REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) RFP Subject: Consultancy assignment - Food Safety and Certification Upgrade RFP#: PTC-035-2026 Issue Date: Monday 2nd of Nov, 2026  Response Deadline: Monday 16th of Nov, 2026

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

RFP Subject: Consultancy assignment - Food Safety and Certification Upgrade

RFP#: PTC-035-2026

Issue Date: Monday 2nd of Nov, 2026 

Response Deadline: Monday 16th of Nov, 2026

Contact Information:

Palestine Trade Center - PalTrade

Mall of Palestine, Entrance B, 5th Floor

P.O. Box 883 Al-Balou, Ramallah, Palestine.

1. Organization Background

The Palestine Trade Center (PalTrade), established in 1998, is a non-profit, membership-based organization mandated to lead the development and promotion of Palestinian trade as a driver of sustainable economic growth. PalTrade provides export development services, market intelligence, trade promotion, business linkages, and policy advocacy support to Palestinian businesses, with particular focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and export-ready companies.

2. Project Background

The project "EU4Trade: Unleashing Palestine Export Potential to the EU and International Markets", is funded by the European Union under its External Action programs.

The overall objective is to unlock the full potential of Palestinian exports, driving economic growth job creation, and the foundation for long-term economic sustainability for Palestine.

Specifically, EU4Trade aims to:

• Strengthen the capacity of Palestinian SMEs to access EU and international markets.

• Improve product quality, market readiness, export competitiveness, and business linkages.

• Strengthen PalTrade's strategic transformation through the establishment and operationalization of the Market Intelligence Hub (MIH).

• Promote Palestinian products internationally through participation in trade fairs, exhibitions, and targeted market-entry activities.

The project runs from 18 July 2024 to 18 July 2027 and is implemented by PalTrade with financial support from the European Union.

3. Scope of Work

PalTrade is seeking a qualified and specialized service provider to support a food processing and confectionery Palestinian company that produces tahini and sesame-based halva in strengthening its food-safety and quality management systems and achieving readiness for certification against ISO 22000 and/or FSSC 22000, as applicable to the company's operations and target markets.

The assignment will focus on reviewing existing systems, addressing identified gaps, strengthening food-safety controls and documentation, and supporting the beneficiary through the certification-readiness and external audit process.

The specific objectives are to:

• Review and update existing food-safety procedures, SOPs, and certification documentation to meet applicable ISO 22000/FSSC 22000 requirements.

• Strengthen traceability and recall systems, including updating the traceability register and conducting a recall/traceability test where required.

• Establish or verify laboratory testing and verification procedures.

• Develop and update corrective-action procedures and records to address identified non-conformities.

• Conduct a final certification-readiness assessment and identify any remaining gaps before certification.

• Support and coordinate the certification process, including communication with the certification body, audit arrangements, and submission of required documentation.

• Strengthen internal audit and corrective action processes.

• Build the capacity of relevant company personnel to maintain and implement the updated systems.

• Prepare the company for external certification, surveillance and/or assessment activities.

Please refer to the full document for further details.