YouthHubAfrica with support from the UNFPA Spotlight Initiative is implementing the STEAM flagship Programme for women and girls. The intervention is aimed at fostering an integrated approach to life skills and 21st-century entrepreneurship training for women and girls which includes manufacturing; business management; use of Information Technology, networking with access to export markets; decision making; confidence building, sexual and reproductive health information and strategies to prevent gender-based and harmful practices.
The goal is to empower women and girls as a key strategy in ending gender-based violence and harmful practices. Women Empowerment involves equipping women with information, skills and the capacity to have control over their lives, to make decisions particularly the ones that affect them and their family including their sexual and reproductive health and rights and education; occupying leadership positions and participating in the governance of their communities. Gender equality and economic empowerment should go together. Since the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)many women continue to be abused, battered, and marginalized in their communities. It is evident that women with resources and economic power are able to speak for themselves and challenge forces that tend to violate their rights
YouthHubAfrica hereby invites reputable companies with relevant experience to tender for the long term recovery initiative for women and girls which is basically training on the following:
- Bags making
- Business management
- Use of Information Technology
- Networking with access to export markets
- Decision making
- Confidence building
- Sexual and reproductive health information and strategies to prevent gender-based and harmful practices.
ELIGIBILITY
- Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC2 and CAC7;
- Evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2018, 2019 & 2020) valid till 31st December 2021;
- Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the YoutHubAfrica is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder, that the company is not bankrupt, in receivership or under liquidation or involved in any litigation which can potentially affect the company’s ability to effectively discharge their responsibility if engaged and to confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
- Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – (2017, 2018 & 2019);
- Evidence of financial capability to execute the project including Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
- Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
- For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (all the eligibility requirements are compulsory for each JV partner)
- All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letterhead Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No.), and e-mail address.
- The Letterhead Paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorised officer of the firm.
SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit a bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) soft copies each of the technical and financial bids with soft copy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in folders and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, the folders and email to info@youthhubafrica.org with subject “the name of the project and the Lot number (s)” not later than 12:00 Noon February 26th, 2021.
OPENING OF BID
All bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission 12:00 Noon 26th February 2021 at YouthHubAfrica in a closed session by the YouthHubAfrica procurement Committee and the successful entry(s) only, will be notified.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
- Bids submitted after the deadline for submission will be deemed null;
- Bidders are not restricted to a number of Lot. This means Bidders can bid for as many Lots as
- All costs will be borne by the bidders;
- Only qualified bidders will be contacted;
- YouthHubAfrica is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.
DEADLINE: February 26, 2021.
