Request for Proposal – Printing, Packaging and Delivery of Terms 2 and 3 Scale-Up Teacher Training Materials

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National Numeracy Programme

Developing strong foundations in mathematics for all children to succeed

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL:

PRINTING, PACKAGING AND DELIVERY OF TERMS 2 AND 3 SCALE-UP TEACHER TRAINING MATERIALS

Reference No: RFP No. MMB/10/10/2024/3

Company Overview

Mott MacDonald Limited has been appointed by the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) – formerly DFID, to deliver the Strengthening the Teaching of Primary School Mathematics in Malawi Programme, now named the National Numeracy Programme. The Programme will provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Education (MoE) to help improve the quality of mathematics teaching in lower primary schools (standards 1-4), nationwide by facilitating the revision of the mathematics curriculum for lower primary, developing corresponding teaching and learning materials, design teacher training strategies (including school-based support structures), carry lessons learned from the pre-pilot and the pilot to oversee the national scale-up.

The Programme has a 15-month extension from 1 June 2024 to 31 August 2025 to enable the national scale-up. Following the approval of the extension by the client, Mott MacDonald Limited has been allocated funds that include but not be limited to the procurement of printing of training materials. The RFP No. MMB/10/10/2024/3 is to source for local printer to print training materials for Term 2 and 3 in the 2024/2025 academic year.

Purpose of this Request for Proposal

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to find a local printer who can print and deliver to Lilongwe a total of circa 37,378 learner workbooks, 1,420 teacher guide, 710 Facilitator Manuals and 34,389 Teacher CPDs for both Term 2 and Term 3 teacher training in the academic school year 2024/2025. The quantity may vary with (+/-)20% at the time of signing the contract. Interested suppliers, please follow this link https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ad722a7-2358-421a-85cb-8d8477c0ac05 to access the full RFP, Technical Specifications, Terms and Conditions, and other supporting forms.

Submission

Bid submission emails must bear the subject line “REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING, PACKAGING AND DELIVERY OF TERMS 2 AND 3 SCALE-UP TEACHER TRAINING MATERIALS TO LILONGWE (RFP No. MMB/10/10/2024/3)” and addressed for the attention of the NNP Procurement Team. Bids will remain unopened until after the Deadline. Unless stated otherwise in this RFP or in writing from the Company, all correspondence and communications from suppliers during the period of this procurement exercise must be directed to the email address: NNPProcurement@mottmac.com by 12 November 2024.

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