Tender No AE/008/2022-23/HQ/C/1

For

Provision of Individual consultancy services for preparation of gender policy RFP Individual Consultants

This invitation for expression of interest follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) which appeared in TANePS Issue no. N/A dated 05/07/2022.

The Rural Energy Agency received/has applied for/intends to apply for a credit  from the World Bank towards the cost of TREEP and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this  credit  to cover eligible payments under the contract for Provision of Individual consultancy services for preparation of gender policy.

The Rural Energy Agency now invites eligible Individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services which include PROVISION OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY TO DEVELOP GENDER MAINSTREAMING POLICY IN RURAL ENERGY PROJECTS

Interested Individual consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services by submitting updated CV’s, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions and relevant skills. Interested individual consultants must also submit Financial Proposal in writing.

You are requested to submit your written expression of interest, one original detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Financial Proposal plus one original submitted through TANePS of detailed CV and Financial Proposal in writing by 08/06/2023 at 10:00 hours local time. The Detailed CV and Financial Proposal shall each be enclosed in a separate envelope and marked “Detailed CV” and “Financial Proposal” respectively. The two envelopes shall then be enclosed in a single envelope and marked “Proposal for the PROVISION OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY TO DEVELOP GENDER MAINSTREAMING POLICY IN RURAL ENERGY PROJECTS ” and submitted to the following address:

The Secretary Tender Board,

Rural Energy Agency _____

The opening of CVs shall take place immediately after the deadline for submission, atthe Online Through TANePS. Applying individual consultants are invited to attend the opening ceremony.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the PublicProcurement Act No. 7 of 2011 and the Public Procurement Regulations, 2013 – Government Notice No. 446 (hereinafter called Procurement Regulations).

CV’s shall be evaluated on the basis of the criteria shown in the Terms of Reference.Only individual Consultants scoring above 80 shall be engaged (depending on their availability) to carry out the assignments during the financial year 2022-23.

Prospective Individual Consultants are required to download the Terms of Referencefrom the “Tender Documents” section of the Tender workspace in the TANePS portal.

Any request for clarification with regard to this assignment shall be addressed tothe procurement team through the dedicated section of the TANePS portal. The Client shall respond to clarifications received not less than one week before the deadline for submission.

Late Expressions of Interest shall not be accepted for evaluation irrespective of thecircumstances.

Yours sincerely,

Director General, Dodoma