DEADLINE: 6TH APRIL, 2021
PALLADIUM
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
TITLE: CONSULTANCY TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE NATIONAL PRIMARY HEALTHCARE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY(NPHCDA) BHCPF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
UNIT (PIU) IN DEVELOPING AN OPERATION MANUAL FOR THE NPHCDA GATEWAY FOR THE BHCPF
Palladium invites applications from suitably qualified individual consultants to provide technical support to the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency(NPHCDA) BHCPF PIU in developing a detailed Operations Manual for the BHCPF NPHCDA Gateway. In this Request for Proposal, Palladium expects offerors to develop a custom solution and proposal to Palladium for consideration. Bidders are required to provide justification for the work proposed or methodology to be adopted. This will be a Best Value procurement
The Integrated Health Program (IHP) is a USAID-funded five-year project with a mandate to improve health systems, improve access to and increase quality of primary health care in designated states (Sokoto, Bauchi, Kebbi, Ebonyi and FCT). IHP is working with state governments to strengthen and advance operationalization of health finance reforms towards attainment of universal health coverage. IHP aims to improve the enabling environment for equitable and sustainable health services, supplies, and delivery systems through
policy development and implementation with an emphasis on voluntary, rights-based health programs). As part of this mandate, IHP is working at the national and state levels to strengthen the implementation of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF)
The BHCPF was established under Section 11 of the National Health Act (NHAct), as a catalytic funding mechanism towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria. The fund is designed to provide additional funding to the health sector through three gateways: National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and
Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT).
The NPHCDA is responsible for implementing the NPHCDA Gateway through the SPHCBs. Within the NPHCDA, a BHCPF Programme Implementing Unit is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the Gateway and wants to develop a Gateway Implementers’ Handbook for the NPHCDA Gateway. The operations manual will lay out in detail all processes of the NPHCcDA Gateway and highlight the roles and responsibilities of every stakeholders involved in the implementation or supporting the Gateway.
Type of Contract
This is a firm fixed price deliverable-based contract. The consultant is expected to satisfactorily accomplish the deliverables before he/she gets paid for that deliverable. The IHP Chief of Party reserves the right to confirm if a deliverable is delivered adequately or otherwise. No price change is expected after the contract is signed. IHP will not pay for the cost of any deliverable that is not complete,. of quality or on time. For more details concerning this consultancy and other associated application tools, please visit the link below: https://bit.ly/3lG2SBr
Submission information
Please follow the instructions as contained in the Request for Proposal(RFP) and submit to: consultancy@ihp-nigeria.com
This consultancy closes on April 6, 2021 by 11:59pm. No late application will be received after the deadline.
