Institutional Strengthening and Capability Development Plan for Disaster Risk Management in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

DAI Global UK is seeking a firm to prepare an Institutional Strengthening and Capability Development Plan for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. The assignment is delivered under Building Resilience and Addressing Vulnerability to Emergencies - Institutional Strengthening (BRAVE-IS), a multi-year (2026-2029) technical assistance programme funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). The contracting organisation is DAI Pakistan Pvt. Ltd.

The firm will work with the Relief, Rehabilitation and Settlement Department, Government of KP, and its attached agencies: the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Rescue 1122 and the Civil Defence Directorate. The work is in four stages:

• Stage 1, Inception (weeks 1-2)
• Stage 2, Diagnostic and validation (weeks 3-6): institutional, financial, HR and digital systems assessment
• Stage 3, Recommendations and plans (weeks 7-12): a five-year Institutional Strengthening Plan for each of PDMA, Rescue 1122 and Civil Defence
• Stage 4, Early implementation support (weeks 13-36): implementation-ready products, commissioned at BRAVE-IS's discretion on completion of Stage 3

The contract is fixed price, with payment linked to acceptance of agreed deliverables. Personnel will be based in Peshawar, with field visits to selected districts of KP. The firm must propose four Key Persons: a Team Lead (institutional strengthening), a Public Financial Management Expert, a Digital Systems and ERP Expert, and a DRM Expert. HR management and GIS expertise are also required.

How to apply

The full Request for Proposals (RFP) is attached to this notice. Submit one email to brave-is@dai.com with the subject "BRAVE-IS-002 - Proposal - [Firm name]", attaching two PDFs: (i) the technical submission, with CVs as an annex, and (ii) the financial proposal, with separate budgets for Stages 1-3 and Stage 4.

Clarification questions must be sent to brave-is@dai.com by 26 October 2026, with the subject "BRAVE-IS-002 - Clarification Question - [Firm name]". Responses will be shared with all bidders without identifying who asked.

Proposals are due by 17:00 Pakistan Standard Time (12:00 UK time) on 4 November 2026 and must remain valid for 90 days. Late submissions will not be considered. Issue of this RFP does not commit DAI to award a contract.