MALARIA CONSORTIUM has floated a tender for Medical Professional Associations. The project location is Uganda and the tender is closing on 28 Mar 2018. The tender notice number is MAPD/002/2018, while the TOT Ref Number is 21699856. Bidders can have further information about the Tender and can request the complete Tender document by Registering on the site.

Expired Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Uganda

Summary : Medical Professional Associations

Deadline : 28 Mar 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 21699856

Document Ref. No. : MAPD/002/2018

Competition : ICB

Financier : United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : MALARIA CONSORTIUM
Attention: Logistics Manager Plot 3, Katonga Road Nakasero, Kampala Tel: +256-312 303500
Uganda
Email :e.gobba@malariaconsortium.org

Tender Details

Request for proposals are invited for Medical Professional Associations.

Issuance of this RFP does not constitute a contractual commitment on the part of Malaria Consortium nor does it commit Malaria Consortium or the US Government to pay for costs incurred in the submission of a proposal. All costs of the applicant in the preparation and submission of an offer shall be borne by that applicant. Malaria Consortium reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to make no award at all, or to make an award without further discussion or negotiations if it is considered to be in the best interest of the project and Malaria Consortium.

MALARIA CONSORTIUM

Malaria Consortium is one of the world's leading non-profit organizations dedicated to the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable diseases in Africa and Southeast Asia.

Malaria Consortium works with communities, government and non-government agencies, academic institutions, and local and international organizations, to ensure good evidence supports delivery of effective services, providing technical support for monitoring and evaluation of programs and activities for evidence-based decision-making and strategic planning. The Head Office is in London, at Development House, 56-64, Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT, UK, with the Africa Regional Office in Kampala; the Nigeria Regional Office in Abuja; and the Asia Regional Office in Bangkok.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts (hereafter referred to as the project) is a five year USAID/UKAID funded program implemented by Malaria Consortium in partnership with Jhpiego, Banyan Global, Communication for Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU), Deloitte (Uganda) Limited and Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI). The project covers 47 districts in the central, mid-western, and west Nile regions of Uganda, with a total estimated population of 13 million people. The goal of the project is to improve the health status of the Ugandan population by reducing childhood and maternal morbidity and mortality due to malaria. The project implements evidence-based high impact activities, working with the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and the District Health Management Teams (DHMTs), following the relevant national policies and guidelines and the respective Presidents Malaria Initiatives (PMI) Malaria Operation Plans (MOP) of Uganda, starting with 2014 MOP, to-date.

To achieve the project goal, the project will focus on three result areas:

1. Effective malaria prevention programs implemented in support of the National Malaria Control Strategy;

2. Effective malaria diagnosis and treatment activities implemented in support of the National Malaria Control Strategy; and

3. Build capacity of the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and District Health Management Teams (DHMTs) to effectively manage and sustain malaria activities.

CONTEXT AND STATEMENT OF NEED

Malaria is endemic in 95% of Uganda, with some of the highest malaria transmission intensities reported in the world. Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda and is responsible for 30- 50% of all outpatient visits at health facilities, 15 -20% of all hospital admissions and up to 20% of all hospital deaths.

One of the three pillars set forth in WHO’s Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016 – 2030, is to ensure universal access to malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment. While access to malaria diagnostics has improved greatly in the public sector due to the availability and affordability of Rapid Diagnostic Test for Malaria (mRDTs), the same cannot be said for the private sector.

Under the 2014-2020 Uganda malaria reduction strategic plan (UMRSP), the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and partners plan to achieve and sustain at least 90% of malaria cases in the public and private sectors as well as the community level, ensuring everyone receives prompt and appropriate treatment according to national guidelines. Strategically, the NMCP seeks to strengthen the capacity of health workers to implement the world health organization (WHO) Test, Treat and Track (T3) strategy by strengthening capabilities in prompt and targeted malaria case management, integration of quality assurance and quality control schemes.

As up to 57% fever cases seek care from private for profit (PFP) facilities1 it is imperative to ensure the delivery of appropriate packages of malaria services, improved reporting and the use of data for decision making within the private sector. However gaps in all these areas remain for example MAPD’s health centre analysis 2017 found that in the private clinics assessed only 55% offered ANC services, and of those only 47% were doing so on a daily basis.

TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE RFP
The USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts is seeking proposals from responsible professional
associations interested in providing the services contained in this solicitation (hereinafter referred to as
the “RFP”). Questions concerning this RFP will be accepted until 14th March 2018. Responses to all
questions will be compiled into a single response and provided to all organizations that submit questions
or express interest.
A pre-bidders meeting shall be held on 14th March 2018 at the USAID’s MAPD office on plot 3 Katonga
road at 10:00am to make clarifications as well as answer questions arising from the RFP.
The RFP targets organizations with ability to cover at least one of the 5 project regions. Below is a full list
of project regions and districts focus.
1. Midwest-Hoima: Kiboga, Kyankwanzi, Buliisa, Hoima, Kiryandongo, Masindi Kibaale, Kakumiro,
Kagadi
2. Midwest-Kabarole: Bundibugyo, Kabarole, Kamwenge, Kasese, Kyegegwa, Kyenjojo, Ntoroko, Bunyangabu

3. Central-Kampala: Buikwe, Butambala, Buvuma, Gomba, Kayunga, Luwero, Mityana, Mpigi,
Mubende, Mukono, Nakaseke, Nakasongola
4. Central-Masaka: Bukomansimbi, Kalangala, Kalungu, Lwengo, Lyantonde, Masaka, Rakai,
Kyotera, Sembabule
5. West Nile Region: Adjumani, Arua, Koboko, Maracha, Moyo, Nebbi, Yumbe, Zombo, Packwach
This RFP is developed in response to the need to strengthen the quality of malaria clinical service
delivery in the private sector, targeting private for profit health facilities to effectively provide and
sustain malaria services. The RFP aims to identify eligible professional associations that will build the
capacity for quality service delivery in the private sector facilities leading to accreditation of the private
sector facilities, as malaria quality services delivery points of care. Successful professional associations
will be awarded sub contracts that will focus on the following; 1. Capacity building through malaria
services standards implementation; 2.Supervision and training to ensure that professional standards are
met and sustained in private for profit health practitioners in the prevention and treatment of malaria;
3. Suggest other innovations and best practices that can improve performance standards in the private
for profit health sector. The sub contracts to be awarded will have a duration of six months to one year,
renewable subject to performance and shall not exceed a period of three years (or more subject to
availability of funds).

The anticipated outcomes of this intervention include;

1. Malaria prevention and treatment services, through the private for profit (PFP) strengthened, based on national case management, LLins guidelines and malaria in pregnancy guidelines.

2. Malaria services provision by the PFP sector documentation, reporting, and use of data through DHIS strengthened

3. The PFP sector supported to update the professional registration status and abide by the regulations, in collaboration with DHO and UMDPC.

Documents

 Tender Notice