Local Consultancy: Assessment of PPCU Capacity, Gaps and PMEAL Requirements

This local consultancy will assess Eswatini’s Performance, Planning and Coordination Unit (PPCU) and design a costed roadmap to strengthen its delivery and PMEAL functions.

What it offers

• A structured diagnostic and design assignment covering institutional assessment, business process review, stakeholder consultations, capacity needs analysis, digital readiness assessment, automation requirements and roadmap development.
• A practical, sequenced and costed roadmap for capacitation, automation and institutional strengthening of the PPCU.
• Recommendations integrating gender equality, equity, disability inclusion and Leave No One Behind principles.

Who can apply

• Firms interested in submitting a bid via the UNDP Quantum supplier portal.

What you'll do

• Review national policy, planning, delivery and monitoring documents.
• Map PPCU’s current functions, workflows, reporting lines, decision-making routines, escalation pathways, stakeholder interfaces, data sources and internal operating procedures.
• Assess institutional capacity, including structure, staffing, skills mix, coordination arrangements, decision-making authority, tools, data systems, performance routines and resource requirements.
• Identify bottlenecks affecting delivery chain management.
• Design and facilitate a multi-stakeholder Delivery Clinic.
• Assess technical capacity needs in areas such as results-based management, policy implementation tracking, dashboard use, data analysis, adaptive management, facilitation of delivery reviews, problem-solving clinics, report writing, Cabinet follow-up and implementation of performance agreements.
• Assess entry points for digital and automation solutions for planning, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning.
• Identify short-, medium- and long-term institutional strengthening options.
• Prepare a costed implementation roadmap with sequencing, indicative budget, institutional responsibilities, risks, mitigation measures and resource mobilization considerations.

How to apply

• Register or log in to the UNDP Quantum supplier portal.
• Search for the tender using reference number UNDP-SWZ-00257.
• Subscribe to the tender to receive notifications.
• Submit your offer directly in the system via the link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org.
• Indicate your intention to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the system.

Good to know

• The deadline for submissions is 04-Sep-26 @ 10:59 AM (New York time).
• Offers must be submitted directly in the system.
• Use the forgotten password feature if you do not remember your portal credentials.
• Contact the Procurement Unit at procurement.sz@undp.org for further clarifications.