Objective of the Consultancy
The objective of the Consultancy is to provide legal services to develop a legal opinion on the Breast Milk Substitute Act, 2012; the implication of the Act to manufacturers and the opportunities available for the manufacturers in marketing the products.
Scope of Work
The Breast Milk Substitute (Regulation and Control) Act came into force on 17th December 2012 to provide for appropriate marketing and distribution of breast milk substitutes; to provide for safe and adequate nutrition for infants through the promotion of breastfeeding and proper use of breast milk substitutes. Currently, The Ministry of Health is developing The Breast Milk Substitute (General) Regulations on the Act. The provisions of the Act provide for stringent measures that are negatively affecting the manufacturing sector, making them unable to effectively market their products in an ethical manner.
For this reason, we need a legal expert to develop a legal opinion on the implication of the Act to manufacturers and the opportunities available for the manufacturers in marketing the products.
Services Required
KAM requires the provision of a legal opinion on the Breast Milk Substitute Act.
Expected Outputs
The following are the expected outputs:
A legal opinion In the course of providing the services, the consultant will be required to:
Report to and provide regular updates to KAM and the relevant sectors;
Consult internally with KAM and its members for any relevant information;
Qualifications of the Consultant
The successful consultant (Individual or Firm) must have extensive experience in offering legal services on the subject matter and must be an advocate of the High Court.
Application for consultancy
Manner of submission
Applications for the consultancy shall be applied and submitted as follows;
Your proposal shall be prepared in the English Language
Your proposal shall comprise the following documents:
Technical component and
Financial ( price component)
Curriculum Vitae and two recommendations (For a firm should contain CVs for all Consultants involved in the Consultancy)
Your proposal shall be prepared in duplicate with one marked “original” and the other marked “copy”. In the event of any discrepancy between them, the original shall govern.
Please insert dates and address as necessary
Content of the Proposal
Technical Component
Description of the firm and the firm’s qualifications;
Valid practicing certificate 2019
Copy of Company Certificate of incorporation
Tax Compliance Certificate (Valid)
Statutory KRA PIN and VAT certificate copies
Brief description of Understanding of the requirements for services, including assumptions;
Proposed approach and methodology;
Proposed team structure;
Proposed project team members;
Executive brief of relevant similar cases undertaken in the past 2 years.
Financial (Price Component)
A summary of the price;
The period of its validity; Payment terms (provisions) Kenya Association of Manufactures policy is to pay for contractual services based on performance of contractual services rendered.
Evaluation of proposals
A two stage procedure will be utilized in evaluating the proposals, with evaluation of the Technical component being completed prior to any price component. Scores will be awarded for the technical proposal. The price component proposal will be opened only for those firms/ institutions whose technical component meets the requirements for the assignment, as indicated by a score of more than 70%.
