EOI

The purpose of the Call for Expression of Interest is to identify eligible Civil Society Organisations for prospective partnership with UNICEF Rawalpindi. Eligible Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are invited to submit proposals for partnership to support achievement of results for children outlined in the 07/08/2015-07/31/2015 Country Programme [or 20xx Humanitarian Response Plan] and section 1.3 below.

Organisations that wish to participate in this Call for Expression of Interest are requested to send or deliver their submission in a sealed envelope clearly marked “CSO Call for Expression of Interest” at the following address:

UNICEF Rawalpindi address

By 07/24/2015.

Applications must be submitted in [English].

Any requests for additional information should be addressed in writing by 07/24/2015 at the latest to [Contact name, e-mail: azhar_abbas37@yahoo.com]. UNICEF responses to any queries or clarification requests will be made available to all online www.test.com before the deadline for submission of applications.

Applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee to identify CSOs that have the mandate, capacities and comparative advantage to support achievement of results for children using criteria outlined in section 3 below. It should be noted however that participation to this Call for Expression of Interest does not guarantee the CSO will be ultimately selected for partnership with UNICEF. Selected NGOs will be invited to review and finalise partnership agreements in accordance with criteria outlined in section 3.4 below and applicable policy and procedures on partnership with CSOs.

Applicant CSOs will be informed of the outcome of their submissions by communication sent out to the email/ postal address that is indicated in the CSO submission.

1.1 UNICEF mandate	UNICEF is the agency of the United Nations mandated to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.
1.2 UNICEF Programme of Cooperation [or Humanitarian Response Plan] in Rawalpindi	In Rawalpindi, UNICEF works with the government and other partners to [overall goal of the Country Programme extracted from the CPD]. Further information on the programme can be found on http://unicef.org/Rawalpindi
1.3 Specific results	Within this framework and as set out in [the CPAP/One Programme/ xxxx Work Plan/ Humanitarian Response Plan] working with government and other partners, UNICEF will contribute to achieve the following results: • [include the outcomes, outputs or other specific results which are relevant to the Call for Expression of Interest] [Additional documentation/information can be added as Annex for further reference]

2.1 Documentation required for the submission

The expression of interest shall include the following documentation:
• Copy of CSO registration in country of origin
• Copy of CSO registration in Rawalpindi [This may be necessary depending on registration requirements established by government authorities in the programme country]
• Attachment I - Partner Declaration signed by authorised official
• Attachment II - NGO Identification and Profile signed by authorised official
• Attachment III - Programme Proposal. [If the Call for Expression of Interest covers several results area this can be replaced by: Attachment III - Programme document(s). Each CSO submission may include 1 or more programme proposals, addressing one or more of the expected results outlined in section 1.3 above. However, a maximum of 1 proposal per result area may be submitted by the same CSO, with a maximum of 3 proposals per CSO applicant.]

2.2 Indicative timelines

Call for Expression of Interest issue date	07/08/2015
Deadline for submissions of CSO proposals	07/24/2015
Deadline for requests of additional information/ clarifications	07/29/2015
Review of CSO submissions	Review of CSO submission3
Notification of results communicated to CSO	Notification 3

3.1 Review & evaluation of CSO submissions

CSO submissions are assessed by the Partnership Review Committee in consultation with technical specialists, using criteria outlined in section 3.2 and 3.3 below.Only CSO submissions which comply with the requirements of the eligibility and exclusion criteria will be eligible for further evaluation.Results from the review will be used for purposes of mapping and selection of CSOs in relation to the specific results outlined in section 1.3 above. It should be noted that participation to this Call for Expression of Interest however does not guarantee CSOs will be ultimately selected for a partnership agreement with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to invite selected partners to review and finalise proposals for partnerships in line with criteria outlined in section 3.4 below and in accordance with applicable policy and procedures on partnership with CSOs.

3.2 Eligibility & exclusion criteria

• Eligibility criteria:
CSO must:
a) be registered in country of origin [and in programme country depending on government requirements];
b) not be an entity named on any of the UN Security Council targeted sanction lists.
• Exclusion criteria
CSO submission which:
a) are not sent in sealed envelopes;
b) are not sent or delivered by hand to the UNICEF office before the specified deadline;
c) do not include all required documents duly completed and signed or do not comply with specifications set in this Call for Expression of Interest;
d) are not submitted in [the specified working language];
will be excluded from the selection process.

3.3 Selection criteria

UNICEF office will review evidence provided by the CSO submission and assess applications based on the following criteria [Office to review the criteria listed below to ensure these include those considered most important in relation to the specific Call for Expression of Interest]:

Proposal relevance, quality and coherence (60%)	Includes review of the proposed programme: • Relevance of proposal to achieving expected results; • Clarity of activities and expected results; • Innovative approach; • Sustainability of intervention; • Adequacy and clarity of proposed budget (including contribution by CSO)
Institutional capacity and sustainability (30%)	Includes a review of the CSO: • Expertise and experience in the sector/area; • Local experience, presence and community relations; • Management ability; • Experience working with UN/UNICEF
Other [as defined by Office] (10%).	Includes a review of: [Offices to adjust as appropriate to the specific Call for Expression of Interest] • Access/security considerations; • Replicability/scalability; • Etc.

3.4 Prospective partnership agreement

All applicants will be informed of the outcome of their submissions by communication sent out to the email/ postal address that is indicated in the CSO submission.

Applicants whose proposals are assessed as having a specific comparative advantage to achieve results for children outlined in 1.3 above may be invited to jointly review and finalise the partnership agreement based on the following criteria:

• Prioritisation of proposed intervention in line with the work plan;
• Availability of funding to support proposed intervention;
• Complementarity or proposed action with ongoing interventions;

Upon finalisation at technical level, the proposal for partnership will be submitted to the Representative for review and approval. It should be noted however that the Representative has the final authority to approve or reject any proposed partnership agreement on behalf of UNICEF.