DEADLINE: 6TH APRIL, 2021
PALLADIUM
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
TITLE: CONSULTANCY TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE TWO GATEWAYS OF THE BASIC HEALTH CARE PROVISION FUND (BHCPF) WHICH INCLUDES THE EBONYI STATE HEALTH INSURANCE AGENCY (EBSHIA) AND EBONYI STATE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (EBSPHCDA) AND THE STATE STEERING COMMITTEE TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION AND UTILIZATION OF FUNDS.
Palladium invites applications from suitably qualified individual consultants to provide technical and capacity building support to both gateways of the BHCPF in Ebonyi, the Ebonyi State Health Insurance Agency (EBSHIA) and Ebonyi state Primary Health Care Development Agency (EBSPHCDA): and the State Ministry of Health (SMOH) in ensuring proper utilization of funds and delivery of quality health services. 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, implemented by Palladium 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 Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) is a key health financing reform established under the National Health Act of 2014 to provide a Basic Minimum Package of Health Services (BPMHS). effective delivery of Primary Health Care (PHC) services and Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT) for all Nigerians.
USAID-IHP is seeking a qualified consultant to work closely with the Executive
Secretaries of both gateways, and the BHCPF focal person of the EBSMOH in Ebonyi state for a duration of three (3) months to provide guidance on the implementation of BHCPF technical operations and to build the team’s capacity to progressively take on these activities and regularly conduct joint review meetings and joint supervisory visits to facilities for the implementation of BHCPF in the state.
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.
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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
