INVITATION FOR BIDS

Job Description

BID ADVERTISEMENT 

INVITATION FOR BIDS

SOS Children’s Villages was established in Sierra Leone in 1974. We work with government and partners in communities to help families care for their children or to provide an alternative family for children who have no one to care for them, or who have lost parental care or are exposed to risks of neglect, abandonment, abuse and exploitation. Located in Freetown, Bo and Makeni, SOS Children’s Villages Sierra Leone has a wide range of programmes, in which the love of a caregiver is essential, to ensure children grow in a loving home and become their strongest selves.

Our Vision: Every child belongs to a family and grows up with love, respect and security.

Our Mission: We build families for children in need, we help them shape their own futures, and we  

                       share in the development of their communities.

Our Values: Courage

Commitment

Trust

Accountability

Programmes include Alternative Care settings, Interim Care Centres, Youth care programmes that support more than 530 children and young people leaving in villages and in communities. In addition to quality care, we advocate for children, young people and women’s right, protection, safeguarding and empowerment. SOS Children’s Villages also provide quality education to over 4,000 students through its Herman Gmeiner International Schools, Kindergartens and Technical Vocational/ Employability and Entrepreneurship Training Centre in support of care-exit strategies and reintegration processes. Other projects include the Youth Innovation challenge & Youth-Can! which support young entrepreneurs with their businesses and young people on their quest to employment. The emergency programmes aid vulnerable families cope with the impact of COVID-19 and the economic downturn to prevent family separation.

SOS Children’s Villages, invites supplier(s) to bid for the following items:

Bidders should quote for above items in Leones, Bids will be evaluated, and contract will be    awarded to the Bidder meeting the required qualification criteria.

Payment will be done within 2 (two) weeks after 100% supply of goods are received with, invoice, and delivery note.   

This bidding is for National bidders only.

Below are the criteria for evaluation:

• “A Certified True Copy of a Valid Business Registration/Renewal Certificate

• “A Certified True Copy of Valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the National Revenue Authority (NRA) 

• “A Certified True Copy of National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) clearance certificate
• “Valid Municipal/Local Council license 
• “Successful bidder(s) May be required to produce a certificate of origin where necessary.
• Bids must be sent in hard copies. 
• Hard copies must be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to:

Procurement Committee

SOS Children’s Villages 

Hermann Gmeiner Avenue       

Beach Road, Lumley                 

Freetown, 

Sierra Leone.

Bids must be delivery to the above address on or before 2:30 PM 24th May 2024. 

Late Bids will be rejected. 

In accordance with the organisation’s child protection policy, all suppliers are subject to applicable background checks, including criminal record checks.

What We Stand For:

SOS Children’s Villages is committed to creating and maintaining a caring and protective environment, which promotes its core values, and prevents and addresses child abuse and exploitation. We strongly condemn all forms of child abuse and exploitation, be it within or outside of our organisation, and always respond to any case of proven, alleged or attempted abuse within our sphere of influence according to its nature. Efforts ensure that mechanisms are in place to raise awareness, aid prevention, encourage reporting and ease response. They range from human resource development actions such as training and counselling to measures such as suspension, dismissal, and legal action.