Quotation for Research on Customary Law for NRC

Subject: Quotation for Research on Customary Law for NRC South Sudan

Quotation to be submitted via email to icla-pm@sudan.nrc.no and copy to icla.juba@sudan.nrc.no and icla.aweil@sudan.nrc.no

Closing deadline: 1700hrs Tuesday, 1st November 2011

The Norwegian Refugee Council programmes are designed to provide protection and durable solutions for IDPs, refugees and returnees in South Sudan. Access to land is an essential factor in obtaining sustainable durable solutions, thus NRC’s Information, Counseling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) programme focuses in particular on South Sudan’s law and practice in relation to land, both in the statutory/formal system and the customary system. Customary law and practice are a key focus for the programme’s work, since many land disputes are handled by such systems, but relatively little is known about how the systems function or the protection implications of these procedures and practices. For this reason, and in view of the somewhat limited literature and publicly available research on the subject, the programme wishes to commission some additional research on the application and effect of customary law principles and structures as they relate to land allocation, access to land and the resolution of land disputes. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) invites you or your company to make an offer for the consultancy assignment on research into the application and effect of customary law principles and structures as they relate to land allocation, access to land and the resolution of land disputes in South Sudan as outlined in the Terms of Reference attached. Information for bidders: 1. Currency of offer should preferably be in USD, and should not exceed $10,000 (ten thousand US dollars) 2. Payment will be made to the consultant in two instalments: 25% in cash at signing of contract and 75% by cheque or bank transfer after receipt of final product by NRC. 3. NRC will not undertake to pay by letter of credit or in advance of service delivery. 4. NRC reserves the right to accept or reject the whole or part of your service if not done in accordance with the contract. 5. Incomplete offers or offers which do not comply with any of our tender conditions will not be considered.

Please acknowledge receipt of this enquiry and indicate your interest to bid. Best regards

Gregory Norton Programme Manager

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