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Fiscal space analysis 4 non-communicable diseases & increased domestic resourceClosed
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Overview
Procurement of a fiscal space analysis and policy reform support focusing on health taxation in Sierra Leone, including modelling revenue, health gains, and policy reform recommendations, capacity building, and drafting of a new excise law. Bidders should have expertise in health economics, tax policy, revenue forecasting, public policy reform, regulatory reform, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building, with relevant experience in Sierra Leone or comparable settings. The work is described as four interconnected output areas: 1) fiscal space analysis and modelling for health taxation over five years; 2) review of health financing, tax policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks with reform recommendations; 3) facilitation of national stakeholder engagement and policy dialogue; 4) capacity building and technical support, and drafting a new excise law aligned with policy recommendations.
Requirements
- Proven experience in fiscal space analysis, health taxation, and revenue forecasting.
- Expertise in economic/modelling work, including price elasticity estimates for tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages.
- Demonstrated capacity building, policy dialogue facilitation, and stakeholder engagement.
- Experience drafting or reforming excise legislation or tax policy in similar jurisdictions.
How to Apply
- Submission deadline: 2026-09-29 18:59. No intermediate deadlines are stated in metadata.
- Submission method: not specified in metadata; verify via the UNDP Quantum portal.
- Documents to submit: not specified in metadata; check UNDP Quantum portal for required forms.
- Registrations/pre-qualifications: not specified; verify on portal.
- Briefing/session details: not specified.
- Where to obtain bid documents: UNDP Quantum portal (URL: https://undp.sharepoint.com/sites/Docs-Public/Procurement/Forms/AllItems.aspx?env=Embedded&isAscending=false&FilterType1=Text&sortField=Modified&FilterField1=NegotiationNumber&FilterValue1=UNDP-SLE-00324).
Fiscal space analysis 4 non-communicable diseases & increased domestic resource The assignment will develop an analytical and quantitative modelling framework to assess the revenue generation potential, health gains, consumption effects, fiscal space implications, and broader economic and human development outcomes of increased excise taxation on tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages in Sierra Leone. Throughout, the analysis will place explicit emphasis on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), ensuring that projected revenue, consumption, and fiscal space outcomes are directly linked to measurable reductions in the national NCD context. The assignment is delivered in four interconnected output phases: · Conduct fiscal space analysis and modelling for increased health taxation in Sierra Leone over the short to medium term.· Review the health financing, tax policy, legislative, and regulatory framework and develop recommendations for policy and legal reform.· Facilitate national stakeholder engagement and policy dialogue on the analysis, findings, and proposed reforms.· Deliver capacity building and technical support for health tax modelling, legislative reform, revenue forecasting, monitoring, and oversight mechanisms.· Draft a new excise law in line with the policy recommendations.1) Conduct fiscal space analysis and modelling for increasing health taxation in Sierra Leone for the next five years:· Review and validate the existing fiscal space analysis for health taxation in Sierra Leone, identifying updates required, and confirming current excise tax rates and structures with MoF and NRA.· Conduct a targeted desk review to fill gaps not addressed by the existing fiscal space analysis, focused on quantitative revenue and consumption modelling for alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages (including price elasticity estimates by product), and updated tobacco tax revenue projections reflecting changes introduced under the Finance Act 2024/2025.· Collect and analyse current fiscal and ... Documents available on UNDP Quantum portal: https://undp.sharepoint.com/sites/Docs-Public/Procurement/Forms/AllItems.aspx?env=Embedded&isAscending=false&FilterType1=Text&sortField=Modified&FilterField1=NegotiationNumber&FilterValue1=UNDP-SLE-00324
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