The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Ministry of International Business and Industry (MIBI), the Barbados Investment & Development Corporation (BIDC) and the Clean Tech Cluster Barbados (BLOOM) are jointly implementing the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded project “Strategic platform to promote sustainable energy technology innovation, industrial development and entrepreneurship in Barbados”. The project contributes to the implementation of the National Strategic Plan 2005-2025, which aims at making Barbados a “green circular economy” and the “most environmentally advanced green country in Latin America and the Caribbean”. The Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) is an executing partner of the project.
Objectives and deliverables of the assignment
The envisaged GEF project activities include the establishment of a public-private dialogue platform, the organisation of regular policy dialogues and the development of proposals to improve supplier-oriented policies, legislation, incentives and quality standards. In this context, UNIDO and its partners are seeking consulting support from a qualified company or institution. The contractor will work closely with MIBI and BLOOM/BIDC, which are the final direct beneficiaries of the consulting services. Moreover, the contractor will coordinate with relevant international partners (e.g. UNDP, IADB, IRENA), including the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE).
The assignment requires the coverage of a broad range of clean-tech products and services in the energy and environmental sector (e.g. renewable energy, energy efficiency, waste disposal, treatment and recycling, circular economy) and related business models. The sector is also closely attached to the growing field of industry 4.0 solutions (e.g. digitalisation, artificial intelligence, internet of things, cyber-physical systems, robotics, big data and new visualisation models).
Bidders are requested to submit their proposals no later than 22 March 2021, 17:00 hours, CET, by registering on the UNIDO eProcurement Portal (https://procurement.unido.org). Bidders are requested to submit their proposals no later than 22 March 2021, 17:00 hours, CET, by registering on the UNIDO eProcurement Portal (https://procurement.unido.org).