EOI – Reference Check

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is planning to launch the Request for Proposal (RFP) to outsource the reference check.

The work of UNDP must be supported by qualified staff and a safe and secure environment for all constituents. UNDP must take meaningful actions to protect the staff and other assets, including its reputation. Background and academic reference checks are an important step when appointing or promoting the most individuals and can help identify and screen out those applicants who have provided inaccurate information or who might present a risk to the organization.  Education Verification: Confirmation that the candidates possess all academic credentials listed on the CV qualifies the individual for the position. Inflation of educational achievements is one of the most common occurrences found on an applicant’s CV or application. Far beyond inflating academic credentials, diploma mills provide individuals with degrees without requiring any standards be met. Diploma mills operate to make profit by distributing non-accredited academic degrees to individuals based on a level of payment and life experiences. People who obtain these degrees can then claim them on their CVs and applications.  In addition, some candidates claim to have a completed degree when in fact the degree is incomplete.
 
Outputs:

The aim of this Expression of Interest is to identify and pre-qualify a “pool” of vendors to carry out planned Reference Check for several years. At the end of current EOI exercise the UNDP would compile a pre-qualified shortlist of companies with demonstrable technical and financial capabilities who will be invited to participate in the bidding process in the upcoming tender to outsource the implementation of the Reference Check for UNDP.

For more details, please refer to attached EoI document.

Submissions should be sent to email address: procurement.ohr@undp.org