Tender for expert services for conducting trainings and mock sessions for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

The Non-Governmental Organization Internews Ukraine announces a tender for expert services for conducting trainings and mock sessions for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (VRU) within the framework of the Cooperative Agreement "RADA Next Generation (RANG) Activity" funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

OBJECTIVE: selection of specialists to provide expert services for conducting trainings and simulation sessions for the VRU during September 2024.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: the selected contractors will provide services for conducting mock sessions for MPs of Ukraine on participation in the negotiation process in Kyiv and Brussels, namely:

Preparation of materials;
Participation as a coach in the sessions;
Providing feedback on the results of the sessions.

A detailed list of services and requirements is available here.

The exact number of simulation sessions will be determined at the stage of negotiations with the winning contractor.

RULES OF APPLICATION

Tender proposals are allowed to participate in the evaluation, which:

contain a full package of documents, namely: a completed application form; registration documents; portfolio/document confirming the experience of providing services
filled in in Ukrainian or English;
signed and stamped;
sent by e-mail on time.

DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION OF THE TENDER APPLICATION

Proposals for participation in the tender are accepted until 18.00 on September 9, 2024 to the e-mail tender@internews.ua with the obligatory indication of the subject of the letter: "Application for tender_mock sessions for the VRU".

REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICES AND PAYMENT TERMS

Payment for the services is made by NGO Internews Ukraine on the basis of a signed contract/act/invoice for the provision of services by transferring the relevant amount to the contractor's account in UAH or USD.

Since these services are funded by international technical assistance, they will be paid for without VAT.

Ukrainian or foreign individuals, legal entities and sole proprietors are eligible to participate in the tender.

For Ukrainian individuals -- copies of passports (pages 1, 2 and the page with the registration), identification code.

For Ukrainian sole proprietors -- the application must be accompanied by an up-to-date extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs, an extract from the register of taxpayers/a single tax payer certificate, an available list of activities that correspond to the essence of the services for which the tender is announced (KVEDs).

For Ukrainian legal entities -- the application must be accompanied by registration documents: a scanned copy of the Charter, a certificate of state registration/extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs, a VAT certificate/extract from the register of VAT payers and/or a certificate/extract of payment of a single tax or other tax in accordance with the current tax legislation, a document confirming the authority of the signatory.

For foreign individuals, sole proprietors, and** legal entities** -- certificate of residence, salary history, bank details, and, upon additional request, other registration documents depending on the tax legislation of the foreign resident.

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

Reasonable financial proposal.
Education and experience in the functioning of democratic institutions and parliaments.
Experience in participating in the EU accession negotiations on behalf of their countries or the European Commission will be a plus.
A clear understanding of EU accession requirements.
Familiarity with the bilateral screening agenda, draft presentations and written responses to ensure relevant and constructive feedback.
Willingness to provide services in a timely manner.
Compliance of the application with the customer's needs and the terms of the tender documentation.

WARNING ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MAIN DONOR

NGO Internews Ukraine draws the attention of the participants to the fact that since the services will be provided within the framework of the "RADA Next Generation (RANG) Activity" funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the contractor must comply with the requirements of the main donor (USAID), which will be set out in the annex to the contract concluded with the winner of the tender. These requirements are available for review here.

The winners will be selected after the financial and technical evaluation of the proposals in accordance with the selection criteria. The results of the selection will be announced to all those who participated in the tender by e-mail or telephone.

If you have any questions, please contact Khrystyna Bidonko at kbidonko@internews.ua.