Request For Proposal (RFP)Consultancy Service for supporting Local Governments in Updating SUSWA-Supported-Water Supply Schemes in NWASH

Consultancy Service for supporting Local Governments in Updating SUSWA-Supported  Water Supply Schemes in NWASH

Sustainable WASH for All (SUSWA) invites proposals from eligible and qualified consulting firms/consortia for the following assignment:

For: 28 SUSWA-supported Local Governments, Karnali Province

The consultancy will provide specialised technical assistance to accelerate the review, completion, correction, and updating of NWASH records for approximately 263 regular/new SUSWA-supported water supply schemes and 112 schemes repaired/rehabilitated under SSC and WSP+++ mechanisms. Scope includes spatial data integration, coordinate transformation (UTM 44N to WGS84), incorporation of water-quality data, scheme matching, quality assurance, and municipal validation, without new field surveys or water-quality sampling.

Interested firms/consortia should have:
● Substantial practical, hands-on experience operating NWASH (inventory management, data   entry/upload, cleaning, editing, dashboard use);
● Demonstrated experience with digital WASH inventories, GIS/spatial data and integration of  water-supply system information;
●Familiarity with the SUSWA WSS dataset, SW-WSP-V3 data or closely comparable databases;
● Demonstrated experience working with municipal WASH Units, preferably in Karnali Province; and
● Ability to develop/operate data-import tools and complete the assignment within the required closing-period timetable.

Submission Requirements

Interested firms are requested to submit separately:

● Technical Proposal (per Section 11.1 of the ToR); and
● Financial Proposal, including a total price and unit rates for regular/repaired WSS inventory updates and water-quality data entry (per Section 11.2 of the ToR).

Evaluation: 80% Technical / 20% Financial, with a minimum technical qualifying score of 60/80; financial proposals of firms below this threshold will not be evaluated.
Timeframe: Work is expected to commence immediately following contract signature, with completion of the core NWASH updating exercise targeted by January 2027.

Other details are as mentioned in the TOR available through the link shared with this advertisement.

The proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope to the SUSWA Project Office on or before 6th October 2026, 5:00 PM Nepal Time. Attachments:
● Attachment 1: Technical Proposal Submission
● Attachment 2: Financial Proposal Submission
● Attachment 3: Terms of Reference (ToR)
● Attachment 4: Official Registration, Renewal Documents, along with Tax Clearance Certificates.