Tender Description

1. About WARDI
   WARDI is one of the leading national non-governmental organizations in Somalia with operational presence
   across six regions in South Central. Founded in 1993 and duly registered with the Federal Government of
   Somalia, WARDI’s mission is to provide dignified support to people affected by crises to enable them lead a
   dignified and prosperous life. WARDI has offices in Mogadishu, Beledweyne and Bulaburte in South Central,
   Wanlaweyn in Lower Shebelle as well a liaison office in Nairobi. WARDI specializes in responding to
   humanitarian emergencies, bridging the gap between crisis and resilience as well as long-term developmental
   projects with track record in implementing high quality health and nutrition, food security and livelihood,
   education, protection and WASH interventions. Our programming has the distinct attributes of applying
   bottom up approach that puts the communities, local authorities and governments (National and Federal states)
   we work with at the Centre of our programmers. For more information about our work please visit:
   https://wardirelief.org
2. About the project
   WARDI is implementing through Care a project titled Nagaasho - Integrated Solutions for Preventing
   Displacement and Strengthening Rural Resilience in Somalia and Somaliland The Nagaasho project aims to
   strengthen resilience and prevent displacement in rural communities in Somalia and Somaliland by
   addressing three core displacement push factors: the impacts of climate change and limited adaptive
   capacity, a lack of economic opportunities, and weak institutional capacities to prevent and manage conflict.
   The project will directly target 46,000 rural individuals, at least 60% of whom are women, in high-risk
   districts across the Gedo, Hiraan, Lower Shabelle, Sool, and Sanaag regions. The project is implemented
   through a consortium of partners, each contributing their specialized expertise. CARE leads the activity
   domain on climate resilience and environment, drawing on its extensive experience in climate adaptation,
   environmental management, and livelihood support. iRise Hub, a local hub for youth entrepreneurship, leads
   the activity domain related to resilient livelihoods and inclusive economic opportunities, leveraging its
   expertise in fostering food systems innovation, promoting financial inclusion, and strengthening value chains
   through local entrepreneurship. Safer world leads the activity domain focused on conflict prevention, social
   resilience, and inclusive governance, utilizing its solid track record in peacebuilding, conflict sensitivity, and
   governance strengthening in conflict-affected contexts. WARDI and WAAPO, local implementing partners,
   bring extensive experience in community-driven resilience building. WARDI leverages its deep community
   networks, established over three decades of work in livelihoods, climate adaptation, and humanitarian
   response, particularly in Hiran, Middle Shabelle, and Lower Shabelle. Its deep community networks ensure
   the project’s interventions are inclusive and contextually relevant. WAAPO, a women-led organization, is a
   vital partner for advancing peace, protection, and gender equality, drawing on its long-standing engagement
   with local authorities and community leaders and its ability to access hard-to-reach areas. WFP, through its
   IGNITE Innovation Hub (RBN), serves as the consortium's knowledge partner, responsible for action
   research, cross-domain learning integration, and advancing policy recommendations for national level
   influence.
   3 | P a g e
   WARDI Relief and Development Initiatives invite interested bidders to place their bids for provision of
   catering and venue rent for training sessions in Bardhere district, Gedo region, Somalia.
   Bidders are required to use this sample detailing catering items and hall rent quote per unit, quantity, and unit
   costs in USD and total cost in USD including Human resource, Maintenance, taxes or other costs that will be
   incurred.
3. Description of the goods/services/trade or construction work
   Type of service tendered: Framework contract
   a. Definition of framework contract
   Please note that only the framework contract is tendered at this point and not the service/product
   directly. A framework contract defines the regulations that are applicable to all individual call-offs that
   could be made in the future. The bidders who are awarded a contract are not granted the amount for the
   entire term automatically. Rather, they have the opportunity to enter into a short price competition for
   each call-off, which is offered on the basis of the existing contract conditions.
   A framework contract will be concluded with all winning bidders (up to a maximum of 3) of this
   tender, making them contractual partners for the duration of the framework contract Call-offs
   are planned for the next three years. Only these winning bidders of this tender will then be asked to
   submit current prices for the services described below. The contractual partner with the lowest price will
   be selected to carry out this specific call-off. Further terms and conditions apply, please see the Annex
   V.
   b. Description of the service
   As part of 3-year project implementation, framework agreements for the provision of catering and venue
   rental services to support project training sessions in Bardhere, Somalia. The selected providers will
   ensure the timely and professional delivery of services, accommodating various dietary needs and
   offering suitable venues that meet the logistical and technical demands of the training events.
   Quality of the refreshment (food) should meet these criteria:
    Food shall be properly prepared in accordance with acceptable hygiene standards
    Well covered based on the number of the persons indicated in BOQ
   Quality of the refreshment (halls) should meet these criteria:
    The venue shall have a functional air conditioning system.
    A flipchart paper
    Alternative offers are not accepted.

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