REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) For the Development of Five-Year Strategic Plan (2025-2030) for the National Academy of Vocational Training (NAVT)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

For the Development of Five-Year Strategic Plan (2025-2030) for the National Academy of Vocational Training (NAVT)

Date of publication: 01 March 2025

The Safer Migration (SaMi) Programme Phase IV (2024-2028) is a bilateral initiative of the governments of Nepal and Switzerland designed to support the consolidation of the 12 years of partnership in safer migration, the institutionalization of safer migration related services as well as the strengthening of the capacities of the three levels of government to effectively take over the complete management, financing and quality assurance of all the programme components.  Helvetas Nepal provides technical assistance to the programme on behalf of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

SaMi provides technical assistance to NAVT for the institutionalization of skill training for potential migrant workers.

SaMi intends to call for proposals from eligible Consulting Firms as outlined in the Request for Proposal.

1. Request for Proposal (RFP) is made available at: https://notice.helvetasnepal.org
2. Interested organizations/firms must fulfill the minimum requirements listed in the RFP.
3. The sealed proposal must be submitted by 14 March 2025 before 5 PM to SaMi/ Helvetas Nepal office.
4. The pre-proposal meeting (Virtual) will be held on 7 March 2025, Friday at 11 AM. Interested Consulting firm should confirm their participation at sami.np@helvetas.org to obtain the virtual meeting ID by 6 March 2025 before 4 PM.
5. The applicant who has submitted (as per the first notice) can modify (withdraw and amend) the proposal. If the already submitted proposal/s is/are not modified and notified by the consultant by the closing deadline, the previously submitted proposal/s will be continued for further process.

Acceptance or rejection of proposals and award of the job or cancellation of proposal notice shall remain within the jurisdiction of SaMi/Helvetas Nepal.

Safer Migration (SaMi) Programme

Programme Support Unit, Helvetas Nepal

Dhobighat, Lalitpur, Nepal

G.P.O. Box - 688, Kathmandu, Nepal

Telephone: +977-1-54 21 063, 54 37 148

Email: sami.np@helvetas.org