REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

RFQ Nº UNFPA/THA/RFQ/21/001

UNFPA hereby solicits a quotation for the following service:

“Organize consultations and develop a platform with digital entrepreneurs on

prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse”

UNFPA requires the provision of services to organize consultations and develop a platform with digital entrepreneurs on prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse as specified in the Term of Reference (ToR).

This Request for Quotation is open to all legally-constituted companies that can provide the requested works and have legal capacity to deliver in the country, or through an authorize representative.

Background:

UNFPA’s vision is to cultivate an organizational culture of care that nurtures a safe, trusted, respectful and inclusive environment, where the rights and dignity of UNFPA personnel and the people and communities we serve are recognized, promoted and protected, and all feel empowered to speak up for themselves and others and take appropriate action to prevent and respond to any and all sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA).

UNFPA has zero tolerance for all forms of sexual wrongdoing, whether perpetrated against a recipient of assistance or a co-worker. Sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH) violate human rights and are a betrayal of the core values of the United Nations. The interests and dignity of those affected guide UNFPA’s approach to prevention, response and assistance. UNFPA and all UN agencies give high priority to the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (PSEAH) in its operations and interventions with partners and stakeholders.

Rationale:
Under the 11^th CPD of UNFPA, UNFPA Thailand enters into partnerships with Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa), promoting the principles of PSEAH among digital entrepreneurs as an effort to support this practice.  To make available a baseline information to move forward the PSEAH principles and system, UNFPA Thailand in collaboration with depa is seeking an organisation with a capacity to organise consultations to collect incidence and opinions from digital entrepreneurs, to suggest model of a PSEAH system and to develop a platform with these stakeholders who operate on digital platforms to promote PSEAH.

Purpose:
To understand and to be able to have a proposed prevention system responding to the current situation of the sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment happening on digital platforms and to digital entrepreneurs and digital business players.

Questions:

Questions or requests for further clarifications should be submitted in writing to the contact person below:

The deadline for submission of questions is  Friday, 9^th July 2021 at 16:00 hours, Bangkok time. Questions will be answered in writing and shared with all parties as soon as possible after this deadline.

Instructions and deadline for submission

Proposals should be prepared based on the guidelines set forth in Section IV above, along with a properly filled out and signed price quotation form, and are to be sent by email to email address for bid submission at thailand-bidtender@unfpa.org no later than: Friday, 16^th July 2021 at 16:00 hours. Bangkok Time.

Please note the following guidelines for electronic submissions:

• The following reference must be included in the email subject line: RFQ Nº UNFPA/THA/RFQ/21/001 – Digital platform. Proposals, including both technical and financial proposals, that do not contain the correct email subject line may be overlooked by the procurement officer and therefore not considered.
• The total email size may not exceed 20 MB (including email body, encoded attachments and headers). Where the technical details are in large electronic files, it is recommended that these be sent separately before the deadline.
• Any quotation submitted will be regarded as an offer by the bidder and does not
  constitute or imply the acceptance of any quotation by UNFPA. UNFPA is under no obligation to award a contract to any bidder as a result of this RFQ.