TENDER NOTICE: CONTENT DEVELOPMENT FOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN MALAWI
Tender Reference: 10056850
Organisation: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Project: PFEM Tikuze – Malawi
Category: Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade and Standards, Supply Chains
Assignment: Content Development for Licensing Examinations for Supply Chain Management in Malawi
Tender Description
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is seeking consultancy services to develop content for Licensing Examinations for Supply Chain Management for the Malawi Institute of Procurement and Supply (MIPS).
Further details of the assignment can be found in the Terms of Reference (ToR).
The German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), is a German federal enterprise that provides technical assistance and expertise in international cooperation and sustainable development.
Through the Public Finance and Economic Management (PFEM)–Tikuze Malawi project, GIZ supports the Government of Malawi’s public financial and economic management (PFEM) efforts by collaborating with various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and other institutions on activities such as resource mobilisation, procurement and contracts management, auditing, anti-corruption measures, asset recovery, and other public financial and economic management efforts. The project is co-financed by the European Union (EU).
As part of its capacity-building efforts at MIPS, the GIZ PFEM–Tikuze Malawi Project would like to engage an individual consultant to provide the following services.
Scope of Assignment
Content Development for Licensing Examinations for Supply Chain Management in Malawi
Regulation 10 of the MIPS Regulations, 2018, mandates the institute to ensure that all senior and strategic positions in the profession are held by licensed members only. Therefore, there is a need to develop content for Licensing Examinations for Supply Chain Management in Malawi.
The consultant is expected to produce:
- A study guide and comprehensive question bank with detailed answers and rationales for each area/item, containing a minimum of 80 questions.
- Resource information and explanatory notes for each examination section, outlining the competencies assessed.
- A final report outlining the development process, testing feedback, and changes made.
Assignment Details
Number of Expert Days: 40 days
Period of Assignment: 3 December 2026 to 29 February 2027
Key Expert Qualifications and Experience
1. Qualifications (2.2.1)
- Master’s degree in Procurement and Supply Management or an equivalent qualification from an internationally recognised institution.
- Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply (CIPS) or an equivalent qualification from a recognised institution.
2. General Professional Experience (2.2.3)
- Ten years of work experience in procurement and supply management.
3. Specific Professional Experience (2.2.4)
- Two cumulative years of general professional consulting experience.
- Three examples of conceptual work assignments related to procurement and supply, such as analysis and strategy development, completed over the past three years.
- Two examples of licensing examinations.
4. Regional Experience (2.2.6)
- Two examples of conceptual work assignments related to procurement and supply in Sub-Saharan Africa, outside Malawi.
5. Development Cooperation Experience (2.2.7)
- Two examples of work assignments in development cooperation.
How to Apply
Please submit your offer in accordance with the invitation letter.
Tender Documents
The tender documents include:
- Terms of Reference (ToR), describing the tasks.
- Price sheet for submission of the financial offer.
- Evaluation grid for technical evaluation of the offers.
- GIZ invitation letter.
- Bidding conditions.
- General Terms and Conditions of Contract (AVB local).
- Eligibility self-declaration.
- Extract from the Act Against Restraints on Competition.
- Specimen of association.
Application Deadline
The listing indicates that the tender closes in 15 days. The exact closing date and submission instructions should be confirmed in the GIZ invitation letter.