Provision of IT and Database Maintenance and support to the HHS Department of WHO

Item Description:

The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 as a specialized agency of the United Nations. The objective of WHO (www.who.int) is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. “Health”, as defined in the WHO Constitution, is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. WHO’s main function is to act as the directing and coordinating authority on international health work.

The WHO Secretariat consists of some 8,400 staff at the Organization’s headquarters in Geneva, in the six regional offices and in countries. The Secretariat is headed by the Director-General, who is appointed by the WHA on the nomination of the Executive Board. The head of each regional office is a Regional Director. Regional directors are appointed by the Executive Board in agreement with the relevant regional committee.

Objective of the Request for Proposal (RFP)

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to enter into a contractual agreement with a successful bidder and select a suitable contractor to provide IT and database maintenance and support to the HHS Department. The HHS Department has a number of databases which require development, alignment and transition to WHO systems and servers. The assignment is to support the following databases:

• Global Price Reporting Mechanism (GPRM)
• Country Intelligence System (CI) and related Strategic Information Databases for HIV, viral Hepatitis and STIs
• Global Drug Resistance database (GDR)
• Country support database (CS)

This RFP provides a full package of work. However each component can also be implemented as a separate asignement for:

1. Global Price Reporting Mechanism
2. Country Intelligence System
3. Drug Resistance database
4. Country support database

Any bidder can thus apply for the full package of work or separate parts of it.

WHO is an Organization that is dependent on the budgetary and extra-budgetary contributions it receives for the implementation of its activities. Bidders are, therefore, requested to propose the best and most cost-effective solution to meet WHO requirements, while ensuring a high level of service.

RFP 2021UCNHHS001_Final_20210428.docx
RFP 2021UCNHHS001_Annex5_210428.xlsx