DEADLINE: 22ND MAY, 2025
AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION (AUC)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICE FOR HIRING OF PEACE FUND MANAGERS FOR THE AFRICAN UNION PEACE FUND
PROCUREMENT NO.: AUC/PFS/C/001
FUND MANAGERS FOR THE AFRICAN UNION PEACE FUND
Section I: Letter of Invitation
Dear Sir/Madam,
(1) The African Union Commission would like to engage the services of Fund Managers who shall manage the African Union Peace Fund as an independent international fund for the prevention and management of conflicts, and the promotion of peace in Africa. The African Union Commission now invites interested and eligible bidders to submit separate technical and financial proposals for the assignment as per attached Terms of Reference (TOR).
(2) A firm will be selected under the Quality and Cost Based Selection Method procedures described in this RFP. The weight for technical and financial scores shall be 80% and 20% respectively.
(3) The RFP includes the following documents:
- Section 1: This Letter of Invitation
- Section 2: Information to Consultants
- Section 3: Data Sheet
- Section 4: Terms of Reference
- Section 5: Technical Proposal: Standard Forms
- Section 6: Financial Proposal: Standard Forms
- Section 7: Standard Form of Contract
(4) The TECHNICAL and FINANCIAL offers must be delivered as TWO SEPARATE documents to the email address mentioned below. The financial proposals must be password protected. Bidders who meet the minimum technical pass mark shall officially be requested to provide password for their financial proposal.
(5) Bidders who meet the minimum technical pass mark shall officially be requested to provide password for their financial proposal.
(6) Bidders shall ensure that their electronic submissions are fully functional. The Commission will not accept any claim of password malfunctioning or corrupted file as a basis for the replacement of financial proposal with new submissions.
(7) The deadline for submission of proposals is 20 May 2025 at 15:00hrs Addis Ababa Time. Late bids will be rejected. The subject of the e-mail shall be the title of the procurement, the procurement number and name of bidder.
(8) Bid opening will be held on 20 May, 2025 at 3:00pm Addis Ababa Time, immediately after the deadline for submission.
(9) Bidders may request for clarifications, no less than 7 days from the deadline for submission, from The Chairperson, Internal Tender Committee, African Union Commission, Telephone number (+251) 11 5517700, Ext 4341, Email: tender@africa-union.org.
(10) Complaint by bidders regarding bidding process shall be addressed to: InvestigationOIO@africa-union.org
(11) Bidders must submit the following mandatory documents in their Technical Proposal:
(i) Certified copy of Certificate of incorporation (Company Registration).
(ii) At Least 3 Contactable references for work done on similar assignment in the past 3 years.
(iii) Company profile demonstrating at least 20 years’ experience on similar assignment.
(iv) CVs of proposed experts with their certified copies of academic and professional qualifications;
(v) Signed Statements of Availability for the proposed experts and
(vi) Duly signed Bid Submission Forms.
(12) The address for bid submission is:
The Chairperson,
Internal Tender Committee
African Union Commission,
tender@africa-union.org
