Trade Consultant Kiribati Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Tender, Fiji - 28376106

Procurement Summary

Country : Fiji

Summary : Trade Consultant Kiribati Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

Deadline : 28 Nov 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 28376106

Document Ref. No. : 51465

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
Level 8, Kadavu House 414 Victoria Parade Suva, Fiji Ph: (679) 331-2500 Fax: (679) 330-1718
Fiji

Tender Details

Consultancy Proposal should be sent via email to etenderbox.pacific@undp.org no later than 28th November, 2018 (Fiji Time) clearly stating the title of consultancy applied for. Any proposals received after this date/time will not be accepted. Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to procurement.fj@undp.org. UNDP will respond in writing or by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants. Incomplete, late and joint proposals will not be considered and only offers for which there is further interest will be contacted. Failure to submit your applicationas stated as per the application submission guide (Procurement Notice) on the above link will be considered incomplete and therefore application will not be considered.BACKGROUNDThe Republic of Kiribati with a population of 112, 000 is a Least Developed Country (LDC) and one of the most isolated small island states in the Pacific. The majority of the population are engaged in subsistence farming and fishing activities for a living. Government through its 20 Year vision (KV20) development plan (2016-2036) has prioritized fisheries and tourism as key productive sectors to foster structural transformation of the economy and to support the development of inclusive trade and private sector development. Increasing preferential market access opportunities remains to be one of the important avenues to increasing export opportunities. Kiribati as an LDC benefits from several preferential arrangements that give Duty-free and Quota-free (DFQF) access for exports to major developed country markets including the European Union (EU), Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Japan. Kiribati is also a signatory to the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus Trade Agreement between the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and Australia and...

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