The Programme
SUED is a £60 million, five-year programme supported by the British Government through the Department for International Development (DFID). The programme aims to support up to 10 fast growing municipalities to develop sustainable urban economic plans and attract investment for critical infrastructure and value chain projects.
The main programme objectives are to:
The implementing consortium is led by Coffey International Development, with various other subcontractor partners providing other services. Atkins Ltd. has been awarded the urban economic planning component. Subcontractors for three thematic areas (capacity building, investment climate, and investment attraction) will be selected in the coming months.
The Position
SUED is now inviting eligible national and international firms and individual consultants, to participate in the prequalification of a roster of capacity building specialists to be retained for a period of 24 months, without commitment. As the specifications of individual pieces of work become available, individuals/firms on the roster will be invited to bid for these pieces of work.
The programme is seeking firms and individual consultants with demonstrable experience of working with governments, either at national or sub-national levels. The consultants will have the qualifications, skills and expertise to undertake specific capacity development tasks in the following 10 selected municipalities in Kenya:
While working closely with SUED, the consultants will be required to engage potential beneficiaries and work with key decision makers at the municipality and county levels to design and deliver capacity building interventions to strengthen the knowledge and skills of the municipal board and other key stakeholders to realise the outputs of the urban economic plans and support the economic growth of the municipality. The capacity development interventions must be participatory and consultative.
The type of tasks to be undertaken include the following:
The capacity development tasks will also recognize the multiple dimensions needed to effectively achieve SUED’s objective i.e. relevant skills and abilities; governance, structures and processes; community capacity; gender and social inclusion; climate change, among others.
Submission
In addition to registering interest via this link:
interested parties must also submit a soft copy of their application by email to suedcfp@coffey.com and should reference “CFP Notice Ref – CB/05/2019.”.
Those interested are required to provide the following information demonstrating their capabilities and availability of expertise:
Alternatively, and in locations where there is little or no internet access, then a hard copy of the application can be submitted to Coffey International Development Ltd [“Coffey”] Office at the address below and should reference “CFP Notice Ref – CB/05/2019.”
Coffey International Development Ltd
Prosperity House, Fourth Floor
Westlands Road
P. O. Box 4320, 00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Any application for the roster is only eligible for consideration upon submission of a written application, received either by email or post. Registration of interest as per this job advertisement alone is not sufficient.
Please note that SUED may release updates, clarifications, modifications or amendments to this request. Interested parties are therefore advised to attend the market engagement events planned by SUED, to regularly visit the SUED website https://www.suedkenya.org/, and to consult SUED for any clarifications, inquiries and questions in writing via email to suedcfp@coffey.com
Applications for inclusion into the roster will be accepted on a rolling basis.
Applications are on a rolling basis and will close on the 26th July 2019
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