Tender Notice
Procurement of Gynaecological Anatomic Models, ZOE ® Gynecologic Simulators
The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries, while strengthening the capabilities of governments and the private sector in those countries to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance. For more information, please visit: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org
CHAI is supporting the integration of hormonal IUD into national Family Planning (FP) systems to ensure hormonal IUD service delivery sustainability and a full integration into available FP method mix in Rwanda.
As part of many other health system strengthening interventions and capacity building efforts that CHAI supports; on-job training (OJT) of FP providers is intended to be implemented as a novel approach to assure service delivery sustainability by addressing the challenge of high turnover of trained providers to assure that no one is left behind.
Therefore, CHAI is looking for suppliers to submit competitive bids for the procurement of forty-two (42) Gynaecological Anatomic Models, ZOE ® Gynaecologic Simulators for practical sessions during the mentioned OJT and post-training clinical mentorship.
Any questions/concerns/clarifications related to this tender should be addressed to CHAI Rwanda procurement Office through
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Please take note of the following requirements and conditions pertaining to the procurement of the above-mentioned anatomic models (see appendix for specifications):
Administrative Documents:
- The letter of submission of the tender correctly filled and signed
- Brief Overview of company (Company profile) including physical business address and postal address
- Latest Business Registration Certificate under RDB
- Valid RRA Tax clearance certificate
- Valid RSSB clearance certificate
- Proof of using EBM
Other requirements:
The company should have pulled a tender with such or near caliber. At least 2 proven previous experience with written recommendations will be required
- The vendors should indicate clearly if the items they are bidding for are readily available in store. Priority will be given to those who can deliver fast.
NOTE: due to the urgency of these models, the supplier should be able to deliver within three (3) weeks from the order confirmation.
Technical specifications:
Please see the appendix for specifications.
Well written bids documents prepared in English, will be sent to this email address
Bidders will be first evaluated for meeting the administrative and other requirements, those who do not fulfil all the requirements or do not submit the required administrative documents will be disqualified.
CHAI reserves the right to confirm the information given by applicants to validate the information and make informed decisions.
CHAI reserves the right to accept or reject any application based on the evaluation criteria.
Done at Kigali, 20/12/2022
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.
Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance
JOB TITLE: Supply Chain Officer (Food Safety and Quality)
TYPE OF CONTRACT/Grade: Fixed-Term/NOB
UNIT/DIVISION: Supply Chain
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Kigali/Rwanda
DURATION: 1-year renewable
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
In Rwanda, WFP works in partnership with the Government and other stakeholders to support national priorities for achieving food and nutrition security. This is done through direct implementation of integrated programmes targeting the most vulnerable people and strengthening national capacity to design, implement and manage programmes for achieving zero hunger. Under its Country Strategic Plan (2019-2023), WFP’s support revolves around four strategic outcomes (SOs) as follows:
Strategic Outcome 1 (SO1) is designed to ensure that refugees and returnees in Rwanda have access to adequate and nutritious food at all times.
SO2 aims to ensure that vulnerable populations in food insecure communities and areas have improved access to adequate and nutritious foods all year.
SO3 focuses on ensuring that children under 5 years, adolescents and pregnant and lactating women in Rwanda have improved access to nutritious foods and services to meet their nutritional needs all year.
SO4 targets smallholder farmers especially women and aims to provide opportunities for increased marketable surplus and access to an agricultural market through efficient supply chains by 2030.
JOB PURPOSE
WFP’s Food Safety and Quality Unit is focused on embedding a culture of food safety and quality assurance across the organization, from program design across the supply chain to distribution. WFP aims to build trust by adhering to the highest food safety and quality standards and takes immediate action in the event of incidents related to the food that WFP provides. WFP benchmarks its Food Safety and Quality Management System against internationally recognized standards, CODEX Alimentarius, and local and international regulatory requirements. WFP undertakes continuous risk analysis, due diligence, and assurance of food safety and quality throughout its operations and supply chain, enabling WFP to respond with agility and speed to operational needs
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
• Lead the development, dissemination and implementation of corporate policies, guidelines, and procedures on the WFP approach to food safety and quality matters, ensuring alignment with corporate, regional, and country office priorities.
• Contribute towards the development and/or implementation of protocols and tools in integrating FSQ into the different WFP operations and programs, ensuring alignment with the existing policies and guidelines
• Establish risk-based control measures and prepare evidence-based recommendations for the country office to combat and reduce food commodity losses and food quality and safety incidents.
• Ensure that food procured meets WFP specifications and relevant national standards in Rwanda by establishing robust supplier quality assurance systems.
• Support the capacity-strengthening interventions of WFP food suppliers, inspection companies, WFP staff, cooperating partners, government agencies etc., for efficient and effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries (e.g., through the design, review of training materials and actual training).
• Build productive relationships and partnerships with counterparts in government agencies and the private sector to enhance WFP capacity to contribute effectively to FSQA awareness and improvement.
• Identify and build productive relationships with the supply chain, Program, Nutrition, and other relevant units, to support an integrated approach to food assistance.
• Keep current on emerging developments and cutting-edge research in food safety and quality and/or food product optimization to leverage the opportunities to incorporate industry best practices in the Supply Chain.
• Collate and analyze relevant process data/information to inform risk management and mitigation and contribute to a WFP-wide view of food technology activities and resourcing.
• Guide and supervise junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analyses and queries.
• Others, as required from time to time
• 4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
• Experience conducting analytical and conceptual work in support of strategy design and implementation.
• Experience coordinating supply chain activities with other units/ teams.
• Experience in coordinating periodic planning across functions and with partners.
• Experience in analyzing and supporting the implementation of end-to-end supply chain operations.
• Experience working with WFP partners.
• Experience in implementing supply chain improvement initiatives.
• Experience supervising staff.