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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear BID Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">This is to remind you that the deadline for proposal submission for the impact study of the BID programme is
<b><u>14 January 2019</u></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">With kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Anne Mette Nielsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> BID <BID@gbif.org> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 17, 2018 2:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> BID <BID@gbif.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Call for tenders for an impact study of the four-year BID programme<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear BID Community,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The GBIF Secretariat seeks proposals from consultants to research and draft a written study assessing the impact of the first phase of the Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) programme (2015-2019) in its target regions of sub-Saharan
Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP), using selected indicators recommended in a baseline study carried out in the early phase of the programme.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The full call text can be found at <a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/4MztYf374cOAAgsCAOUC4y/impact-study-for-the-biodiversity-information-for-development-bid-programme">
https://www.gbif.org/news/4MztYf374cOAAgsCAOUC4y/impact-study-for-the-biodiversity-information-for-development-bid-programme</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The deadline for proposal submission is <b><u>14 January 2019</u></b> and the proposal should be sent to
<a href="mailto:bid@gbif.org">bid@gbif.org</a> with cc to Tim Hirsch at <a href="mailto:thirsch@gbif.org">
thirsch@gbif.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions relating to the specifications for this contract, feel free to get in touch with us using the emails above.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anne Mette Nielsen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">BID Coordination Team<o:p></o:p></p>
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