Save the Children International in Sudan (SCI)

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential. We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We aim to reach more children than ever before, through programs in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.

Save the Children are an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity.

Save the Children in Sudan operates in Darfur, Kordofan, Red Sea, Blue Nile, River Nile, AlGezira,  Sennar, Gadaref Khartoum states.

Overview of Pre-qualification

SCI invites applications from Consultancy Firms/Consultants having expertise in specialized domains as listed in the scope of Pre-qualification. 

Background and Introduction

SCI desired to maintain a pool of pre-qualified panel of consultants including firms and individuals in wide areas of expertise. This pool would be utilized for consultancies, studies, surveys, assessment, specialized assignments, concept papers, proposal writing, IT related policy matters etc. the pool of individual consultants and consultancy firms would be readily available on short & long term and retainer ship basis upon arising needs of SCI.

SCI invites applications from eligible individual consultants and organizations/firms/ registered in Sudan for provision of consultancy and advisory services in various domains.

Scope of Pre-qualification 

Consultancy and advisory services are required in the following major areas:

1. Health
2. Nutrition
3. Food security and livelihood
4. Cash Transfer programming
5. Child Protection
6. CRG Child Rights Governance
7. WASH Water supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
8. Education
9. Construction
10. Emergency response  
11. Management (HR, Secretarial, Accounts & Finance, Audit, Risk Management) 

Note: Consultants may like to specify specialization in above major areas themselves. 

2.3. Standard Instructions

1. Pre-qualification shall be clear and elaborate. Different sections of the application shall be separated using color separators, flags or tags. The applications shall be prepared without any interlineations or overwriting.
2. Consultancy firms and individual consultants may request in writing, for clarification of any of the provisions of this Pre-qualification up till 07 (seven) calendar days before the submission date. All queries may be sent to SudanCO.procurement@savethechildren.org

3. Applications submitted should remain valid for a period of 3 months from the last date of submission.
4. Eligible consultancy firms and individual consultants are encouraged to submit their pre-qualification’s as per submission requirements.
5. Eligible consultancy firms and individual consultants may apply for any combination of areas for pre-qualification. In case of multiple areas, they are required to submit area wise details of experience and expertise.
6. Pre-qualification submitted by consultancy firms and individual consultants will be evaluated as per pre-established evaluation criteria.
7. All CVs attached with relevant forms should be signed by the relevant employee and countersigned by the Company.
8. As and when needed, SCI would prepare TORs/bidding documents for such assignments. Only consultancy firms and individual consultants pre-qualified in a particular area would be provided TORs/bidding documents for submission of their proposals.
9. Prequalified consultancy firms & individual consultants may be hired on retainer ship basis for some specific period upon arising need.  
10. Successful consultancy firms and individual consultants will be pre-qualified for a period of two years. 

Pre-qualification Submission Requirements

The pre-qualification shall be in compliance with the below mentioned requirements:

1. A covering letter as attached 
2. Table of Contents with page numbers
3. All forms (attached in pre-qualification) duly filled
4. Each prequalification shall be sent to SudanCO.procurement@savethechildren.org , OR physically delivered in a

sealed prequalification envelope titled Consultant and stating the category of interest and shall be submitted and delivered at the address given below before 1500 hrs. (Sudan time), on or before 30^th Sept 2021 to;

Save the Children International – Sudan CO

Alryahd Area, Khartoum – Sudan, Off 117 street – East of Al Rashideen Mosque

For more details check the below-attached document.