Call for Proposals-Provision of graphic design support for the Global Summit 2022 and in the AIDS2022 conference.

Background

The International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) is a global coalition of PLHIV and community activists working to achieve universal access to optimal HIV, HCV and TB treatment of those in need. Formed in 2003 by a group of 125 HIV activists from 65 countries at a meeting in Cape Town, ITPC actively advocates for treatment access in eight regions across the globe. ITPC believes that the fight for treatment remains one of the most significant global social justice issues.

The Make Medicines Affordable Campaign works to bring down the price of HIV, TB, Hepatitis C, and potential COVID-19 medicines and vaccines, specifically in middle-income countries (MICs). Make Medicines Affordable (MMA) believes it is every person’s right to access the treatment they need, and that intellectual barriers (IP) preventing access must be removed. The MMA campaign is a civil society-led initiative made up of civil society organizations from over 20 countries. These organizations include patients, lawyers, health experts and activists, who have chosen to challenge the IP measures through successful legal and technical interventions, in-line with the TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects to Intellectual Property) agreements, and working to change patent laws to improve access to medicines.

In the over two decades of TRIPS implementation, civil society and particularly community-based groups like people living with HIV, HCV and cancer have played a key role in advocating for, ensuring the use of, and even directly implementing TRIPS flexibilities through patent oppositions and litigation. The extent of work and expertise of CSOs and the critical role they play in balancing WTO mandated IP rules with public interest and health while also resisting the onslaught of TRIPS-plus measures is underappreciated and under-resourced.

The Global Summit serves as a platform to reflect, discuss and strategize on over two decades of the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement and Doha Declaration, its impact on health and access to medicines and to both imagine and reimagine what the next two decades of TRIPS implementation will or could bring, especially in light of COVID-19. The recognition, preservation and sustainability of the work of civil society in this regard is central to the theme and sessions at the Global Summit. The Summit will take place in a hybrid in-person and virtual format for 3 days on 19-21 July, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Also, to promote the work conducted by MMA Campaign ITPC shall participate in a AIDS2022 conference https://aids2022.org/ hosting networking zone for community activists working on access to medicines.

Consultant Scope of Work

ITPC is seeking a designer or design agency to provide graphic design support for the Global Summit on Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines 2022 (GSIPA2M2022) in Istanbul 19-21 July; and for MMA’s participation in the AIDS2022 conference in Montreal 27 July to 2 August.

Duration of Consultancy

• 1 July to 30 August 2022

Deliverables

Global Summit 2022:

• Refresh the Global Summit logo
• Create banners for social media and printable banners for the conference (sizes and specifications will depend on the location of the event)
• Liaise with local producer/focal point to provide advice on the printed products
• Provide the design for the PPT templates of presentations.
• Design visuals for webpage and/or web-based application for the summit.
• Invitation, agenda and awards graphic design
• One short animation “welcome to the conference”
• Development of two animations, from script to production, of up to 90 seconds each.
• Development of up to 4 graphic pieces for social media
• Provide the graphic design for IP Summit background for stage, i.e., the design for the booth background scenario, from the already existent graphic material of Medicine Equality Now Campaign.

AIDS 2022 conference

• Provide the design for the PPT templates of presentations, based on the graphics of Medicine Equality Now Campaign.
• Graphic piece for ITPC/MMA participation in AIDS2022 and up to three social media related products (squared and rectangle formats), based on the graphics of Medicine Equality Now Campaign
• Provide the graphic design for ITPC’s “networking zone” booth, i.e., the design for the booth background scenario, from the already existent graphic material of Medicine Equality Now Campaign.
• Design electronic posters to be presented on AIDS2022 by ITPC representatives,

Education & Experience Requirements

• Degree or equivalent experience in web design, communications or similar
• 3-5 years of graphic design experience
• Knowledge of design tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Dreamweaver.
• Knowledge of animation tools such as Adobe Animate or others
• Experience working with civil society organizations
• Proven track record of providing high-quality and professional designs to customer specifications

Method of Selection

Competitive Negotiations method shall be used to determine the winner. The following selection criteria with relative weight of criteria showed in percentages shall be used for selection for the bidders’ proposals that meet all obligatory qualification/eligibility requirements above and that essentially meet the above scope and deliverables:

1. The quality of previous work (relative weight of criteria 30%) – shall be assessed based on portfolio;
2. Knowledge and experience with industry standard design tools (relative weight of criteria 20%) – shall be assessed based on CV and;
3. Degree or equivalent experience in design (relative weight of criteria 20%) – shall be assessed based on CVs of translators or short description of translation team experience with description of previous works;
4. Value for money (relative weight of criteria 30%) – shall be assessed based on provided quotation and scope of the work.