Egypt Value Chain - Project Consultant Tender, United Kingdom - 35432784

Procurement Summary

Country : United Kingdom

Summary : Egypt Value Chain - Project Consultant

Deadline : 29 Aug 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 35432784

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Sanda Jugo One Exchange Square London EC2A 2JN
United Kingdom
Email :jugos@ebrd.com
URL :http://www.ebrd.com/

Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Egypt Value Chain - Project Consultant.

Single Stage Open Competitive Selection - Request for Proposals

Project Description:

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the EBRD or the Bank) is launching a Value Chain Facility in Egypt (the “Facility”). The Facility will provide financing of up to EUR 70 million for on-lending to eligible SMEs in order to enhance their competitiveness and boost their engagement in the export markets through the Value Chains Competitiveness Programme (VCCP).

The VCCP targets private sector sub-borrowers (SMEs) that supply to aggregators of value chains, e.g. export-oriented buyers, local processing companies and off-takers, in industries such as agribusiness, manufacturing and services, logistics and distribution, and information and communication technologies (ICT). Improved value chains will support Egyptian SMEs in innovating processes and production, and contribute to increased access to advanced local and export markets.

The Facility also aims at enhancing the current business practices of energy efficiency and renewable energy and as such will form part of EBRD-s Green Economy Transition (GET). Indeed, the majority of sub-projects are expected to entail “green technologies” in the form of investment in tools, machinery and equipment that will boost production and resource efficiency. The Facility will finance such capex investments in line with the EBRD methodology and donor requirements/specific eligibility criteria. Financing will be provided in the form of senior unsecured loans to Participating Financial Institutions (“PFIs”), including banks, microfinance institutions and leasing companies, for on-lending to eligible SMEs. Financing will be supported by financial incentives to SMEs completing eligible capex sub-projects.

Assignment Description:

EBRD intends to select and contract a consulting company (the Consultant) to the Assignment.

The expected outcome of the Assignment is to help SMEs by contributing to improvements in productivity and strengthening their integration into value chains, thanks to the adoption of high-performing technologies and best practices. The specific objective is to support all aspects of the implementation of the Facility, from preparation to successful implementation and sub-project verification.

The selected Consultant is expected to provide the following services:

i. Establishment of operational tools and guidelines based on EBRD and EU requirements (e.g. Operations Manual including eligibility checklist, list of results indicators and benchmarks)

ii. Marketing support to PFIs and awareness raising activities to reach out to SMEs/potential sub-borrowers and to ensure donor visibility (e.g. development of a marketing strategy, marketing materials)

iii. Development of a pipeline of eligible sub-projects (e.g. development of loan procedures for PFIs, screening of loan applications and customer base of PFIs)

iv. Capacity-building (e.g. training) and relationship building with PFIs to support green economy investments and SME value chain investments

v. Preparation of sub-projects by providing backstopping support, clarifications and technical advice (preliminary technical and credit screening, eligibility check of sub-projects, energy audits at sub-borrowers- facilities) to help ensure the eligibility of SME value chain sub-projects is correctly assessed by the PFI

vi. Administration, monitoring and reporting of the Facility (e.g. sub-loan portfolio reporting for the EBRD)

The majority of SME value chain investments will incorporate some element of “green technology”, and the TC support will go some way to addressing market barriers to green technology investments by SMEs in Egypt, such as: focus on short-term savings from purchasing lower performing technologies without considering the long-term benefits of higher performing technologies; lack of trusted sources providing impartial information about available technologies and suppliers; and the lack of internal capacity within SMEs to address longer-term challenges of resource management and climate change.

Full Terms of Reference (TOR) of the Assignment can be found here: http://www.ebrd.com/documents/procurement/tor-79465.pdf

Consultant Selection Procedure: Single stage open competitive selection. Interested firms or groups of firms are invited to submit a Technical and Financial Proposal.

Assignment Start Date and Duration: The Assignment is expected to start in October 2019 and has an estimated overall duration of 48 months.

Cost Estimate for the Assignment: up to EUR 2, 217, 900 (exclusive of VAT).

Subject to availability of funding, the performance of the selected Consultant and the business needs, the Assignment may be extended beyond the current scope. While the cost estimate above is for 48 month assignment, it is envisaged that the Consultant will be contracted initially for up to one year, whereby further contract extensions are subject to the successful uptake of the Facility, satisfactory performance of the Consultant and availability of Donor funding

Funding Source: It is anticipated that the contract will be financed by the European Union, Green Climate Fund and EBRD Shareholders Special Fund. Selection and contracting are subject to the availability of funding.

Eligibility: There are no eligibility restrictions based on the consultant`s country of origin.

Consultant Profile: Corporate services are required. The Consultant will be a firm or a group of firms preferably with previous project experience related to:

• Financial product development, marketing, awareness raising, portfolio management, and capacity building in close cooperation with financial institutions and SMEs.

• Implementation of green lending activities related to energy efficiency, water efficiency and renewable energy in SMEs.

• Assignments related to engaging with diverse stakeholders including local stakeholders as well as international stakeholders.

• Compliance with national regulations as well as benchmarking global best practices or EU standards in relation to energy performance of process equipment, machinery, buildings and renewable energy.

The Consultant`s expert team is expected to include the following key experts (the `Key Experts`):

Project Manager, with:

• preferably 15 years- professional experience in project management;

• international technical experience in SME investments and resource efficiency investments;

• expertise in project implementation planning;

• international experience, including in the Middle East and North Africa region, Persian Gulf Countries, and the EU.

• fluent spoken and written English is essential; knowledge of Arabic would be an advantage

Lead Engineer, with:

• preferably 8 years- project experience, including overseeing the work of a team of engineers and SME financing;

• experience of explaining engineering measures in financial terms;

• fluent spoken and written English is essential; knowledge of Arabic would be an advantage

Pool of Local Engineers/Sector Experts, with:

• knowledge of industrial processes and expertise with implementation of efficiency measures in industrial operations, e.g., process upgrade, heat recovery, modernisation/optimisation of energy supply systems (power distribution, compressed air, refrigeration, etc.), improved monitoring and control, on-site CHP generation, rehabilitation of commercial buildings,

• experience in developing resource efficiency projects and SME projects, including: (i) conducting energy audits, (ii) assessment of project investment plan including its risks and mitigation strategy, (iii) commercially based sustainable energy projects financing, and (iv) calculation of energy savings and greenhouse gas emission reduction for such projects;

• experience in supporting SME investments in technologies/capex in the industries of agribusiness, manufacturing and services, logistics and distribution, and ICT and sector expertise in these areas in Egypt.

• language skills (fluent Arabic essential, fluent spoken and written English would be an advantage)

Communications and Marketing Experts, with:

• substantive relevant experience in developing marketing strategy and marketing tools;

• preferably 10 years- experience in carrying out successful marketing projects in a business-to-business marketing context;

• experience in working with corporate clients and/or banks and/or international donors/development organisations on marketing their products and reaching out to an SME audience;;

• international experience, including in the EBRD region.

• language skills (fluent English advantage, fluent spoken and written Arabic is essential)

Financial/Economic Expert(s): with

• minimum 10 years- experience as corporate finance expert, bank loan officer or economist with specialisation in financial analysis (including capital investment appraisal and SME financing);

• proven expertise in financial structuring of cash flow-based lending projects;

• language skills (fluent Arabic essential, fluent spoken and written English would be an advantage)

Submission Requirements: The consultants are now invited to submit a completed Technical and Financial Proposal as per the standard templates and instructions available at this link: http://www.ebrd.com/documents/procurement/single-stage-package.docx. Interested Consultants should make themselves familiar with these Standard Templates, Standard Instructions and Conditions of Contract in preparation of their proposals.

1. The Technical Proposal shall be submitted in English electronically via eSelection not later than the Closing Date, as one single PDF file. The technical proposal should not exceed 30 pages excluding the Declaration Form and CVs (Form 1- TP 1 and Form 1 - TP 6).

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