Background

ADMINISTRATION

To apply, interested persons should upload the combined* Technical Proposal/Methodology (if applicable), CV and Offeror’s Letter to “UNDP Jobs” by navigating to the link below and clicking “APPLY NOW”, no later than the date indicated on the “UNDP Jobs” website. Applications submitted via email will not be accepted**: -

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* PLEASE NOTE: The system allows the upload of one (1) document ONLY – if you are required to submit a Technical Proposal/Methodology, this document along with your CV/P11 and Offeror’s Letter, MUST be combined and uploaded as one.

NOTE: The Financial Proposal should not be uploaded to “UNDP Jobs”.

**Please email the password-protected Financial Proposal to procurement.bb@intranet.undp.org. The subject line of your email must only contain the following reference number: BBRSO45992

No other text, words, names, spaces, quotation marks, punctuation, or numbers should be included in the subject of your email.

If the password for your Financial Proposal is required, it will be requested by the Procurement Unit.

Any request for clarification must be sent in writing to procurement.bb@undp.org within three (3) days of the publication of this notice, ensuring that the reference number above is included in the subject line. The UNDP Barbados & the OECS Procurement Unit will post the responses*** two (2) days later, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to: -

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A detailed Procurement Notice, TOR, and all annexes can be found by clicking the above link.

*** UNDP shall endeavour to provide such responses to clarifications in an expeditious manner, but any delay in such response shall not cause an obligation on the part of UNDP to extend the submission date of the Proposals, unless UNDP deems that such an extension is justified and necessary

BACKGROUND

As Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), including Saint Lucia, are required under Article 6 to develop national strategies, plans or programmes to fulfil the objectives and measures of the Convention. In response to the guidance of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD, enabling activities of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in biodiversity have focused on assisting countries to prepare their national biodiversity strategies and action plans and/or their first national reports to the CBD.

The National Report to the CBD represents a country’s assessment of the progress of implementation of the Convention and the effectiveness of these measures. In accordance with Article 26 of the CBD and decision X/10 of the COP, Parties are asked to submit national reports. National reports are tools which allow the Convention to monitor its implementation in the various country Parties. Saint Lucia has submitted its 5th National Report.

In decision XIII/27, the COP decided that the sixth National Reports (6NR) should focus on providing a final review of progress in the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, including relevant national targets, based on information concerning the implementation of national biodiversity strategies and action plans and other actions to implement the Convention. Parties should provide updates since the last national report was submitted. This includes recent changes to the status trends of biodiversity and to the pressures on it.

In the 6NR, Parties are requested to report on national implementation of the Convention in a structured concise narrative form. It is structured in seven sections (two of which are optional) which will be updated on any progress made from the last report submission. The mandatory sections to be included in the report are as follows:

• Information on the targets being pursued at the national level;
• Implementation measures taken, assessment of their effectiveness, associated obstacles and scientific technical needs to achieve national targets;
• Assessment of progress towards each national target;
• Description of the national contribution to the achievement of each global Aichi Biodiversity Target; and
• Updated biodiversity country profiles.

There are also resource modules on the CBD website that should be referred to in the development of each section. Various technical resources are available here: https://www.cbd.int/nr6/

DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE PROPOSALS

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

1. Proposal:

1. Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work
2. Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work, which takes local context, institutions and circumstancecs into account

2. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references

3. Financial proposal

NOTE: Proponents may determine that effective execution may require more than one person. Consultants are permitted to subcontract 1-2 persons to support their work. The CVs of these persons must be submitted and meet the experience and qualifications criteria below; however they will not be included in the technical criteria scoring.

The subcontracting arrangements will be concluded directly between the individuals. UNDP will only have a contractual agreement with the primary consultant, who will be solely responsible for the completion of all deliverables.

FINANCIAL PROPOSAL

• Lump sum contracts

The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in installments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR.  In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including travel, per diems, and number of anticipated working days).

TRAVEL

All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel.  In general, UNDP should not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the Inidividual Consultant wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources.

In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.

EVALUATION

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology:

• Cumulative analysis

When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

1. responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
2. having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria** specific to the solicitation

* Technical Criteria weight [70%]; * Financial Criteria weight [30%]

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points would be considered for the Financial Evaluation –

ANNEXES

ANNEX I – TERMS OF REFERENCES (TOR) – separate TOR only provided for complex procurement; otherwise, see above

ANNEX II – GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

ANNEX III – OFFEROR’S LETTER

ANNEX IV – FINANCIAL PROPOSAL TEMPLATE

ANNEX V – SAMPLE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT

ANNEX VI – P11 FORM

Duties and Responsibilities

SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORK        

The consultant will produce the Sixth National Report for Saint Lucia as well as associated documents as follows:

Task 1: Inception Report and Initial Work Plan

To commence, the consultant will have detailed inception meetings with the national focal point (and other parties as the country deems necessary) to understand country-specific context, scope and expectations. Within two weeks of the effective date of the contract and initiation of the consultancy, the consultant shall submit for the consideration and approval, an inception report, identifying the detailed work plan including the schedule of activities to be undertaken for the duration of the project, including the allocation of time and human resources to various tasks. The work plan will specify the methodologies to be employed in pursuit of satisfying the various objectives, and the expected output from each activity.

Task 2: Technical Reports

The following technical reports addressing major issues/topics will be submitted:

• Background assessment on invasive species
• Background assessment on endemic species
• Impacts of climate change on biodiversity (with emphasis on coastal ecosystems including mangrove forests, wetlands, sea grass beds, coral reefs)
• Impacts of habitat conversion on biological diversity

The technical reports will include examination of the impacts of major economic activities e.g. agriculture, tourism, and policy decisions (e.g. laws) on biodiversity, especially invasive and endemic species. The reports shall inform the 6NR, but may be presented following the completion of the 6NR, if so advised by the country.

Task 3: Draft Sixth National Reports

The draft 6NR will be comprised of the following sections:

In addition, the draft 6NRs will be submitted in conjunction with the following supporting documents:

• Implementation plan for the 6NR
• Communication strategy for the 6NR
• Summary of the participatory process, including stakeholders consulted in annex

Task 4: Final Six National Reports

The final 6NRs will be prepared, incorporating comments and feedback on the drafts received from the respective governments and UNDP and submitted with the supporting documents above.

DELIVERABLES

Expected deliverables and deadlines are the following:

Competencies

REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES

I. Years of experience:

• 10 years of experience in research, analysis or implementation of biodiversity conservation programmes
• 5 years of experience working on biodiversity issues in SIDS the Caribbean; specific experience in-country highly desirable
• Previous experience in preparing national reports on implementation of the biodiversity-related MEAs
• Familiarity with the CBD and relevant guidance for preparing NBSAPs and National Reports
• Prior experience with UNDP and/or GEF projects would be an asset

 II. Competencies:

• Strong technical report writing, data acquisition and analysis skills;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Timely delivery of high quality analytical work;
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; and
• Fluency in spoken and written English

Required Skills and Experience

QUALIFICATIONS

III. Academic Qualifications:

• Post-graduate degree in environmental science, environmental management, ecology, natural sciences or related field