RFP 2025.04 LTAs for Services to support Capacity Assessment of Unitaid’s Pre-Grantees (General Capacity Assessment and/or Focused Capacity Assessment on Human Subject Research) In order to access the Request for Proposal (RFP) documents, please log-in as a registered Supplier (Account registration accessible on https://www.ungm.org/Account/Registration). If Bidders experience any difficulties in accessing the RFP documents after having registered and expressed interest, please send an email to: [email protected] Objective of the consultancy: To identify a multiple independent professional agencies to serve as External Verification Agents (EVAs). The selected EVAs will assist in conducting an analysis of the institutional capacity of organizations (pre-Grantees) entering into the Grant Agreement Development (GAD) process with Unitaid. The capacity assessment covers i) the General Capacity Assessment and/or ii) Focused Capacity Assessment on Human Subject Research (HSR). Interested bidders may submit their bids/proposals corresponding to one of the capacity assessments (General Capacity Assessment or Focused Capacity Assessment on HSR); or for both services for General Capacity Assessment and Focused Capacity Assessment on HSR. Qualification of Firm and Consultants: The EVAs (both firm and team members) shall have prior experience and expertise in the following: Essential: Demonstrated extensive experience in conducting similar capacity assessments for implementers of donor-funded projects in all areas listed in the Terms of Reference – refer the specific experience requirements for the respective General Capacity Assessment and Focused Capacity Assessment on HSR, depending on the area(s) of services that bidders will be participating in this RFP. Desirable: • Experience in conducting similar capacity assessments for Unitaid-funded projects. • Additional areas as defined in the context of each specific assignment. Specifically for HSR-focused capacity assessment, additional criteria will include: • Demonstrated expertise in Human Subject Research (clinical trials) and/or operational research. • Proven ability in Clinical study design and management. • Medical ethics relating to research involving human subjects. • Conducting due diligence on global health projects with elements of clinical and/or operational research. Bidders are invited to submit a proposal for the above-mentioned RFP in accordance to the documents attached in the "Tender Document" tab. Proposals must be submitted via UNGM, through the “RFP documents” tab and upload documents in “My Tender Return” no later than 17:00 hours CET (Geneva time) on 04 April 2025. Given the time constraints and hard deadlines, extension of tender closing date may not be feasible at this juncture. Bidders are encouraged to plan and submit the proposals by this closing date.