RFPO: Individual Expert to Facilitate the Development of the...

Request for Price Quotation (RFPQ)

“Individual Expert to Facilitate the Development of the International Partnerships and Twinning Toolkit”

Reference Code: APLA/GIZ-2025/RFPQ-07

Background:

Established in 1997, The Association of Palestinian Local Authorities – APLA is an independent institution that brings together all Local Government Units – LGUs across Palestine. APLA’s core mission is to represent the collective interests of LGUs, enhance their capacities through strategic advocacy and lobbying, and promote the exchange of information and best practices. APLA further serves as a channel of dialogue between the central government and LGUs, advocates for the rights of LGUs, and represents them at national, regional, and international levels, with a view to enabling them to improve the quality of services provided to Palestinian citizens.

Through the ‘Local Governance Reform Program’ implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ-LGRPIII), APLA, as a key stakeholder, was recently awarded a grant to support APLA in executing its strategic plan alongside organizational development measures, and in the implementation of the project of ‘Mobilizing of Palestinian Local Government Units (LGUs) Competences in Knowledge Exchange and SDGs Adaptation’. The general objective of the action is to activate societal potentials for the implementation of the agenda 2030 in local authorities in Palestine. This will be achieved through two key outputs:

1. Mobilizing local potentials for the implementation of the agenda 2030

2. Enhance and upscale the (TSU) services in APLA.

The primary aim of this assignment is to lead the development and production of a comprehensive toolkit and a set of operational protocols for international partnerships and twinning, tailored for Palestinian local government units (LGUs). enabling APLA’s core taskforce to become fully equipped to lead, implement, and mainstream these tools and approaches across all Palestinian local government units (LGUs). The consultant will support the team through an intensive three-day in-person workshop and remote follow-up to ensure the delivery of all reference materials in a format ready for broad dissemination and adoption. Based on the above, APLA is seeking for getting a service from an expert, to “Facilitate the Development of the International Partnerships and Twinning Toolkit”.

RFPQ’s Conditions:

1. Interested experts may obtain further information and inspect the bidding document through the website of APLA at (https://www.apla.ps/library).

2. Clarifications and technical inquiries can be obtained from the Association of Palestinian Local Authorities (APLA), Communication Coordinator, on mobile no. +972 593 360403 email: [email protected], during office working hours (Sunday to Thursday, 9:00 AM to 04:00 PM) at the address given below from 09 Jul. 2025 to 23 Jul.2025.

3. The RFPQ’s documents in English may be downloaded from the APLA website (https://www.apla.ps/library), filled, and submitted by the expert.

4. Offers must be submitted by hand to APLA office, 2nd floor, Safad Bld., 10 Jabra Al Anqar str., Al Masyoun, Ramallah, Palestine, or by email to [email protected] in PDF format on or before 3:00 PM. of 23 Jul. 2025. Late offers will be rejected.