1. Facilitation of government, private sector, and CSO data-partnerships for the Pintig Lab. a. Review global and national strategies and program interventions related to data-driven COVID19 response and recovery; b. Outreach meetings with potential and existing partners, facilitating agreements in regards to data-sharing or joint research activities. c. Contribute to preparation of Terms of Reference and design for such events as training (curricula, courses, schedules), study tours, conferences and workshops, and to advise UNDP on the joint approval and sign-off of these documents; and d. Contribute to preparation of Terms of Reference for recruitment of international and national consultants and experts, and advise the UNDP on joint identification, selection, and approval of such advisors and consultants.
2. Technical support and supervision of the data research and analytical processes Pintig Lab a. Lead the data research and policy development process with a team of UNDP staff and/or private data science firms, which include: finalising the research agenda; establishing the methodology and setting the workplan, data prototyping, and analysis; b. Provide technical support in the debriefing of the analysis to partners; c. Contribute to formulation/improvement of an effective monitoring and evaluation system of the Pintig Lab and report on progress; and d. Contribute to drafting of the development strategy of sustaining the Lab in a longer term.
Timetable of Deliverables
The Consultant shall implement the following activities and/or deliver on the following outputs:
The estimated levels of effort identified above are indicative and may be adjusted based on the situation and needs, but with the prior decision by UNDP. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Competencies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate competencies
Functional and technical competencies
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Candidates will be evaluated based on the Combined Rating methodology:
For the evaluation of the Technical Proposal, the selection of the successful consultant must be based on the following qualifications (with the appropriate obtainable points):
Applicants who will only receive 70 points from the assessment of the CV will be qualified for the assessment of the Financial Proposal.
Recommended Presentation of Offer Interested applicants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in this given link https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=93490. Please group them into one (1) single PDF document as the application only allows to upload maximum one document.
Interested applicants to note that personal Medical/health insurance (to be purchased by the individual at his/her own expense) is mandatory for the issuance of contracts. Upon award of the contract, the consultant must be ready to submit proof of insurance valid during the contract duration. The following templates / Annexes and IC General Terms & Conditions can be downloaded from http://gofile.me/6xdJm/bE9TCw8fU:
For any clarification, please write to procurement.ph@undp.org In view of the volume of applications, UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified. |