In June 2020, the CEPI Board endorsed the Secretariat’s recommendation to develop an investment case and strategy for CEPI’s replenishment, to raise funds for the next CEPI strategy period, running from 2022-2026.

CEPI will not only seek to secure traditional public sector and philanthropic grant funding, which will be core to CEPI’s replenishment, but also build on the experience of financing vaccine development and manufacturing for COVAX through issuance of vaccine bonds via financing platforms such as the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm), as well as explore ways to partner with multi-lateral development bank financing instruments.

It is envisaged that a series of preparatory and financing events in support of CEPI’s replenishment process will be organised in 2020 and 2021 to bring in this new funding.

In order to successfully develop and execute the replenishment strategy and related events, the Secretariat will occasionally require the services of a consultant / small consultancy team to be called upon throughout different stages of the replenishment process, for example to:

• Support the development and framing of the investment case that underpins CEPI’s new strategy (2022-2026)
• Support the design as well as assist with part of the execution of a series of preparatory events aimed at raising additional awareness of CEPI’s achievements and building support that will be solidified during a replenishment event in the third quarter of 2021
• Help CEPI cultivate support from Heads of State to draw in new investors and renew commitments from current investors

The expected duration for a contract awarded under this Request for Proposals is up to 31 Dec 2021.

Application details 

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The deadline for submission is midnight (23:59:59 GMT) on Wednesday 4 October 2020. Proposals received after the deadline will not be considered. All proposals should be sent electronically, in PDF format, to [email protected].

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CEPI’s R&D team is responsible for the coordination of CEPI’s portfolio of vaccine candidates in preclinical and clinical stages of development, up to licensure and use in an outbreak situation. This team is also responsible for coordinating and funding critical elements to accelerate and ensure a rational decision making for the whole product development cycle of CEPI-supported vaccine candidates; from disease burden and diagnostics to immunological evaluation and preparations for field efficacy testing and processes to facilitate their future use in outbreaks and potential regulatory licensing.

To support this teams’ activities, along with the activities of the wider organisation, we are seeking the consultancy services from experts with experience in the following disciplines:

• CMC development, large scale manufacturing, facility due diligence, supply chain and tech transfer
• Regulatory Experts
• Infectious disease modellers

We are seeking to engage with individual consultants, consultants who are established within a partnership, or with consultancy firms who can provide and commit resources for the duration of a project (i.e. between 1 month to 3 years).

CEPI intends to implement framework agreements with successful applicants, to cover potential future provision of services as detailed in this request for proposals.

For further information on the scope of tender, including information on bidder qualification, tentative time plans and tender instructions please see our Request for Proposals below.

Deadline for submission of written proposals: 24 July 2020 (23:59:59 GMT)

Questions relating to this request for proposals should be directed to [email protected] and [email protected]

This Review is being commissioned by the CEPI Secretariat to assess the design, implementation and interim results of CEPI operations since its establishment in 2017. The Review aims to generate learnings about and assess the progress of CEPI’s Business Plan and targets, mid-way through the five-year period, as well as take into account suggestions to incorporate into the Strategic Plan for CEPI’s next five-year phase.

Please download the full tender and supporting documents below.

Deadline for submission is Midnight (23:59:59 GMT) on 20 December.

To prepare for advanced stage clinical trials investigating vaccine efficacy in the field, suitable epidemiological data is needed to support trial design and strengthen site and investigator capacity to conduct these trials.

CEPI is therefore providing grants for epidemiological studies that will contribute these data. These two-year prospective studies will be performed in five countries in West Africa (Nigeria, Benin, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea), with the primary objective of assessing incidence of symptomatic Lassa fever cases as well as incidence of Lassa virus infection as well as secondary objectives informing additional aspects of future phase 2b/3 clinical trials.

In CEPI’s role as the facilitator and funder for these epidemiology studies, CEPI now seeks to identify a qualified coordinating institution to support this large-scale, five-country programme from the planning and implementation phases through to close-out. This institution will develop and implement a coordination framework ensuring robust oversight, performance and capacity monitoring, and quality management of all activities across the five study countries for the duration of the Lassa epidemiology programme.

The identified institution will also facilitate the harmonized planning and analysis of study data, including the development of a programme statistical analysis plan and conduct of all programme-level analyses. Finally, the institution will provide support as needed in training curriculum development and provision, including harmonization of content and delivery across study consortia.

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If you are considering submitting a proposal, please send an email to [email protected] by 6 January 2020.

CEPI is seeking consultancy services from experts with experience in strategy development, planning and prioritisation, decision making and project management, to support the organisation when in outbreak response mode.

Examples of tasks that may be requested include leading the planning cell of incident command, assisting in writing decision memos, and supporting the development of CEPI’s objectives and strategy based on lessons learnt in outbreak response activities.

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Electronic copies of your proposals should be sent to [email protected] by 21 February 2020 in PDF format. 

CEPI is seeking external help to support its strategy development process for its next five year period (2022-2026) – termed CEPI 2.0. We anticipate that there will be a need for individual consultant(s) being seconded to CEPI for periods of time as part of the process. There will be need for both expertise in Strategy development processes and potentially project support resources.

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Deadline for submission is Midnight (23:59:59 GMT) on 13 December. 

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The deadline for applications  is Monday 4 November 2019, 08:00 CEST