| Overview : UNDP Vietnam is seeking for a national research institution/national research-based consulting firm/local non-government organization to conduct action research for strategic advice to support provinces with large ethnic minority populations to move towards inclusive and citizen-centric e-services. Overall objective: - To support provinces with large ethnic minority populations to move towards inclusive and citizen-centric e-services for a selected set of public administrative procedures.
Specific objectives: - To conduct an empirical, action-based study on how public service procedures are being provided and how they are being or can be digitalized in three provinces with large ethnic populations (one in the north of Viet Nam, one in the Central Highlands, and one in the Mekong Delta); and,
- To provide strategic and practical advice on how to address bottlenecks facing the provinces and citizens of diverse ethnic backgrounds in the move towards e-services for a selected set of public administrative procedures.
Procurement Notice with enclosed TOR and evaluation criteria are in the attached files. The selection will be on a competitive basis and will comply with UNDP procurement regulations. Interested offerors are invited to submit Letter to UNDP technical proposals, financial proposals and other required documents following guidance in the Procurement Notice to: bid.submission.vn@undp.org With subject line: B-220603 - Action research for strategic advice to support provinces with large ethnic minority populations with notification by email (without attachment) to: procurement.vn@undp.org that the bidder has submitted proposal. UNDP will not be responsible for the missing of proposal if the bidder does not send notification email to above address. Deadline for submission: 17.00 hrs 22 June 2022 (Hanoi time) We look forward to receiving your proposal by the above deadline. | 
