Institutional Consultancy on “Updating the Mapping of the Social Services Workforce in Bulgaria and Conducting a Costing Analysis”

Agency: UNICEF | Reference: LRPS-2026-9203679 SSW Mapping and Costing | Type: Request for proposal

UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF)Wishes to invite companies to submit a proposal fora Consultancy on “Updating the Mapping of the Social Services Workforce in Bulgaria and Conducting a Costing Analysis”RFPS/LRPS-2026-9203679 SSW Mapping and CostingA.0 SPECIAL NOTESA.1 PURPOSE OF THE Request for Proposals (RFP) for ServicesThe purpose of this RFP is to inviteresearchorganizations tosubmit a proposal tocarry out an updated mapping and costing analysis of Bulgaria’s social services workforce (SSW).A.2 FORECAST SCHEDULEClosing date and time for submission of full proposal:17:00h on Tuesday, 26th May 2026, Sophia (Bulgaria) time.A.3 REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATIONAll requests for formal clarification or queries on this RFP must be submitted in writing via email at BUL-PROCUREMENT@UNICEF.ORG   by11th May 2026.Please make sure that the e-mail mentions the RFP reference number in the subject: “LRPS-2026-9203679 SSW Mapping and Costing”and “Company Name”.Only written inquiries will be entertained.

A response to written inquiries will be provided in due course.

Please be informed that all responses will be publicized at the UNGM link.A.4 RFP RESPONSE FORMATHOW TO APPLYInterested organizations should provide evidence of their experience and ability to fulfill the Terms of Reference by submitting, in separate documents:A.4.1.

Filled and signedBid Form;A.4.2.Technical Proposal;A.4.3.Financial  Proposal,Full proposals should be submitted inENGLISHlanguage and must be sent via e-mail to “bul-procurement@unicef.org”not later 17:00h on 26th May 2026,duly signed and dated.Proposals received after the stipulated date and time will be rejected.The Technical Proposal should address all aspects and criteria outlined in this Request for Proposal, especially in the Terms of Reference.The Technical Proposalshould include:1) A profile of the organisation including legal name, year incorporated, number of employees, description of services provided (indicate any in-house research and assessment capabilities and/or outsource partners that may be engaged as third parties); copy of the registration.2) Names and CVs of designated core team members including as a minimum a Senior Team Leader and Research team including one or more national research consultants with expertise in child protection, social work and social services and financial analysis.3) List of current clients (clients serviced in the last 3 years).4) Three reference letters for work conducted in the past 3 years.5) Detailed presentation of the methodology proposed for the completion of the assignment and6) Detailed work plan for implementation of the assignment and the key deliverables.All pages must be numbered accordingly.

The technical proposal shall also be provided on a flash-drive, included in the Technical proposal envelope.NB! No price information should be contained in the Technical Proposal.Due to the nature of this RFP, there will be no public opening of proposals.The Financial Proposalshall be prepared:The currency of the proposal shall be in Euro (EUR).All quotes stated in the financial proposal shall be without VAT as UNICEF is a tax-exempt organization.The bidder will suggest apayment schedule for the Contract, linked to unambiguous Contract milestones (from the Terms of Reference).Any activity described in the Technical Proposal but not priced in the Financial Proposal, shall be assumed to be included in the prices of other activities or items, as well as in the final total price.Proposals sent to a different e-mail address (bul-procurement@unicef.org) or in a different format than prescribed in this RFP, or which do not respect the required confidentiality, or received after the designated time and date, will be rejected.All references to descriptive materials should be included in the appropriate response paragraph, though the material/documents themselves may be provided as annexes to the proposal/response.A.5.

VALIDITYEach proposal shall be valid for a period of ninety (90) days from the proposal due date.

Bidders are requested to indicate the validity period of their proposal in the Proposal Form.

UNICEF may also request for an extension of the validity of the proposal.A.6.

PROPOSAL EVALUATIONTechnical Proposals received will be evaluated against the evaluation criteria as below:Technical Proposal: 70 points1.1Overall response:10 points- Completeness of response- Overall concord between RFP requirements and proposal1.2.

Methodology for completing the assignment: 20 pointsThe methodology will be evaluated in terms of proposed methods and meeting the requirement of the ToR.1.3.

Timeline for implementation of the proposal: 20 pointsThe timeline will be evaluated against timeframe proposed to implement the methodology and accomplish the key deliverables in accordance with the ToR.1.3.

Experience of the organisation in relevant research and assessments andexpertise of the proposed team:20 pointsThe organisation and the proposed team will be evaluated agai

DOCUMENTS AND LINKS:
• TERMS OF REFERENCE-RFPS-LRPS-2026-9203679 SSW Mapping and Costing.pdf: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadDocument?noticeId=299067&documentId=2008402
• ANNEX A_GENERAL_TERMS_SERVICES_2025.pdf: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadDocument?noticeId=299067&documentId=2008403
• BID FORM-LRPS-2026-9203679 SSW Mapping and Costing.pdf: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadDocument?noticeId=299067&documentId=2008404
• Special notes SSW RfP March 2026.pdf: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadDocument?noticeId=299067&documentId=2008405
• Download all documents: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadAllDocuments?noticeId=299067

CONTACT:
• Email: BUL-PROCUREMENT@UNICEF.ORG