Procurement Notice
We kindly request you to submit your quotation for procurement of the computer equipment required for the implementation of the project “Bilovodsk Public Platform for Influencing Decision-Making. Islands of Social Dialogue in 13 Starosta Districts” to promote environments for training and entitle citizens to influence decisionmaking using digital technologies, as detailed in Annex 1 of this RFQ. When preparing your quotation, please be guided by the form attached hereto as Annex 2.
Project Description
The ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine has had a direct and highly negative impact on social cohesion, resilience, livelihoods, community security, and the rule of law. Recognizing the need to urgently address reconstruction, economic recovery and peacebuilding needs in areas affected both directly and indirectly by the conflict, in late 2014 the Government of Ukraine requested technical assistance and financial support from the international community to assess priority recovery needs. In late 2014, the United Nations (UN), the World Bank (WB) and the European Union (EU) conducted a Recovery and Peacebuilding Assessment, which was endorsed by the Cabinet of Ministers in mid-2015.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been active and present in eastern Ukraine for the past decade, prior to the conflict, with a focus on community development, civil society development, and environmental protection. Work on addressing the specific conflict-related development challenges discussed above built on this earlier engagement, established partnerships, and started in 2015 through the Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme (RPP). The RPP is a multi-donor funded framework programme formulated and led by the UNDP in collaboration with the Government of Ukraine and in cooperation with a number of partnering UN agencies (UN Women, FAO, UNFPA).
The RPP was designed to respond to, and mitigate, the causes and effects of the conflict. It is based on findings of the Recovery and Peacebuilding Assessment (RPA) and is aligned to the State Target Programme for Recovery as well as to the two oblast development strategies up to 2020. The RPP involves three pillars for action: 1) restoration of infrastructure and economic recovery; 2) support to local governance and related capacity building; and 3) social resilience and peacebuilding. It is an integral component of the UNDP Country Programme and is therefore fully aligned with the United Nations Partnership Framework (UNPF) It is closely interlinked with the Democratic Governance and Reform Programme, operating nationally and in all of Ukraine’s regions and is consistent with the SDGs, in particular SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong institutions).
As an area-based programme specifically developed for the conflict-affected areas of eastern Ukraine, the RPP addresses the key stabilization, peacebuilding, economic and governance priority needs in eastern Ukraine following the start of the conflict. It takes into account the opportunities that have arisen from the Minsk Protocol of September 2014 and the renewal of its cease-fire provisions (the latest cease-fire having been agreed in March 2018) and is also fully adjusted to the humanitarian-development nexus.
The Programme’s interventions are grouped under the following key Programme components, which reflect the region’s priority needs:
- Component 1: Economic Recovery and Restoration of Critical Infrastructure
- Component 2: Local Governance and Decentralization Reform
- Component 3: Community Security and Social Cohesion.
The Programme, which operates based on a pooled funding arrangement, follows a multi-sectoral programmebased approach and is implemented using an area-based methodology. With the current project, it is a unifying interventions framework for 16 projects funded by 10 international partners.
Since October 2018, the project “Good Governance and Citizen Engagement in Justice, Security, Environment and Social Cohesion in Eastern Ukraine”, funded by the Swedish International Development Agency, the Government of Denmark and the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation, has been implemented.
One of the main directions of the project is the development of information and communication technologies, which make it possible to introduce electronic management and exchange of documents, as well as saving time and cost of services for the population living in the conflict zone. By the decision of Bilovodsk Settlement Council, the
Bilovodsk Public Platform for Influencing Decision-Making was created as an effective tool for establishing cooperation between the Settlement Council and civil society institutions, as well as ordinary residents of Bilovodsk community. The implementation of the principle of “democracy as a service” and the ability of the community to influence decision-making, ensuring transparency of government, and establishing effective communication (including 13 starosta districts – islands of social dialogue) will facilitate the incorporation of democratic governance principles into local standards of public administration.
To implement the project “Bilovodsk Public Platform for Influencing Decision-Making. Islands of Social Dialogue in 13 Starosta Districts” in Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, it is necessary to purchase equipment, install it and put into operation in the premises provided by local authorities, and thereby create environments for training and providing high-quality E – services to the residents of communities.
Items Needed and Quantity
- Desktop computer 13
- Microsoft Office 2019 (software) 13
- Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) 13
- Multi-functional unit (MFU) 13
- Speaker system 13
- Router 13
- Access point 13
- Cost of delivery 1
Quotations may be submitted on or before 23:59 (Kyiv time) September 21, 2020 and via e-mail to the address below:
United Nations Development Programme
Procurement Unit
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