DEADLINE: 11TH AUGUST, 2025
UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFPS)TO ESTABLISH LTA WITH FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDER (PSP) FOR CASH TRANSFERS PROJECTS IN NIGERIA AS PER ATTACHED TOR.
LRPS-2025-9198754
Proposals SHOULD BE SENT TO: UNICEF Nigeria official electronic bid box at below email address: ngrsupply@unicef.org
Attention: Supply and Logistics Section
IMPORTANT ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
Pre-Bid meeting is scheduled as follows:
- Date: Monday, 28 July 2025 Time: 1-2 pm
- Venue: Online via Microsoft Teams (Link shared in UNGM)
- The reference LRPS
MUST be shown on the subject line of your proposal.
For monitoring bid distribution and response, invitees who do not intend to participate in the bid are kindly requested to reply to the invitation email expressing their unwillingness.
THE LRPS FORM MUST BE USED WHEN REPLYING TO THIS INVITATION. FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR OFFER IN THE ATTACHED RFP FORM, OR FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE DETAILS AS REQUESTED, WILL RESULT IN INVALIDATION.
Proposals MUST be received by latest by 12:30 hours Nigeria local time on 11.08.2025. Proposals received after the stipulated date and time will be invalidated.
Two separate proposals should be sent in two separate e-mails, one for the Technical proposal and the other for Financial proposal.
Vendors are encouraged to send their e-mail Bid at least 24 hours before the designated closing time to avoid any potential delay in the submission and hence, consequent rejection.
Please note that your emails should not exceed 15 MB. You can submit more than one email, but please label each email correctly (1 of 5, 2 of 5 # etc.)
SPECIAL NOTES
The deadline for submission of this RFP is 12:30PM (Nigeria time), on 11th August 2025. Proposals shall be submitted to ngrsupply@unicef.org only; with RFP number_ quoted in your forwarding email.
PART I – PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SERVICES
(1) Background
(1.1) UNICEF promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child, in everything we do. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.
(2) Solicitation; Long Term Arrangement
(2.1) The purpose of this Request for Proposals for Services (“RFPS”) is to invite proposals for LTA with Financial Services Provider (FSP) for Cash Transfers Projects in Nigeria [as fully detailed in the Terms of Reference/Statement of Work attached at Annex B]
(2.2) UNICEF wishes to enter into (a) non-exclusive Long Term Arrangement(s) for Services (LTA-S) for the procurement of the services detailed in the RFPS and required from time to time during the term of the LTA-S. It will be a provision of such LTA-S(s), that UNICEF will not be committed to purchase any minimum quantity of these services. UNICEF shall not be liable for any cost in the event that no purchases are made under any resulting LTA-S.
(2.3) Purchases will be made against contracts to be issued by UNICEF in accordance with the terms and conditions of any resulting LTA-S(s). Actual quantities to be purchased will vary from contract to contract.
(2.) Other United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes shall be entitled to place contracts under the prices and terms of the LTA-S. Contracts placed by other United Nations entities constitute a contractual agreement between the supplier and the ordering United Nations entity. UNICEF will not be a contractual party to these contracts and has therefore no obligations or liabilities for contracts not issued by UNICEF.
(2.4/2.5) This RFPS document is comprised of the following:
- This document
- The UNICEF General Terms and Conditions of Contract (Services) which are attached as Annex A to this document
- [The full Terms of Reference/Statement of Work attached at Annex B]
(2.5/2.6) This RFPS is an invitation to treat and shall not be construed as an offer capable of being accepted or as creating any contractual, other legal or restitutionary rights. No binding contract, including a process contract or other understanding or arrangement, will exist between the Proposer and UNICEF and nothing in or in connection with this RFPS shall give rise to any liability on the part of UNICEF unless and until an LTA-S and linked contract is signed by UNICEF and the successful Proposer.
(3) Term
(3.1) The proposed LTA-S shall be valid for an initial period of 24 months, with a possible renewal for an additional period of 12 months.
PART II – PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PROCESS
(1) Proposal Submission Schedule
(1.1) Acknowledgement of receipt of RFPS. Proposers are requested to inform UNICEF as soon as possible by Email to Stanley Omobude and copy Fridah Mwirigi at somobude@unicef.org and Cc fmwirigi@unicef.org that they have received this RFPS.
IMPORTANT: PROPOSALS ARE NOT TO BE SENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL STATED ABOVE – ANY PROPOSALS SENT TO THE ABOVE-NAMED INDIVIDUAL WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
(1.2) Questions from Proposers. Proposers are required to submit any questions in respect of this RFPS by [Email to Stanley Omobude and copy Fridah Mwirigi at somobude@unicef.org and Cc fmwirigi@unicef.org. The deadline for receipt of any questions is on Monday, 04 August, 2025 at 12:30 pm.
IMPORTANT: PROPOSALS ARE NOT TO BE SENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL STATED ABOVE – ANY PROPOSALS SENT TO THE ABOVE-NAMED INDIVIDUAL WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
Proposers are required to keep all questions as clear and concise as possible.
Proposers are also expected to immediately notify UNICEF in writing of any ambiguities, errors, omissions, discrepancies, inconsistencies, or other faults in any part of the RFPS, providing full details. Proposers will not benefit from such ambiguities, errors, omissions, discrepancies, inconsistencies or other faults.
UNICEF will compile the questions received. UNICEF may, at its discretion, at once copy any anonymized question and its reply to all other invited Proposers and/or post these on the UNICEF website and/or respond to the question at a bid conference. After any such bid conference, a Questions and Answers document may be prepared and posted on the UNICEF website.
(1.3) Amendments to RFPS Documents. At any time prior to the Submission Deadline, UNICEF may, for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective Proposer, modify the RFPS documents by amendment. If the RFPS was available publicly online, amendments will also be posted publicly online. Further, all prospective Proposers that have received the RFPS documents directly from UNICEF will be notified in writing of all amendments to the RFPS documents. In order to afford prospective Proposers reasonable time in which to take the amendment into account in preparing their Proposals, UNICEF may, at its sole discretion, extend the Submission Deadline.
(1.4) Bid conference. A bid conference will be held on Monday 28 August 2025 by 1-2pm via Microsoft Teams Meeting.
[1.4/1.5] Submission Deadline. The deadline for submission of proposals is as follows: 12.30 pm, 11 August 2025.
Any proposals received by UNICEF after the Submission Deadline will be rejected.
