Targeted Assessment and Strategy Development for Sustainable Financing of the Regenerative Blue Economy in the Coral Triangle

Targeted Assessment and Strategy Development for Sustainable Financing of the Regenerative Blue Economy in the Coral Triangle

Consultancy Service IUCN: Request for Proposals Page 1 of 8 Request for Proposals (RfP) Targeted Assessment and Strategy Development for Sustainable Financing of the Regenerative Blue Economy in the Coral Triangle, with Complementary Insights from the Bay of Bengal IUCN, P03771 SOMACORE Global Protected, Conserved, and Heritage Areas Team RfP Reference: IUCN-12-05-P03771-1 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: Camille Lau, Young Professional, [contact details removed] 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 12 May 2026 Publication of the Request for Proposals 26 May 2026 Deadline for expressions of interest 27 May 2026 Online Info Session 02 June 2026 Deadline for submission of questions 04 June 2026 Planned publication of responses to questions 09 June 2026 Deadline for submission of Proposals to IUCN (“Submission Deadline”) 15 June 2026 Interviews 22 June 2026 Planned date for contract award Consultancy Service IUCN: Request for Proposals Page 2 of 8 DATE ACTIVITY 29 June 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 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 Provide evidence that you have all the necessary legal registrations to perform the work. 2 Provide evidence of tax registration and clearance. 3 State your annual turnover for each of the past 3 years 4 Confirm that you and/or your team have all the pre-requisite skills and experience listed in the ToR. 5 Demonstration of track record and past projects. Minimum reference to each of the outputs 1 -3 in ToR, encompassing example reports and presentation slides , w ith description of the project, your role etc. 6 Demonstration of professional network in the region, including but not limited to: • Experience in Asia-Pacific, particularly in Coral Triangle and Bay of Bengal; • Understanding of regional policy and institutional landscape; • Access to networks (investors, financial institutions, project developers, regional organisations). Consultancy Service IUCN: Request for Proposals Page 3 of 8 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 IUCN’s 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 IUCN’s approval. IUCN will evaluate Technical Proposals with regards to each of the following criteria and their relative importance: Description Information to provide Relative weight 1 Concept and Methodology The proposal in its entirety, including understanding of the assignment, coherence, and feasibility of the proposed methodological approach. Including: • Understanding of the regenerative blue economy context and scope for priority countries in the Coral Triangle region, and optionally, Bay of Bengal; • Clarity and robustness of methodology for Outputs 1–3; • Integration of analytical approaches, stakeholder consultations, and relevant frameworks; • Feasibility of delivery within timeline and level of effort; • Approach to stakeholder engagement and c

Issuing unit: IUCN HQ

Region/Province: remote with occasional travel

Expected contract duration: 4 months

Estimated value: EUR 30,000

Closing date: 09 June 2026

Issued by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).