Consultancy to Develop Primary Health Care Strategy 2024 t0 2030 and Costing operational plan - 3809263

The UNICEF in Zambia from African region had released this tender for Consultancy to Develop Primary Health Care Strategy 2024 t0 2030 and Costing operational plan UNICEF has now issued a Request for Proposals in order to select a supplier for the provision of Consultancy to Develop Primary Health Care Strategy and Costing. BRIEF BACKGROUND Purpose : To hire a competent institution to support the Ministry of Health to develop the costed Primary Health Care Strategy 2024–2030, and its costed Operational Plan 2024-2026. Overarching Objective - Zambia’s costed Primary Health Care (PHC) Strategy 2024–2030, and the costed Operational Plan 2024–2026 developed. Specific Objectives - Stakeholders engaged in the development of the PHC strategy and operational plan. - Operational plan of the PHC strategy developed. - Costing of the PHC strategy and operational plan done. BACKGROUND Following the 2018 Astana Declaration on Primary Health Care (PHC) in Kazakhstan, Zambia committed to strengthening and revitalisation of PHC as a vehicle for advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) on 7 April 2019 during the World Health Day commemorations. Emphasis was placed on strengthening health systems to move towards UHC through improving human resources for health, essential health commodities security, health information management systems, health care financing, and leadership and governance; as well as, enhancing public health security and strengthening research and evidence for actions. The actualisation of PHC towards progressive attainment of UHC hinges on delivery of comprehensive healthcare services across the life course, addressing the determinants of health through multi-sectoral policies and actions, and empowering individuals, families, and communities to optimise their health. IMPORTANT NOTE : This tender will be run through the UNICEF e-submissions system. By clicking on the blue ‘Express Interest’ button in the UNGM tender notice, the full UNICEF e-submission system instructions to bidders document (including instructions on how to access the tender documents and submit an Offer) will be automatically emailed to the ‘contact persons’ included in your UNGM registration. Alternatively, the full UNICEF e-submission system instructions to bidders document is publicly available on the UNICEF supply internet pages here: https://www.unicef.org/supply/index_procurement_policies.html . In the tender management site, if you navigate to the documents tab and opt in to confirm your intention to submit a Bid – you will then see the mandatory placeholders for documents that must be attached prior to submitting your Offer (you will also see if there are any mandatory questionnaires to complete). As such, you are recommended to `opt in` well before the submission deadline so you are clear exactly what documents are required to be uploaded prior to completing your submission. Please note that in order to access the tender documentation through UNICEF’s e-submissions system, vendors must: (i) be registered with UNICEF in UNGM as a company/NGO; (ii) have successfully completed all mandatory information currently required by UNGM when registering. Please ensure that any files submitted as part of your Bid are not corrupt or damaged in any way. Please exercise particular caution when using compressed files. Any corrupt or damaged files may lead to your Bid being invalidated. All vendors are strongly recommended to regularly log in to the UNICEF e-submissions system to check for any deadline extensions, new clarifications, new correspondence or updated tender documents relating to this tender. with tender notice no. LRPS 2023 86743 published on 09 Nov 2023. The tender expired on 30 Nov 2023. This tender is sourced from United Nations Global Marketplace and is eligible for suppliers interested in Hospital services. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 3809263.