UNDP-GNB-00340 - Consulting firm for a project on “Geographic Mapping of Traditional Healers GNB - UNDP - GUINEA-BISSAU

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This specific tender is managed via the new supplier portal system of UNDP Quantum. If you are interested in submitting a bid for this tender, you must subscribe following the instructions in the user guide . If you have not registered a profile with this system, you can do so by following the link for Supplier Registration . If you already have a supplier profile, please access the negotiation using quicklink or please login to the Supplier Portal , then search for the negotiation using the reference number UNDP-GNB-00340 , following the instructions in the user guide . Introduction General Objective Hire a consulting firm specializing in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applied to healthcare to design and implement a comprehensive database and a georeferenced national map of traditional healers in Guinea-Bissau, and analyze their complementarity with the modern healthcare system. 2.2 Specific Objectives The selected firm will, notably, have to: • Develop, in close collaboration with the DSSCPMT and stakeholders, a detailed methodological protocol for the GIS mapping of traditional healers, in accordance with national standards and international best practices. • Geolocate, using GPS tools and/or mobile applications, each point of service (place of practice and, where applicable, place of hospitalization or product preparation) of traditional healers identified throughout the national territory of Guinea-Bissau. • Document and record the contact information, sociodemographic profile, and professional and practical details of each traditional medicine practitioner (practitioner category, type of practices, conditions treated, use of medicinal plants, referrals and counter-referrals, use of conventional medications). • Analyze the complementarity and interfaces between traditional medicine and modern medicine. Patient flow, referral and counter-referral practices, combined use of traditional and biomedical treatments, and mutual perceptions among stakeholders. • Develop a cartographic atlas (print and digital) and an interactive GIS dashboard to visualize the geographic distribution of traditional healers, their density, their characteristics, and their proximity to healthcare facilities. • Develop and complete an integrated database, including the georeferencing of community health workers (to be completed by December 2025) and data on traditional healers practicing in communities across the country. • Formulate operational recommendations for the gradual, safe, and regulated integration of traditional medicine practitioners into national health policies and plans, in line with the Traditional Medicine Policy and the National Strategic Plan. Please indicate whether you intend to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requirements. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate using the messaging functionality in the system. Offers must be submitted directly in the system following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org using the profile you may have in the portal. In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link shared via the procurement notice and following the instructions in guides available in UNDP website: https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders . Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration . Search for the specific tender using search filters and subscribe to the tender in order to get notifications in case of amendments of the tender document. If you need support with the online system, you can contact the contact details of this tender as indicated in the solicitation document. UNDP OFFICE GNB PROCUREMENT UNIT Documents : Negotiation Document(s) (Before Accessing other negotiations Document(s), please click on this link ) Application Deadline: 14-Apr-26

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• Issued by United Nations Development Programme.
• Located in GUINEA-BISSAU.
• Source notice https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=43897 on UNDP.
• Notice published 14 Apr 2026; Tenqual indexed it 24 Mar 2026.
• Deadline listed as 14 Apr 2026.
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