United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) hereby invite qualified companies to submit sealed tenders as follows:   The Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report) is an editorially independent, authoritative and evidence-based annual report hosted and published by UNESCO since 2002. Drawing its current mandate from the Incheon Declaration at the World Education Forum and the Education 2030 Framework for Action, it is the international community’s tool for monitoring and reporting on: Progress towards the education targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations Member States in September 2015 The implementation of national and international strategies aimed at contributing to the achievement of SDG 4, the global education goal.   In line with its strategy, the GEM Report has explored how its outputs can be put to good use to influence policy at national level, particularly in countries at risk far from achieving SDG 4, and regional level. The Africa Spotlight series aims to foster peer-learning and dialogue on policies at national and continental level to improve primary education completion and foundational learning in reading and mathematics, with the ultimate aim to support progress towards SDG target 4.1. It is a collaboration with the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the African Union (AU).   The Spotlight report series is implemented in a three-part cycle. The first and second continental reports – Born to Learn Learning Counts – were launched in October 2022 and May 2024. For the third Spotlight cycle in 2024/5, the research will focus on instructional leadership, and it will explore three aspects: school leaders as instructional leaders, district officers as instructional leaders and the role on parents and communities. The focus countries are Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Kenya, Zimbabwe and one state in Nigeria. In each country, there will be two levels of analysis, which will be connected and will inform each other.   The quantitative analysis will be based on a school sample survey. Two questionnaires will be administered (to the school principal and to a parent or community representative) to gather information on how leaders focus on learning. The qualitative analysis (desk-based, institutional analysis; interviews with local officials in the sampled districts under the quantitative analysis; key findings of the quantitative analysis; and interviews and consultations with central officials) which will lead to a country report.   The GEM Report team is seeking legal entities to carry out a primary school survey of school leaders and school community representatives in each of the target countries of Spotlight-s third cycle.   The purpose of this notice is to provide general information on the requirements for the procurement process and to inform interested suppliers how to obtain a copy of the Request for quotation.