EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

S. No: 1

TENDER NO.: WVSOM/11/FY25

DESCRIPTION: Study on Women Access to Financial Services and Participation in Market Systems

World Vision is a relief, development, and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families, and communities. We work with community members, supporting them to overcome poverty and injustice. Our aim is to lift poor and marginalised households out of the vicious cycle of dependence by addressing the underlying causes of vulnerability to environmental and socio-economic shocks_._ 

Background

World Vision Somalia Program wants to enter into an arrangement with the most competent organization to manage Air Cargo transport services in order to obtain additional time and cost efficiencies from economies of scale while ensuring great quality of service. The contractor shall provide the facilities, qualified staff, expertise, and other means required to undertake cargo transport, and related services in line with best commercial practice. The successful bidder shall be contracted for an initial period of THREE (3) years renewable based on satisfactory evaluation of successful bidder performance

Objective

• The Agent will be required to: -
• Collect consignments from designated warehouses as directed by WVI, including at the airport, airport without incurring storage charges and demurrage or penalties by customs. 
• Monitor each consignment and submit report and any other information required until the cargo is collected, cleared and delivered to final destination.
• Advise the Organization on existing airport regulations and changes affecting handling of cargo.
• Advice the Organization promptly on payable duties and taxes to enable organization on payments.
• Pay disbursements on behalf of the Organization. Disbursements fees will be for mutually agreed payments, including but not limited to the Airport export invoice charges.
• Transport consignment from WVI Warehouse or as otherwise instructed by the Organization.
• Load and offload Consignments at the WVI warehouse and at the airport
• Must be Available always, at least on calls if possible
• The contractor shall manage air transport of goods from point of exit to any other delivery in Somalia/Somaliland, as directed by World Vision.
• If there is a loss, damage, or delay in the items, the contractor is required to notify World Vision logistics personnel immediately.
• The successful bidder shall at all times exercise reasonable care and professionalism in executing duties and shall act in good faith on behalf of the Organization while providing these services.
• Develop evidence-based recommendations to inform programming, financial product design, market system capacity development, and policy advocacy.

Expected Types of Consignments:

The principal goods to be cleared at customs will include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Drugs,
2. Laboratory equipment
3. Medical supplies
4. Nutrition Supplies (Plumpy Nuts)
5. Laboratory supplies and reagents (Dangerous Goods)
6. ICT Supplies and Equipment
7. Other general supplies items that are not listed above but are necessary for World Vision Work in Somalia/Somaliland.

More Details to be provided in full ToR upon Expression of Interest.

We hereby invite Expression of Interest from registered, approved and reputable consultants to provide above-named services to World Vision Somalia.