Background

Ukraine still faces the second highest HIV epidemic in the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Even though new HIV cases are decreasing globally, Ukraine continues to experience an increase in HIV incidence, especially among key populations at higher risk of HIV. Data demonstrate that stigma, discrimination and violation of human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) are widely spread in Ukraine. Despite the overall improvements in both the health care and the human rights environments relevant to HIV and TB in the country, certain barriers to service provision do persist. Key obstacles and issues related to human rights, stigma and discrimination against PLHIV, key populations and people affected by TB that hamper national responses have been extensively documented, and include the following:

1.            Poor access to diagnostics and HIV-treatment for PLHIV and key populations;

2.            Stigma and discrimination against PLHIV, people affected by TB, people who use drugs, sex-workers and the LGBTIQ community.

3.            Disclosure of confidential information about a person’s HIV-status.

In May 2019, the National Coordination Council on HIV, AIDS, TB  response in  Ukraine, chaired by the VPM, approved a Strategy on Comprehensive Response to Human Rights-related and Legal Barriers to Access to HIV and Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment Services by 2030 (the Strategy). The implementation plan for 2020-2023 is developed (hereinafter referred to as the Plan). The Plan provides a detailed description of the comprehensive response to human rights and legal barriers to access to HIV and tuberculosis prevention and treatment services for 2020-2023 and encompasses all the necessary measures to sufficiently reduce or completely remove human rights barriers to access to HIV and tuberculosis services. The implementation of the Strategy and the Plan is coordinated by the Public Health Centre of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine with the involvement of all relevant stakeholders at the national level.  With the continuous support provided by UNDP Ukraine to create enabling legal and policy environment related to public health in line with the ongoing HIV and TB response, UNDP aims to support initiatives that strengthen the health system and overcome legal barriers. Based on a request from the civil society and current epidemiological and political situation in the country, there is an urge to establish an effective and comprehensive way for different stakeholders to be able to find information about different types of services related to HIV and TB, in this respect medical, legal, case management, substitution therapy, etc.

In line with this, UNDP seeks the services of a National Consultant to develop mapping tool for HIV/TB medical and human rights counselling services, its integration to the Public Health Center (PHC)  HIV-related portal (http://hiv.phc.org.ua/)  and update of the PHC portal.

Duties and Responsibilities

2. MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT

This main objective of this assignment is to develop a mapping tool for HIV/TB medical and human rights counselling services, its integration to the HIV-related portal of the Public Health Center (PHC) and update of the PHC portal as per detailed technical requirements attached as Annex 1.

3. DESCRIPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES / SCOPE OF WORK

The Consultant will be responsible for conducting the following activities in order to achieve the overall goal of the assignment:

• Based on repository of HIV/TB medical and human rights counselling services and as per detailed TOR in Annex 1 develop a mapping tool that will enable different stakeholders to find information about different types of services related to HIV and TB
• As per technical requirements (Annex 1) update the PHC National web-portal, integrate the mapping tool as a separate page of the portal, design of the portal changed, pages filled with content, testing of the web-site performed and documentation for portal usage developed.
• Work with a PHC specialists and National consultant to support web solution for mapping of HIV/TB medical and human rights counselling services to make sure all requirements are met.

4. DELIVERABLES

5. COPYRIGHT

The Deliverables shall be submitted in Ukrainian. The title rights, copyrights and all other rights whatsoever nature in any material produced under the provisions of this TOR will be vested exclusively in UNDP.

6. MONITORING/REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Work-progress reporting/monitoring meetings will be held with the National Consultant on a regular basis. UNDP will be responsible for all quality control and evaluation of work-progress of the performance of the National Consultant. No reports or documents should be published or distributed to any third party without prior approval of the UNDP.

7. PROPOSED PAYMENT METHOD

Payments will be made in 3 tranches according to the following payment schedule:

• upon satisfactory submission of deliverable #1 – 20%
• upon satisfactory submission of deliverable #2 – 40%
• upon satisfactory submission of deliverable #3 – 40%

8. MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS

The consultant shall be responsible for managing the process of the work implementation, its resources, logistics and expenditures related to the tasks in a timely and accurate manner. The consultant will be reporting to Health Programme Specialist with cross-functional reporting responsibilities to Chief Technical Advisor.

Competencies

• Demonstrate/safeguard ethics and integrity;  
• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
• Self-development, initiative-taking;
• Act as a team player;
• Encourage and participate in open communication in the team, communicate effectively;
• Create synergies through self-control;
• Manage conflict;
• Informed and transparent decision-making.

Required Skills and Experience

9. EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

Minimum qualifications and experience:

Education:

• Advanced university degree

Experience: 

• Knowledge of programming languages, such as PHP, Javascript, framework Leaflet
• Work experience with OpenStreetMap and databases MySQL
• Creation of at least 2 on-line maps with filters (at least 2 examples shall be provided)
• Experience in creating converters from Excel to databases will be considered as an asset
• Proficiency in Ukrainian and/or Russian, working knowledge of English

10. DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE PROPOSALS

Applicants shall submit the following documents:

11. EVALUATION

• Advanced university degree (Bachelor`s degree - 10 pts, Master`s degree - 12 pts)
• Knowledge of programming languages, such as PHP, Javascript, framework Leaflet - 15 pts
• Work experience with OpenStreetMap and databases MySQL (2 years experience - 10 pts, 3 and more - 15 pts)
• Creation of at least 2 on-line maps with filters (at least 2 examples shall be provided) (2 examples provided - 10 pts, 3 and more - 15 pts)
• Experience in creating converters from Excel to databases will be considered as an asset - 7 pts
• Proficiency in Ukrainian and/or Russian, working knowledge of English - 4 pts, Proficiency in Ukrainian and/or Russian and English - 6 pts. 

Cumulative analysis

?Contract award shall be made to the incumbent whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

a) responsive/compliant/acceptable, and

b) having received the cumulative 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 70% from the maximum available technical score (49 points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation

The maximum number of points assigned to the financial proposal is allocated to the lowest price proposal and will equal to 30. All other price proposals will be evaluated and assigned points, as per below formula:

30 points [max points available for financial part] x [lowest of all evaluated offered prices among responsive offers] / [evaluated price].

The proposal obtaining the overall cumulatively highest score after adding the score of the technical proposal and the financial proposal will be considered as the most compliant offer and will be awarded a contract.

Travel

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 the Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed. In general, UNDP should not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources.