This specific tender is managed via the new supplier portal system of UNDP Quantum. If you are interested in submitting a bid for this tender, you must subscribe following the instructions in the user guide. If you have not registered a profile with this system, you can do so by following the link for Supplier Registration.

If you already have a supplier profile, please access the negotiation using quicklink or please login to the Supplier Portal, then search for the negotiation using the reference number UNDP-UGA-00518, following the instructions in the user guide.

Introduction

Country: Home-based with travel to Uganda

Description of the Assignment: International Individual Consultant -Technical Support for Microinsurance Market Development in Uganda

Period of assignment/services: 50 working days spread in a period of 8 months

Proposal should be submitted directly in the portal no later than indicated deadline.

Any request for clarification must be sent in writing via messaging functionality in the portal. UNDP will respond in writing including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry.

Please indicate whether you intend to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requirements. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate using the messaging functionality in the system. Offers must be submitted directly in the system following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org using the profile you may have in the portal. In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link shared via the procurement notice and following the instructions in guides available in UNDP website: https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders. Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration.

Disqualification / Rejection of Offers

• Offers not submitted through the Quantum system, or submitted using incorrect credentials, will be disqualified.

• Any offer submitted for the recruitment of an Individual Contractor but registered in the name of a company in the Quantum system, will be rejected.

• A vendor wishing to submit an offer for an Individual Contract and sign an RLA contract must use their own individual vendor credentials in Quantum.

• Offers for Individual Contracts submitted under a company name will be rejected.

• If a supplier/vendor operates both as a company and as an individual contractor, they must create two separate profiles, each with a distinct email address.