Request for proposals for Development of the CEO Endorsement Package for the GEF-GBFF Project. Closing Date: 25 Feb 2026 Type: Consultancy Request for Proposals For Development of the CEO Endorsement Package for the GEF-GBFF Project Advancing Biodiversity Conservation in Terrestrial and Marine Areas through Strengthened Governance and Sustainable Financing in Seychelles" IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, Seychelles - Multilateral Finance Unit RfP Reference: IUCN-26-02-P05288 Welcome to this Procurement by IUCN. You are hereby invited to submit a Proposal. Please read the information and instructions carefully because non-compliance with the instructions may result in disqualification of your Proposal from this Procurement. 1. REQUIREMENTS 1.1. A detailed description of the services and/or goods to be provided can be found in Attachment 1. 2. CONTACT DETAILS 2.1. During the course of this procurement, i.e. from the publication of this RfP to the award of a contract, you may not discuss this procurement with any IUCN employee or representative other than the following contact. You must address all correspondence and questions to the contact, including your Proposal. IUCN Contact:
[email protected] 3. PROCUREMENT TIMETABLE 3.1. This timetable is indicative and may be changed by IUCN at any time. If IUCN decides that changes to any of the deadlines are necessary, we will publish this on our website and contact you directly if you have indicated your interest in this procurement (see Section 3.2). DATE - ACTIVITY 05-Feb-26 - Publication of the Request for Proposals 12 Feb-26 - Deadline for expressions of interest 14 Feb-26 - Deadline for submission of questions 17-Feb-26 - Planned publication of responses to questions 25-Feb-26 - Deadline for submission of Proposals to IUCN (Submission Deadline) 04-March-26 - Clarification of Proposals 06-March-26 - Planned date for contract award 09-March-26 - Expected contract start date 3.2. Please email the IUCN contact to express your interest in submitting a Proposal by the deadline stated above. This will help IUCN to keep you updated regarding the procurement. 4. COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL 4.1. Your Proposal must consist of the following four separate documents: Signed Declaration of Undertaking (see Attachment 2) Pre-Qualification Information (see Section 4.3 below) Technical Proposal (see Section 4.4 below) Financial Proposal (see Section 4.5 below) Proposals must be prepared in English. 4.2. Your Proposal must be submitted by email to the IUCN Contact (see Section 2). The subject heading of the email shall be [RfP Reference bidder name]. The bidder name is the name of the company/organisation on whose behalf you are submitting the Proposal, or your own surname if you are bidding as a self-employed consultant. Your Proposal must be submitted in PDF format. You may submit multiple emails suitably annotated, e.g. Email 1 of 3, if attached files are too large to suit a single email transmission. You may not submit your Proposal by uploading it to a file-sharing tool. IMPORTANT: Submitted documents must be password-protected so that they cannot be opened and read before the submission deadline. Please use the same password for all submitted documents. After the deadline has passed and within 12 hours, please send the password to the IUCN Contact. This will ensure a secure bid submission and opening process. Please DO NOT email the password before the deadline for Proposal submission. 4.3. Pre-Qualification Criteria IUCN will use the following Pre-Qualification Criteria to determine whether you have the capacity to provide the required goods and/or services to IUCN. Please provide the necessary information in a single, separate document. Pre-Qualification Criteria 1 3 relevant references of clients similar to IUCN / similar work 2 Confirm that you have all the necessary legal registrations to perform the work 3 State your annual turnover for the past three years (if submitting as consortium, submit individual turnover for the pass three years) 4 How many employees does your organisation or consortium have who are qualified for this work? 4.4. Technical Proposal The Technical Proposal must address each of the criteria stated below explicitly and separately, quoting the relevant criteria reference number (left-hand column). Proposals in any other format will significantly increase the time it takes to evaluate, and such Proposals may therefore be rejected at IUCNs discretion. Where CVs are requested, these must be of the individuals who will actually carry out the work specified. The individuals you put forward may only be substituted with IUCNs approval. IUCN will evaluate Technical Proposals with regards to each of the following criteria and their relative importance: S/N - Description - Information requested from Firm/Consultant - Relative weight 1. Firm/Consortium qualifications and experience that are relevant for the achievement of the required tasks and that comply with the mandatory skills and experience. Description of firms work experience that is relevant to the tasks within the scope of the contract: Experience in GEF CEO Endorsement Project package elaboration (20 pt.) Experience in Environmental and Social Safeguards and gender-responsive project design (assessment and action plan) (10 pt.) Experience in the relevant technical fields (biodiversity conservation, ecosystem restoration, NbS, Protected Areas management, biodiversity financing mechanisms) (20 pt.) 2. Firm/Consortium experience in geographical area/landscape. Experience in Seychelles primarily, if not in other Western Indian Ocean SIDS or Island States, in Western African SIDS, or in the Eastern and Southern Africa region (10 pt.) 3. Technical quality, completeness and clarity of the proposal. Clarity and completeness of the proposal and annexes requested through this ToR (10 pt.) 4 Proposed methodological approach, operationalisation of the methodological approach by the Firm/Consortium: Soundness and clarity of the methodological and delivery approach: Quality, coherence and appropriateness of the proposed methodology for delivering the required outputs, including alignment with GEF/GBFF requirements, integration of environmental and social safeguards and gender considerations, and clarity of the overall delivery approach. (10 pt.) Feasibility of implementation, work plan and team organisation: Demonstrated ability of the consultant(s), based on relevant experience and previous assignments, to implement the proposed methodology, including the realism and coherence of the working programme, delivery schedule, and staffing plan, with clear task allocation aligned to team members expertise. (10 pt.) Coordination, communication and quality assurance arrangements: Effectiveness of the proposed approach for communication and coordination with IUCN, MECENR, national stakeholders and the GBFF National Technical Advisor, as well as the robustness of quality control mechanisms to ensure timely delivery of high-quality, compliant outputs. (10 pt.) Total - 100% 4.5. Financial Proposal 4.5.1. The Financial Proposal must be a fixed and firm price for the provision of the goods/services stated in the RfP in their entirety. 4.5.2. Prices include all costs Submitted rates and prices are deemed to include all costs, insurances, taxes (except VAT, see below), fees, expenses, liabilities, obligations, risk and other things necessary for the performance of the Terms of Reference or Specification of Requirements. IUCN will not accept charges beyond those clearly stated in the Financial Proposal. This includes applicable withholding taxes and similar. It is your responsibility to determine whether such taxes apply to your organisation and to include them in your Financial Proposal. 4.5.3. Applicable Goods and Services Taxes Proposal rates and prices shall be exclusive of Value Added Tax. 4.5.4. Currency of proposed rates and prices All rates and prices submitted by Proposers shall be in United States Dollars (USD). 4.5.5. Breakdown of rates and prices For information only, the price needs to be broken down as follows: S/N - Unit - Quantity - Unit Price - Total Price A1 Fees International expert(s) - Person-day National expert(s) - Person-day B1 Per diem Per diem for international expert(s) - Day B2 Local transport (hire) - Day B4 International transport - Day - Visit x Seychelles - Round trip TOTAL The heading "B4 - International transport" is intended to cover all access fees for international transport: taxi fares, visa fees, entry or exit taxes, etc. 4.6. Additional information not requested by IUCN should not be included in your Proposal and will not be considered in the evaluation. 4.7. Your Proposal must remain valid and capable of acceptance by IUCN for a period of 90 calendar days following the submission deadline. 4.8. Withdrawals and Changes You may freely withdraw or change your Proposal at any time prior to the submission deadline by written notice to the IUCN Contact. However, in order to reduce the risk of fraud, no changes or withdrawals will be accepted after the submission deadline. 5. EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS 5.1. Completeness IUCN will firstly check your Proposal for completeness. Incomplete Proposals will not be considered further. 5.2. Pre-Qualification Criteria Only Proposals that meet all of the pre-qualification criteria will be evaluated. 5.3. Technical Evaluation 5.3.1. Scoring Method Your Proposal will be assigned a score from 0 to 10 for each of the technical evaluation criteria, such that 0 is low and 10 is high. 5.3.2. Minimum Quality Thresholds Proposals that receive a score of 0 for any of the criteria will not be considered further. 5.3.3. Technical Score Your score for eac Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4197389/request-proposals-development-ceo-endorsement-package-gef-gbff-project
