TERMS OF REFERENCE “Armenian Caritas” BNGO and “Caritas Georgia” Charitable Foundation in the framework of the Project “Promotion of Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education for All” are inviting companies to take part in the bidding for providing technical support for the Virtual Conference “Supporting inclusive education in schools”

Service: Technical support for a virtual Conference
Place: Armenia or Georgia
Duration: 4 hours
Date: July 23, 2020

Background
Since November 2019 Armenian Caritas, Caritas Georgia and Caritas Germany launched the project “Promotion of Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education for All” in Armenia and Georgia. The project is financed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany.
The main aim of the project is to contribute to the establishment of inclusive and equitable quality education for all in Armenia and Georgia.

The aim of the conference is to bring together international and local experts to discuss the advantages and challenges of the inclusive education worldwide, share the best practices and discuss adaptability of those in local (Armenia and Georgia) settings. It also aims to lay the ground for the future collaboration and exchange with the relevant experts within the frames of the project.

Requirements for technical support
The bidder should:

Have practical experience of holding virtual conferences or webinars;
Provide an online platform for 4-hour conference;
Facilitate the sequence of presentations and question-answer sessions;
Ensure the microphones and sound,
Regulate the video sharing,
Invite the participants to and back from the main conference room/chat rooms,
To test the short conference simulation with the organizers.

The technical features of the platform:

Video sharing for presentation,
Main conference room to host at least 100 participants,
3-4 chat rooms for separate discussions.

Application Procedure and Deadline
All interested companies are kindly requested to submit their Technical proposals and Financial bid (in English) together with the CV of the company mentioning the experience of similar conferences organized by e-mail to s.minasyan@caritas.am, info@caritas.am, giorgi.demetrashvili@caritas.ge not later than June 15, 2020.

Please indicate the title “Technical support for the Virtual Conference” in the subject line of your e-mail.
Caritas Armenia and Caritas Georgia are grateful to all interested applicants; however, only shortlisted companies will be contacted for the interview.

Selection criteria
The selection of the companies will be conducted according to the above-mentioned conditions and giving preference to the companies that have relevent expertise for providing the service.