Evaluation of the African Guarantee Fund Tender - 143393633

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Country: Denmark

Summary: Evaluation of the African Guarantee Fund and Denmark-S Contribution

Deadline: 10 Aug 2026

Posting Date: 16 Jun 2026

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 143393633

Document Ref. No.: 413503-2026

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: DKK 4500000

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79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
66171000 - Financial consultancy services
75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

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Evaluation of the African Guarantee Fund and Denmark-s contribution
The African Guarantee Fund - for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Ltd (AGF) is a non-bank financial institution established to enhance access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Africa. Its activities include the provision of guarantees to financial institutions and capacity development support to both lenders and SMEs. AGF was one of five concrete initiatives recommended by the Commission on Effective Development Cooperation with Africa in 2010, and has now been in operation for almost 15 years. Denmark was a founding shareholder and has supported the AGF through a combination of shareholder capital, grant financing, and representation on the board. A 2016 evaluation of the results of the Africa Commission included an early assessment of AGF, which found the AGF to be relevant, innovative, and on a promising path, with rapid portfolio growth, strong interest from partner banks, and early indications that participating banks had increased the SME lending portfolio. At the same time, the evaluation noted that AGF was still at an early stage of implementation, and that systematic data on SME-level outcomes, employment effects, financial additionality, and long-term sustainability were not yet available, limiting the scope for assessing broader impacts. It also highlighted a key strategic challenge going forward: balancing the goal of becoming a self-sustaining, market-oriented ...
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Reference Number: bc7c9d72-0a13-4e0b-8786-3c7c7aad15a2

Contract Type: services

Estimated Value: 4500000 - DKK

Authority Type: cga

Doc Title: Evaluation of the African Guarantee Fund and Denmark’s contribution

Dispatch Date: 2026-06-12

Publish Date: 2026-06-16

Submission Date: 2026-08-10

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