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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">UNDP Vietnam seeks 01 qualified
<b>International Consultant to develop a manual on ecosystem services valuation.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The assignment aims to develop a manual on ecosystem services valuation for policy makers at national and provincial level, focusing in land use planning and conservation
planning, which can support mainstreaming of global environmental issues into planning processes and investment decision.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The selection will be based on a competitive basis and will comply with UNDP procurement regulations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Procurement notice with TOR and Evaluation criteria can be downloaded from the below website:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=32320">http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=32320</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Interested offerors are invited to submit CVs, financial proposals and other information following guidance in the Procurement Notice to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Procurement Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">UNDP Viet Nam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">304 Kim Ma, Ha Noi, Viet Nam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Tel: (+84 4) 38500100<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Direct: (+84 4) 38500200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:nguyen.thi.hoang.yen@undp.org">nguyen.thi.hoang.yen@undp.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">with notification by email (without attachment) to:
<a href="mailto:procurement.vn@undp.org">procurement.vn@undp.org</a> that the bidder has submitted proposal.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">UNDP will not be responsible for the missing of proposal if the bidder does not send notification email to above address.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Submission deadline: 6 September 2016 (Hanoi time)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We look forward to receiving your submission by deadline.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nguyen Thi Hoang Yen<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0">Procurement Associate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0">United Nations
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0">Development Programme<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0">304 Kim Ma Street, Ha Noi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0">Tel: (+84 4) 38500100<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0">Viet Nam<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0">The UN’s global development network</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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