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i CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER CITIIS 2.0 PROGRAM – A CONSULTANCY FIRM FOR TRANSVERSAL EXPERTS Request for Proposals National Institute of Urban Affairs 1 Floor, Core 4B India Habitat Centre Lodhi Road, New Delhi –110003 (91-11) 24643284 24617543, 24617517 (91-11) 24617513 Issue Date : 24-08-2026 Closing Date : 05-10-2026 2 Letter of Invitation [RFP No. NIUA/CITIIS 2.0/2026-27/TE/02] [New Delhi 24-08-2026] Dear Mr./Ms.: 1. City Investments To Innovate, Integrate and Sustain (CITIIS) 2.0, the second phase of the CITIIS program, has been conceived by MoHUA in collaboration with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), European Union (EU), and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) to supplement such climate initiatives of Government of India and MoHUA through its unique model. The program builds upon the learnings and successes of CITIIS 1.0 and is designed to supplement MoHUA’s actions undertaken through ongoing national programs, while deepening the values of innovation, inclusion, and sustainability. 2. The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) (hereinafter called “Client”) has been designated as the Program Management Unit (PMU) by the MoHUA, AFD and KfW towards managing the CITIIS 2.0 program. The Client intends to apply a portion of the proceeds o f this financing to eligible payments under the Contract for which this Request for Proposals is issued.The duration of the services is expected to extend up to 24 months depending upon the nature of the projects. 3. The Client now invites P roposals to provide the following consulting services (hereinafter called "Services"): CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER CITIIS 2.0 PROGRAM – A CONSULTANCY FIRM FOR TRANSVERSAL EXPERTS. 4. The method of selection is Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) with 80 % Technical Score and 20% Financial Score. The Consultants are requested to provide their best Technical and Financial Proposals. More details on the Services are provided in the Terms of Reference (Section VII). 5. This Request for Proposals (RFP) has been addressed to the following shortlisted Consultants: S. No Name of the Consultant Firm 1 CRISIL Ltd 2 Grant Thornton Bharat LLP 3 Lochan & Co in JV with Urbace Infrastructure LLP & RE Sustainability Services Private Limited 4 Nangia & Co LLP in JV with Green Cross UK & Adisri Strategi Advisors 5 PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited (PwCPL ) in consortium with ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia (ICLEI – South Asia) 6 Sambodhi Research and Communications Private Limited in JV with Application Européenne de Technologies et de Service (AETS), France & The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) 6. It is not permissible to transfer this invitation to any other firm. Bid Security / Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) is not required for the submission of the proposal. 7. The RFP includes the following documents: − Section I - Instructions to Consultants (ITC) 3 − Section II – Data Sheet − Section III – Evaluation Criteria and Standard Forms − Section IV – Financial Proposal – Standard forms − Section V – Eligibility Criteria − Section VI – AFD's Policy – prohibited practices – Environmental and Social Responsibility − Section VII - Terms of Reference (TORs) − Section VIII – Conditions of Contract and Contract forms 8. Please inform us by 27-08-2026, by Email [contact details removed]: a) That you have received the Letter of Invitation; and b) Whether you intend to submit a Proposal 9. Details on the Proposal’s submission date, time and address are provided in Sub-Clause 17.9 of the ITC. 10. The Consultant has to ensure that the physical copy of her/his proposal is page numbered. After scanning the page numbered physical copy, the soft copy of the Technical Proposal is uploaded on the NIUA website. The soft copy of the Technical Proposal must not include Financial Proposal. The physical copy of the Technical Proposal is properly bound. The main envelope of physical copy of the proposal to be submitted at the NIUA Office shall comprise the following two envelopes: 1st Inner Envelope with the Technical Proposal and 2nd Inner Envelope with the Financial Proposal. Each envelope should be written ‘ RFP FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER CITIIS 2.0 PROGRAM – A CONSULTANCY FIRM FOR TRANSVERSAL EXPERTS ’. The contact details of the Consultant like name, address, mobile number and e-mail ID should be clearly mentioned on each envelope. 11. Your proposal shall comprise your Proposal Submission Form including Power of Attorney, Technical Proposal, Financial Proposal inclusive of all taxes and the signed Covenant of Integrity, and must be received at the following address via physical copy to National Institute of Urban Affairs, Core 4B, 1st Floor, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi-110003 by 05-10-2026, 17:00 hr IST. 12. Any queries in relation to the RFP to be sent prior to 14-09-2026, 17:00 hr IST at the mail ID [contact details removed] and the responses will be available by 21-09-2026. 13. To substantiate their credentials and to respond to any queries, the Consultants may be asked to make a presentation of their Technical Proposal, during the technical evaluation stage. 14. The issue of the RFP does not imply that the NIUA is bound to select bid(s), and it reserves the right without assigning any reason to i. reject any or all of the bids, or ii. cancel the tender process; or iii. abandon the procurement process; or iv. issue another bid for identical or similar work Yours sincerely, Director National Institute of Urban Affairs iv SELECTION OF CONSULTANTS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP No.: NIUA/CITIIS 2.0/2026-27/TE/02 CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER CITIIS 2.0 PROGRAM – A CONSULTANCY FIRM FOR TRANSVERSAL EXPERTS Client: National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) Country: INDIA Project: City Investments To Innovate, Integrate and Sustain (CITIIS) 2.0 Issued on: 24-08-2026

Issued by National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA).