International Consultant for the Implementation of the Sustainable Procurement Index for Health

Consultant Medical & Health Logistics & Procurement

Overview

Support adaptation and implementation of the Sustainable Procurement Index for Health.

You have:

• Advanced (Masters/PhD) University degree in Development, Climate Change, Public Health, health economy/statistics or any related Social Sciences
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant international level experience in Public Health, Climate Change, Planetary health or other related fields is required.
• 5 years of proven experience in development of indices and other carbon foot printing tools.
• Knowledge of UN and/or UNDP procedures, grant applications and programme implementation is highly desirable.

Contract

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Background

UNDP is the global development organization of the UN systems with presence in about 170 countries and territories, helping to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and exclusion, and build resilience so countries can sustain progress. As the UN’s development agency, UNDP plays a critical role in helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. UNDP supports countries including those in crisis/post-crisis situations, those with weak institutional capacity or governance challenges, and countries under sanctions to effectively implement complex, multilateral and multi-sectoral projects, while simultaneously investing in capacity development so that national and local partners can assume these responsibilities over time. Within the organization, the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) has corporate responsibility for developing all relevant policies, projects, programme and guidance to support the results of UNDP’s Strategic Plan. BPPS’s staff provide technical advice to Country Offices; advocate UNDP corporate messages, represent UNDP at multi-stakeholder fora including public-private dialogues, government and civil society dialogue initiatives, South-South and Triangular co-operation initiatives and engage in UN inter-agency coordination in specific thematic areas. BPPS assists UNDP and partners to achieve high quality development results through an integrated approach that links results-based management and performance monitoring with more effective and new ways of working. BPPS supports UNDP and partners to provide high quality, technical support for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programme support activities.

About SHiPP: To promote compliance with environmental and social standards, the Sustainable Procurement in the Health sector initiative (SPHS) was officially established in May 2012. This initiative is implemented by an Informal Interagency Task Team coordinated by a secretariat managed by UNDP. The SPHS has ten members—seven are UN Agencies (UNDP, UNEP, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNOPS, WHO) and three are Multilateral Health Financing Institutions (GAVI, GFATM and UNITAID). Together, the members command a cumulative purchasing power in the global health sector of around USD $5 billion annually, representing a sizeable portion of the global market in pharmaceuticals and other health products. With the financial support from the Swedish Government, UNDP working with Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) initiated the Sustainable Health in Procurement Project (SHiPP). The project is implemented directly in 10 countries of Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Moldova, South Africa, Tanzania, Ukraine, Vietnam and Zambia and the HCWH’s Global Green and Healthy Hospitals network is scaling up the successful results in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Indonesia and the Philippines. UNDP and Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) have identified public procurement as a key entry point for promoting more sustainable production and consumption patterns (SDG 12). The aim of the project is to strengthen sustainability in the health sector in selected countries to ultimately reduce harm to people and the environment caused by the manufacture and disposal of medical products. Within this framework, there are three main ways in which the sector can negatively affect the health of people and the environment:

• Patients, health care workers and the public around the world are exposed to environmental and health risks during the implementation of health programs - for example through direct exposure to biological or chemical agents, or health risks from improper health care waste management and the burning of waste.
• The production of medical products can impact health and well-being – for example, there is increasing concern about pharmaceuticals that accumulate in the environment.
• The health sector is having an impact on global climate change and planetary health, for example - through the emission of greenhouse gases.

The Sustainable Procurement Index for Health: Climate change and environmental sustainability are recognized as some of the greatest public health threats of this century. The health sector has great interest to address these issues, and lead by example. The UN system has, together with the global health aid institutions, a significant influence on the market for the global health aid. In 2016 the UN system procured goods and services for the health care sector at an approximate cost of USD 5 billion. This significant procurement volume can be leveraged by the UN to change the procurement practices in the health sector. The concept of a Green Procurement Index for the Health Sector (GPIH) emerged from the lack of a standardized green procurement criteria and measurement tools to demonstrate the extent to which UN agencies, and other public procurement organizations are truly progressing in applying social and environmental criteria in purchasing in the health sector. Based on this, the Sustainable Health in Procurement project implemented by UNDP and Health Care without Harm with funding from SIDA developed the Sustainable Procurement Index for Health (SPIH). The SPIH provides an incentive for entities to improve their environmental and social sustainability record. The SPIH monitor (I) Greenhouse gas emissions, (II) resource depletion (water, energy and material consumption), (III) chemical/toxic impact on human health and the environment (IV) human, labour rights and gender equality.

Objectives of the Assignment: The objectives of assignment will be to:

• Participate in the training of countries on the use, uptake and adoption of the index
• To provide ongoing support to countries that may encounter technical issues in the application of the index

• To update the current SPIH Tool and the associated guidance based on the feedback received from the field.

  SCOPE OF WORK

1. Since 2019, the SHiPP has been working with a number of actors to develop the SPIH. This is as a globally established, recognized and adaptable measurement tool for manufacturer, suppliers, procurers and users/users of health commodities and services. The index was completed in 2021 and launched during the 2021 Global Suppliers and manufacturers forum. To support the adoption and use of the index, there is need to orient and mentor SHiPP Countries offices and the scale up regions. To form a strong core team, a number of professionals as guided below will be invited to participate in the initial ONLINE induction training. Depending on the country situation, the following categories will be the focus of this meeting:
2. Procurement officers from Ministries of Health (procurement and Pharmacy Departments)
   • SAICM focal points; poison control center professionals
   • Environmental health focal points responsible for implementing their country’s commitment to the COP26 health programme
3. Ministry of Environment
4. Environmental Management Agencies
5. Representative of National/subnational Procurement Authorities
6. Representative of Medical Stores departments
7. Representative of Private sector
8. Representative of CSO
9. UN procurement officers
10. Procurement officers and other representatives from Hospitals, health care settings and other subnational institutions (those who make procurement decisions)

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT:

• The Consultant will report to the SHiPP Manager in consultation with the Project Management Team.
• The consultant has to provide his/her own IT equipment such as laptop.
• No travel is anticipated If the need arises, travel will be arranged according to the UNDP travel policy for consultants

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the overall supervision of the Project Manager, and in collaboration with the SHiPP management Team, the Consultant will:

• Participate in, prepare and deliver technical presentations in organised trainings and webinars for different audiences including but not limited to SPHS Member agencies, One Planet Network, Governments in focus countries, manufacturers and suppliers of health care commodities, Universities and Civil Society Organisations (CSO) among others
• Provide hands on support to 10 project countries and scale up regions to understand, adapt and apply the SPIH in their procurement processes.
• Participate in several progress meetings including the check in meeting planned for midterm implementation as well as in the final close out meeting in which participants will share lessons on the implementation of the index.
• Participate in, prepare and deliver presentation of lessons learnt during the 5th Saving Lives Sustainably Global Manufacturers and Suppliers meeting
• Document the recommendations, and based on the consultations, make any required revisions to the index to capture new information generated through various hands-on support, discussions, meetings and through the application of the tool at country level.

Expected Deliverables

1. Submit an inception report that clearly articulates the methodology for the SPIH roll out.
2. Submit a report on each engagement held with stakeholders (minimum of 10), highlighting key issues for consideration to be incorporated into the index or revised for clarity.
3. Submit an analytical brief on identified technical specifications that need to be in the revised Index and present this at virtual or face-to-face technical review meeting to be organized with the SPHS Secretariat
4. Submit revised SPIH guidance, PowerPoint slides and tool based on the feedback from the field implementation, if major issues identified and agreed upon with stakeholders.

No.

Deliverables / Outputs

Estimated Duration to Complete

Review and Approvals Required

1

Inception Report that clearly articulates the methodology for the SPIH roll out

1 week after contract signature

PMT

2

Stakeholder report on each engagement held with stakeholders (minimum of 10), highlighting key issues for consideration to be incorporated into the index or revised for clarity.

2 weeks after each event

PMT

3

Analytical Brief on identified technical specifications that need to be in the revised Index and present this at virtual or face-to-face technical review meeting to be organized with the SPHS Secretariat

4 months

PMT

4

Revised SPIH Guidance PowerPoint slides and tool based on the feedback from the field implementation, if major issues identified and agreed upon with stakeholders

6 Months

PMT

Competencies

• Ability to produce high quality outputs in a timely manner while understanding and anticipating the evolving client needs.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently, produce high quality outputs.
• Sound judgment, strategic thinking and the ability to manage competing priorities.

Required Skills and Experience

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR

a. Academic Qualifications:

• Advanced (masters/PhD) University degree in Development, Climate Change, Public Health, health economy/statistics or any related Social Sciences

b. Years of experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant international level experience in Public Health, Climate Change, Planetary health or other related fields is required.

• 5 years of proven experience in development of indices and other carbon foot printing tools.

• Experience of working with private sector operating within the health sector value chain desirable

• Knowledge of UN and/or UNDP procedures, grant applications and programme implementation is highly desirable.

SCOPE OF PRICE PROPOSAL AND SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

• All proposals must be expressed in a lump sum amount. This amount must be “all-inclusive”. Please note that the terms “all-inclusive” implies that all costs (professional fees, travel costs, living allowances, communications, consumables, etc.) that could possibly be incurred are already factored into the final amounts submitted in the proposal.
• The contractor will be paid an all-inclusive Deliverables/Outputs based lump sum amounts over the assignment period, subject to the submission of Certification of Payment (CoP) duly certified and confirmation of satisfactory performance of achieved work (deliverables/outputs) in line with the schedule of payments table hereunder.
• The Prospective Consultant will indicate the cost of services for each deliverable in US dollars when applying for this consultancy.

Table 1.

Instalment of Payment/ Period

Deliverables or Documents to be Delivered

Approval should be obtained

Percentage of Payment

1st Instalment

Submission of an acceptable Inception Report

Project Manager

10%

2rd Instalment

Submission of Stakeholder report on each engagement held with stakeholders (minimum of 10), highlighting key issues for consideration to be incorporated into the index or revised for clarity.

Project Manager

10%

3rd Instalment

Submission of an analytical brief on identified technical specifications as a basis for revising the SPIH

Project manager

30%

4th Installment

Submission of revised SPIH guidance, PowerPoint slides and tool based on the feedback from the field implementation and Stakeholder engagement meeting Reports ( minimum of 10)

Project manager

50%

RECOMMENDED PRESENTATION OF OFFER

For purposes of generating proposals whose contents are uniformly presented and to facilitate their comparative review, your Technical Proposal document must have at least the preferred content as outlined in the IC Standard Bid Document (SBD).

1. Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP; UNDP Procurement site - https://procurement-notices.undp.org/ JOB ID 89705 (Note: the system does not allow multiple uploads of documents. Applicants must make sure to upload all documents in one PDF file);
2. Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references;
3. Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment, showing ability to utilize evaluation methodologies.
4. Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING THE BEST OFFER

Upon the advertisement of the Procurement Notice, the qualified Individual Consultant is expected to submit both the Technical and Financial Proposals. Accordingly, Individual Consultants will be evaluated based on Cumulative Analysis as per the following scenario:

• Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
• Having received the highest ranked score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation. In this regard, the respective weight of the proposals is:
• Technical Criteria weight is 70%
• Financial Criteria weight is 30%

Criteria

Weight

Max. Point

Technical Competence (based on CV, Proposal and interview (if required)

70%

100

• Advanced (masters/PhD) University degree in Development, Climate Change, Public Health, health economy/statistics or any related Social Sciences

20

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant International level experience in Public Health, Climate Change, Planetary health or other related fields

20

• 5 years of proven experience in development of indices and other carbon foot printing tools.

40

• Experience of working with private sector operating within the health sector value chain desirable

10

• Knowledge of UN and/or UNDP procedures, grant applications and program implementation is highly desirable.

10

Financial (Lower Offer/Offer*100)

30%

30

Total Score

Technical Score * 70% + Financial Score * 30%

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