CONSULTANCY FIRM TO PRODUCE A DOCUMENTARY ON THE HASHIM LIBERATIONS STRUGGLESMBITA PUBLICATIONS ON SOUTHERN AFRICA’S
Summary
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Overview
Procurement of a consultancy to produce a five-series documentary on the Hashim Mbita Publications, covering Southern Africa’s liberation struggles, in English, French, Portuguese and Kiswahili. The SADC Secretariat invites firms established and operating in the SADC region with documentary production and research capabilities to submit proposals under an Open Tender. The assignment spans up to 9 months and requires delivering five documentary series aligned to the Hashim Mbita volumes, with deliverables in the specified languages. Proposals are to be submitted electronically by 20 November 2026 (Botswana time). The bidding documents are accessible online.
Requirements
- Firm must be established and operating in the SADC region.
- Demonstrated experience in documentary production and ability to deliver five series in multiple languages (English, French, Portuguese, Kiswahili).
- Language of outputs: reports and films in English, with translations as needed for other languages.
- Subcontracting: may subcontract part of the work up to 40% of total staff-days, as allowed by the Data Sheet.
- Proposals must include a Technical Proposal and Financial Proposal using standard forms; USD pricing; no local taxes included unless allowed by the Data Sheet; VAT/trading/licences required as evidence of qualifications (certificate of incorporation, VAT, tax clearance, trading licence).
- Ethics and conflicts: adhere to SADC anti-corruption, conflict-of-interest rules, and disclosure of any potential conflicts.
- Reports and deliverables must meet TOR requirements and be in the language indicated (English primary; translations as specified in the Data Sheet).
How to Apply
- Clarifications: last date 30 October 2026; responses by 10 November 2026; contact tchabwera@sadc.int (copy to dtimbo@sadc.int, trose@sadc.int) (see SPN HASHIM MBITA PUBLICATION2026.docx).
- Submission: Technical Proposal and Financial Proposal in separate envelopes (or via electronic submission as allowed) by 20 November 2026 10:00 Botswana time (see SPN HASHIM MBITA PUBLICATION2026.docx).
- Documents to submit: Technical Proposal (commercial forms Tech-1 to Tech-7) and Financial Proposal (Fin-1 to Fin-4) per the bidding documents; Terms of Reference and Contract forms also required (see Bidding Document for Consulting Services-Hashim Mbita-Ex-Ante 2026.docx).
- Where to obtain documents: from the SADC procurement portal at www.sadc.int/procurement-opportunities (and via the attached bidding documents: SPN HASHIM MBITA PUBLICATION2026.docx; Bidding Document_Consulting Services_Hashim Mbita (1).pdf).
- Additional notes: no pre-bid conference; language of bidding is English with translations for supporting documents where required; implementation period is 9 months; reports must be in English (per Data Sheet 3.1–3.4).
CONSULTANCY FIRM TO PRODUCE A DOCUMENTARY ON THE HASHIM LIBERATIONS STRUGGLESMBITA PUBLICATIONS ON SOUTHERN AFRICA’S SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICESELECTION OF A FIRM CONSULTANCYDate: 21 October 2026Reference Number: SADC/3/5/2/471.Title of Assignment: CONSULTANCY FIRM TO PRODUCE A DOCUMENTARY ON THE HASHIM MBITA PUBLICATIONS ON SOUTHERN AFRICA’S LIBERATIONS STRUGGLE.Procurement entity: Southern African Development Community (SADC) SecretariatLocation: SADC Secretariat, Western Commercial Road (near Lobatse and Siboni Roads), CBD Plot 54385, Private Bag 0095, Gaborone, BOTSWANA. The SADC Secretariat herewith invites firms established and operating in SADC region to submit proposals for the following contract: “CONSULTANCY TO PRODUCE A DOCUMENTARY ON THE HASHIM MBITA PUBLICATIONS ON SOUTHERN AFRICA’S LIBERATIONS STRUGGLE” More details on the scope of the contract(s) are provided in the Bidding Documents which can be downloaded, free of charge, from the following website: https://www.sadc.int/procurement-opportunitiesThe procurement method used for this contract is Open Procurement Method, as defined in the SADC Procurement Guideline, edition June 2025 available at the following website: https://www.sadc.int/procurement-document/southern-african-development-community-secretariat-sadc-procurement-guidelines The Request for Proposals (RFP) is open to firms which satisfy the eligibility and qualification requirements stated in the Bidding Documents.The date and time of submission of the Bids at the address indicated in the Bidding Documents is 20 November 2026, at or before 00:00 midnight, local Botswana time. Proposals received after this time and date, or submitted otherwise than indicated in the Bidding Documents shall not be considered and shall be returned unopened.All notifications concerning this procurement process, including modification of the Bidding Documents, results of the evaluation or cancellation notices, will be published on the following website www.sadc.int. Interested consultant firm may seek clarification or/and additional information concerning this contract, only i... Location: SADC Secretariat, Western Commercial Road (near Lobatse and Siboni Roads), CBD Plot 54385, Private Bag 0095, Gaborone, BOTSWANA
- Bidding Document for Consulting Services-Hashim Mbita-Ex-Ante 2026.docx
- SPN -HASHIM MBITA PUBLICATION2026.docx
- Bidding Document_Consulting Services_Hashim Mbita (1).pdf
- SPN HASHIM MBITA PUBLICATION.pdf
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