ABOUT PLAN INTERNATIONAL

Plan International is a rights-based development and humanitarian organization working for better lives for all children. We are independent of government and have no political or religious affiliation. Our purpose is to strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years and are now active globally in more than 75 countries.
We work alongside children, young people, our supporters and partners to tackle the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity as we strive to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. As We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
Plan International has worked in Zambia since 1996 and currently working in over 46 communities. It has its Country Office in Lusaka and Program Area Offices (PAs) in Central, Luapula and Eastern Provinces.
The organization is guided by a Country Strategy (CS) 2022 – 2026, which outlines Plan International Zambia’s programmatic ambitions with a specific focus on SOYEE, IQE, SRHR and ECD. Gender, child protection, influencing, and climate change remain cross cutting issues. The CS has a specific focus vulnerable and excluded children particularly adolescent girls, as they are often the most marginalized and most often left behind.
Plan International Zambia aims to be perceived as the Go-to organization for girls’ rights in the country. In order to achieve the goal, Plan International Zambia through the Eastern Program Area established Sponsorship Communities in Chadiza and Vubwi Districts, whilst building long lasting relationships with Sponsorship Participants.

BACKGROUND

In the recent past, Chadiza and Vubwi Districts and the entire province have been plagued by persistent extreme poverty and hunger due to negative climate change effects. Owing to the delayed start of the rainy season and insufficient rainfall, the 2023/2024 rainfall season was characterized by late onset, prolonged dry spells, and high temperatures. This erratic rainfall pattern affected crop and animal production leaving over six million people in urgent & dire need of food assistance which was immediately and urgently declared as National Disaster by His Excellence the Republican President on the 29th of February 2024. He made a humanitarian appeal for assistance from varied local & international development organizations.
However, in order to respond to the crisis and provide relief food to the drought prone and affected families in the sponsorship communities, Plan International Zambia through the SPAD known as Integrated Early Childhood Development and Humanitarian Response will procure food suppliers to address the hunger crisis and prevent starvation of the people. Besides, the prolonged period of hunger has resulted in malnutrition especially in children and pregnant women. Girls have also resorted to transactional sex as a coping mechanism which has resulted into the increasing numbers of Teen Pregnancies and Child Marriages in districts.

DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS

Plan International Zambia wishes to extend its request for invitation for Offers/Bids to supply the following items for humanitarian assistance:
– Soya Chunks- 1500 Cases (90Grams x 50 per Case of a Recognizable Brand).

Note: Product should be ZABS certified 

POINT OF DELIVERY 

Plan International Zambia- Chipata Main Office

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

All prospective suppliers should provide the following documentation:

• Quotation/ Offer
• ZPPA Supplier Registration Certificate
• Company registration certificate with Form III indicating shareholding structure
• VAT Tax Registration /Clearance
• At least three references indicating successful performance of similar contract.
• Litigation status (Indicating no pending litigation that would negatively affect the execution of this contract).

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR BIDS

Please send your bid applications to Planzamtenders@plan-international.org By 13th November 2024, 17:00hrs local time and any bids received after this time and date will not be accepted or considered.