Consultancy Firm Services for the Provision of Editing Services

• Country: Zimbabwe
• Summary: Consultancy Firm Services for the Provision of Editing Services
• ZWT Ref No: 47241124
• Deadline: 16 Nov 2020
• Financier: Other Funding Agencies
• Purchaser Ownership: -
• Tender Value: Refer Document
• Notice Type: Tender
• Document Ref. No.: ACBF/EOI/004/a/20/NRF
• Purchaser's Detail:

Purchaser : AFRICAN CAPACITY BUILDING FOUNDATION (ACBF)
2 Fairbairn Drive Mount Pleasant Harare Tel: (+263-4) 304663, 332002 Cell: +263 772 185 308 - 10
Email :procurementunit@acbf-pact.org
URL :https://www.acbf-pact.org/

• Description:
• Expression of Interest are invited for Consultancy Firm Services for the Provision of Editing Services to the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF). Consultancy Firm Services for the Provision of Editing Services to the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) 16 Nov, 2020 Expression of Interest Number: ACBF/EOI/004/a/20/NRF Background. The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) was established in 1991 to build sustainable human and institutional capacity in support of Africa-s development. The Foundation-s goal is to contribute to Africa-s Transformation and Sustainable Development. ACBF supports capacity development in Africa through investments in capacity, knowledge sharing and technical assistance to countries and regional and sub-regional organizations. ACBF-s approach to capacity development focuses on addressing capacity needs and gaps as well as on stakeholder ownership of interventions, project and program sustainability and synergy of interventions with other development partners. To support capacity development interventions, ACBF has adopted its Strategy 2017-2021. For the implementation of the Strategy, building partnerships and ensuring the full support of African countries is critical for its success and impact. Indeed, the four pillars - namely (1) enabling effective delivery of continental development priorities; (2) supporting countries to achieve tangible development results; (3) enhancing private sector and civil society contributions to
sustainable development; and (4) leveraging knowledge and learning to increase development effectiveness - are anchored on demonstrating results and impacts. To encourage support towards the implementation of the ACBF Strategy 2017-2021, as well as widely share the achievements and impacts of ACBF, there is need for ACBF to continuously engage its stakeholders by sharing up-to-date articles on ACBF-s role on addressing capacity development. It is against this background that ACBF would like to engage Editing services. The ACBF will assign themes and give guidance on the scope for the articles to be written, avail publications for review and other documents to inform the articles to be written. The Consultant is expected to provide editing services and submit the material to the ACBF. The ACBF will determine which material, and when the material will be used for its communication. EDITING SERVICES Expression of Interest: ACBF/EOI/004/a/20/NRF SCOPE OF SERVICES, TASKS AND EXPECTED DELIVERABLES The African Capacity Building Foundation is seeking the services of an editing firm to provide professional editing services for its various publications, which will include but will not be limited to Annual Reports, Policy Briefs, Occasional Papers, Marketing brochures, Newsletters, Books. The formats of the above publications are A4 or A5 or A2 (brochure). I. Objectives The firm is expected to provide high quality editorial services for various knowledge products produced by ACBF. II. Scope of Work and deliverables The firm is expected to provide high quality services in the following tasks in coordination with ACBF team: 1. Substantive, technical, and copy editing of publications provided by ACBF. 2. Drafting of overview or executive summary of technical reports (Africa Capacity flagship Report; Capacity needs assessment of the Africa-s RECs; Occasional papers; Brochure; Annual Report etc.) All work should be prepared in double-spaced pages (12 pt. Times New Roman), unless otherwise specified. The key deliverables will be as follows: 1. Timeous delivery of high quality edited texts. 2. Timeous submission of revision, proofreading and editing services upon request. III. Profile of the Service: Minimum Requirements The expected minimum requirements for the candidate service providers are as follows: 1. Experience in editorial services for various reports and publications (Minimum 10 years). 2. Turnaround time of three to four weeks for a document approximately 300 pages. 3. Track record of work with international organizations such as the United Nations, World Bank, and other clients in the international development community (At least 10 books or technical reports with international organizations during the last 5 years). 1. Editing experience from working with international organizations based in Africa (At least 5 books or technical reports with international organizations based in Africa during the last 5 years). 2. Previous editing experience on continental or regional reports is an added advantage. Consultancy Duration The Firm will be engaged for an initial period of one (1) year from 10 December, 2020 to 9 December, 2021, renewable for an additional two (2) years subject to confirmation by ACBF. Working arrangements ACBF will give clear directions to the Firm and will provide relevant information needed for a particular assignment. The Firm is expected to use its own equipment (i.e. laptop, internet connection, printer, and camera). Selection Method A Firm will be selected in accordance with the African Capacity Building Foundation-s Procurement Guidelines. The duration of the assignment will be a period of three (3) years. Submission Detailed profile with subject marked “Expression of Interest: ACBF/EOI/004/a/20/NRF - “Consultancy for the Provision of Editing Services to ACBF”shouldbe submitted through email to ProcurementUnit@acbf-pact.org on or before 1600 hours local Harare time on Monday, 16 November, 2020. THE SUPPLIER-S ORIGINAL PRICE SCHEDULE SECTION A: - EDITING SERVICES Expression of Interest: ACBF/EOI/004/a/20/NRF PROPOSED SERVICE FEES Date of Price: 27 October 2020
• Documents:

 Tender Notice