Consultancy Services to Conduct the Mid-term Review of the GEF7 Sustainable Land Management, South Africa

Request for Proposals (RFP):

"Consultancy Services to Conduct a Mid-Term Review for the GEF-funded project "Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Management (SLM) for Large-scale Impact in the Grazing Lands of Limpopo and Northern Cape Provinces, South Africa"

RfP Reference: IUCN-27-07-PO4090

Organization: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)

Regional Office: East and Southern Africa (ESARO), Country: South Africa

Name of the Project : "Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Management (SLM) for Large-scale Impact in the Grazing Lands of Limpopo and Northern Cape Provinces, South Africa"

GEF ID: 10179

Budget Line: Appoint a local Consultant for Mid-Term Evaluation

AOP Code: PAO4090.5A

Implementing Agenc y: International Union for Conservation of Nature

Executing Agency: Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Review Type: Independent Mid-Term Review

Timing: Mid-point implementation

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 the disqualification of your Proposal from this Procurement.

1. REQUIREMENTS

1.1. A detailed description of the services to be provided can be found in Attachment 1 (Terms of Reference).

2. CONTACT DETAILS

2.1. During the course of this RfP, from its publication to the award of a contract, you may not contact or 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.

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, the bidders will be informed.

DATE - ACTIVITY

30 July 2026 - Publication of the Request for Proposals

01 August 2026 - Deadline for expressions of interest

04 August 2026 - Deadline for submission of questions

05 August 2026 - Planned publication of responses to questions

14 August 2026 - Deadline for submission of Proposals to IUCN ("Submission Deadline")

20 August 2026 - Clarification of Proposals

20 August 2026 - The planned date for the contract award

28 August 2026 - 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's name is the name of the company/organisation on whose behalf you are submitting the