TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF EXTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES
Call for Expression of Interest and Proposal for provision of External Audit Services to Organic Producers and Processors Association of Zambia.

BACKGROUND: [OPPAZ] Organic Producers’ and Processors’ Association of Zambia is a non-profit making organization which implements Sustainable Socio-Economic and Ecological Design in which it provides Technical, Training and Extension, Production and Marketing Services to members throughout the country while pursuing a robust lobby and advocacy for pro-organic reforms. It targets 20,000 poor but economically viable direct beneficiary HHs with an expected extended outreach to 120,000 organic producers for support to produce, add value and annually market K780 million worth of certified natural and organic products by the year 2030. The chief objective is to develop sustainable livelihoods based on crops, livestock and non-timber forest products.
In September 2023, OPPAZ embarked on OFS RFZ [Organic Food Systems: Impacts of a strong Organic Program on the Right to Food for individuals, households and communities in Zambia] which is derived from SSEED and funded by We Effect. The chief objective of OFS RFZ is to strengthen the operational and governance capacity of the organic movement in Zambia for the latter to deliver equable organic agriculture value chain services and technologies for improvement of livelihoods of disadvantaged persons in Zambia. The Project is implemented in Chongwe, Kaputa, Lunte/Luwingu, Mpongwe and Petauke/Sinda districts.

THE CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND PROPOSALS
OPPAZ intends to procure external audit services from a reputable Auditing Firm to provide External Audit Services for the financial year ending 31st December 2024.

1. Eligible audit firms wishing to participate in the tender
a. Shall be duly registered with:
a. PACRA
b. ZRA
c. ZPPA Registration
d. ZICA or other Professional body which regulates the External Audit Services
b. Shall contact OPPAZ before 17h00 on Friday, 7th December for further information on the services to be provided. Please call 0776454257 or email mubangabowa1@gmail.com for further information on the audit services to be provided.
c. Shall submit both Electronic and Hard copies of the EOI and Proposal outlining the technical and financial proposals for the audit.
e. The Hard Copy bids shall be deposited at the OPPAZ Project office c/o AFRICAN FUTURE COLLEGE, Plot No. LUS/36998, Alick Nkhata Road, Mass Media, LUSAKA.
f. The Soft Copy bids shall be emailed to gmchitalu@gmail.com copied to bkmulenga@gmail.com.

2. The closing date for the receipt of both Hard Copies and Soft Copies of the EOI and Proposal will be Monday 16th December 2024 at 14h00 local Time. Bids received after the stipulated date and time will not be accepted.
3. The bids will be opened soon after closing the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend.
4. Eligible firms shall submit the bids in adherence to the following procedure.
a. Separate Envelope System for technical and financial proposals
i. Envelope with Technical Proposal shall be labelled on the front side as
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND PROPOSAL for provision of External Audit Services to OPPAZ (TECHNICAL)

Addressee: The National Coordinator, OPPAZ, C/o African Future College Plot No. LUS/36998, Alick Nkhata Road, Massmedia, LUSAKA.

The flip side of the envelope shall be labelled with
Name, address and contact details of Applicant.

ii. Envelope with Financial Proposal shall be labelled on the flip side as
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND PROPOSAL for provision of External Audit Services to OPPAZ (FINANCIAL)

Addressee: The National Coordinator, OPPAZ, C/o African Future College Plot No. LUS/36998, Alick Nkhata Road, Massmedia, LUSAKA.

iii. The two Envelopes [one with the Technical Proposal and the other with the Financial Proposal] shall each be sealed and both be put in another envelope which shall be marked as follows:
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND PROPOSAL for provision of External Audit Services to OPPAZ

Addressee: The National Coordinator, OPPAZ, C/o African Future College Plot No. LUS/36998, Alick Nkhata Road, Massmedia, LUSAKA.
5. For any other information about OPPAZ, please contact 0976636614 or gmchitalu@gmail.com