Request for Proposal

Documentary, Public Service Message Development & TV Talk Show
Promoting Sustainable Building in Bangladesh Project

Oxfam employs more than six thousand people in 90 countries who share a commitment to work together to end poverty and suffering. It is committed to ensure diversity and gender equality within the organization and welcomes applications from women, person with disability and under-represented groups. Oxfam does not discriminate against applicants or employees based on their HIV/AIDS status. The organization has been working in Bangladesh since the War of Independence and has established a permanent country office in 1972. Since then it has responded to all major emergencies in the country. Oxfam’s current program focuses on Economic Justice & Resilience, Gender and Women’s Leadership and Humanitarian Capacity Building and Response.

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Oxfam in Bangladesh is going to hire a consultant (national) for Documentary, Public Service Message Development & TV Talk Show for Promoting Sustainable Building in Bangladesh Project . We are invitng for proposal from interested consultancy firm/ individual to undertake this assignment.

Rationale of the Development of Documentary, Public Service Message and TV Talk Show:

There is not enough awareness amongst the consumer groups regarding the existing alternative bricks and have not been widely adopted due to insufficient market information. The brick manufacturers lack the knowledge of the available market for alternative bricks and the connectivity with potential consumers, including individual house builders, technical experts and bulk buyers. Furthermore, there is substantial information gap regarding cost-effectiveness, structural viability, quality and sustainability of green construction materials and technologies among technical experts and end users. Importantly, though the govt. has a target to shift from fire bricks towards green bricks, and there are multiple ABs available through the research of HBRI, which is a govt. institution itself, the govt. departments lack interest to use ABs and are yet to adopt existing alternative bricks in their projects. Media has a strong influence in creating mass awareness and sensitize wider stakeholder including policy decision maker. Through telecast of these materials, the project aims to use mainstream media to bring out the scenario of alternative bricks in Bangladesh.

The Documentary, PSM and TV Talk Show will capture current scenario of Bangladesh brick manufacturing to

  • capture the existing usage of alternative bricks in Bangladesh and policy gaps (will require field visit to capture the story);
  • ii) manufacturers’ perspective on the existing market barriers.

Please refer to the detailed TOR (Click Here) for this assignment.

Proposal submission Instruction:


The individual/firm must submit the following documents along with Technical & Financial Proposal (including VAT/TAX): The financial proposal should include 15% VAT ONLY. Oxfam will deduct 10% Income Tax at source from the agreed consultancy amount for national consultant and firms.

For Individual Consultant

  • Maximum 2 pages profile highlighting related assignment completed with client name, contract person and mobile number along with detailed CV;
  • TIN certificate and any other relevant document (if necessary).

For Consultancy Firm

  • Maximum 2 pages Firm profile highlighting related assignment completed with client name, contract person and mobile number;
  • Lead Consultant’s (who will lead the assignment) Maximum 2 pages CV highlighting related assignment completed, role in of the completed assignment;
  • Other Team members’ (who will involve in the assignment) one paragraph short CV highlighting related assignment completed and role;
  • Firm’s Certificate, TIN and VAT registration.

General Instruction for Individual Consultant/ Consultancy Firm:

  • Do not send any JPEG/Image format and please keep your all files name short/brief.
  • Please mention the assignment title “Documentary, Public Service Message Development & TV Talk Show” only in the subject line during application via below mentioned email submit following two separate pdf files -
  • i) Financial proposal
  • ii)Technical proposal should include Cover page, Table of content, understand of the assignment (pls. don’t copy & paste), experience in handling similar assignments, a work-plan, methodology, Certificate, TIN and VAT registration to hrbd@oxfam.org.uk

Proposal submission deadline: 21 July 2018

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