Plan International Bangladesh

TERMS OF REFERENCE (ToR):
Hiring a Security Service Provider (Agency / Consortium) for implementing Safety and Security Services Training and Assessment in aligning with National System and Employment Linkages under the SECURE Project

1. ABOUT PLAN INTERNATIONAL BANGLADESH

Founded over 85 years ago, Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that strives to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. As an independent organization, we work alongside children, young adults, our supporters and partners to tackle the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels, using our reach, experience, and knowledge. For over 85 years, Plan International has been building powerful partnerships for children in over 75 countries.

Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity, with high-quality programs that deliver long-lasting benefits. Children are at the heart of everything we do. Plan International has been operating in Bangladesh since 1993. Plan International Bangladesh’s (herewith referred as Plan Bangladesh) Country Strategy (2020-2030) is designed to empower adolescent girls and young women, to be heard, to live without fear of violence and to achieve their rights. In doing so, Plan international Bangladesh will:

• Empowers children and young people as drivers of systemic change to gender norms and power relationships;
• Promotes an enabling environment for girls and young women to realize their sexual and reproductive health and rights and to live free from violence;
• Raises public and private sector support for young women to access decent work opportunities in the twenty-first century labour market and have control over resources.

PIB Plan Bangladesh has the country office in Dhaka, from where we are operating projects in Dhaka, Rangpur, Barisal and Chittagong divisions. Our development interventions focus on the following programmatic areas: Youth Economic Empowerment, Early Childhood Education & Inclusive Quality Education, Youth and Childrens’ Leadership, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Gender, Diversity, Inclusion and Protection. Our work expands to humanitarian programming- Since 2017, we have a strong presence at Cox’s Bazar district under the Chittagong division. Along with our main office in Cox’s Bazar, we have one more field office in Ukhiya. PIB Plan Bangladesh supports both the Rohingya and host communities through humanitarian projects that provide lifesaving and resilience building assistance, while incorporating disaster risk management in its development work, to ensure protection of the most vulnerable groups, such as children, girls and young women, from the harmful impacts of conflicts, disasters and climate change. PIB Plan Bangladesh is also implementing projects focusing on also is attempting to strengthen its position within the climate resilience sphere, through a climate resilience model to contribute towards a long-term program that will provide durable solutions for girls, young women and youth in climate impacted areas, with a specific focus on their resilience and adaptive capacity building to the effects of climate change.

Plan International Bangladesh collaborates with the relevant National Authorities for Implementing a project within Safety and Security sector in aligning national Technical and Vocational Qualification Framework (NTVQF).

For budget preparation, please use the budget template available through the link below as a reference. Plan International Bangladesh will NOT evaluate any financial or technical proposal if a potential security service provider submits the proposal WITHOUT using the prescribed template.

Budget Template

Proposal submission:
Interested bidders must submit separate Technical and Financial Proposals electronically to:
Email: Planbd.consultant.hiring@plan-international.org  Subject Line: Proposal for Hiring a Security Service Provider (Agency/Consortium) under the SECURE Project.

The Technical Proposal and Financial Proposal must be submitted as separate PDF files within a single ZIP folder, together with a signed cover letter.

Submission Deadline: 14 November, 2026 at 11:59 PM

Pre-Bid Orientation: Interested bidders may attend a Pre-Bid Orientation Session, which will be organized as per the date and time specified below:

Date of pre-bidding session: 26 October 2026

Time of pre-bidding session: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

LINK of pre-bidding Session: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/385981472648155?p=bbiJclYiH4wgRLumuT

“Any direct or indirect pressure/persuasion/harassment to any Plan staff shall disqualify shortlisted consultant/vendors’
Women-owned businesses and companies actively engaged or advancing gender equality and women empowerment in the workplace are especially encouraged to apply.  

Two different folders i.e. technical and financial should be submitted into one zip folder with a covering letter addressing to Md. Enamul Haque, Admin & Procurement Specialist, Plan International Bangladesh.