Tenders Are Invited For Foreign Economic-Aid-Related Services – Consultancy Services For Fund Management Of Three New Business Instruments

Foreign Economic-Aid-Related Services – Consultancy Services For Fund Management Of Three New Business Instruments. The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Green Diplomacy And Climate Wishes To Engage A Consultant (Fund Manager) To Implement Three Business Support Instruments (E1, E2, And E4) As Part Of The Danish Government’S Strategy For Development Cooperation, “A Changing World”, Appeals To Danish Private Companies And Investors To Increase Their Engagement And Investment In The Global South, Helping Bridge Gaps And Contribute To Achieve The Sustainable Development Goals (Sdgs), Including Climate Action. The Vision Is That Businesses Which Invest And Expand Their Commercial Engagements In The Global South Will Make Significant Contributions To National Development Agendas, Including Jobs, Income Opportunities Through Development Of Sustainable Local Value-Chains, Economic And Social Spin-Offs From Increased Salaries And Taxes, Innovation, New Technologies, And Productivity-Enhancements, And Expansion In Services. More Specifically, The Strategy Along With The Danish Government’S Action Plan For Effective And Economic Diplomacy Seek To Leverage The Shared Space Between Development Cooperation And Economic Diplomacy, By Promoting Danish Companies’ Investments And Trade In Developing Partner Countries. To This End, The Danish Government Has Initiated An Initiative To Strengthen Business Support Through Five Business Support Instruments. The Instruments Are Designed With Focus On Making It Easier And More Attractive For Danish Companies To Engage In Emerging And Developing Markets, By Reducing Risks And Clarifying And Activating Market Potentials Through Partnerships, Pilot Projects, And Business Instruments Providing Co-Investment Financing And Technical Advice. The Total Amount Allocated For The Total Initiative Is Dkk 850 Million, Of Which Dkk 550 Million Is Allocated For Instruments Related To This Tender. The Five Instruments Focus On: E1) Early Pipeline Development To Enlarge The Pool Of Viable Business Cases; E2) Development, Testing, And Launching Of Inclusive And Sustainable Business Models Through Partnerships Between Danish Businesses And Non-Commercial Actors; E3) Access To Finance, Better Enabling Companies To Invest And Do Business In High-Risk Global South Markets; E4) Demonstrating Scalable, Private Sector-Developed Solutions With And For Public Authorities; And E5) Leveraging Private And Philanthropic Capital. The Five Instruments Are Designed And Should To The Extent Possible Be Managed To Ensure Synergies And Coherence, Both Mutually And With The Wider Set Of Danish Private Sector Support Engagements. The Implementation Of Instruments E1, E2, And E4 Will Be Managed Under A Fund Management (Fm) Contract (Agreement) While Instrument E3 And E5 Will Be Managed By Impact Fund Denmark. This Reflects A Wish To Concentrate The Danish Ministry Of Foreign Affairs’ Role On The Policy And Strategic Management Functions And To Externalise The Administrative And Operational Management Functions To Implementing Agents. The Purpose Of The Agreement Is