REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST- Tender No: 013/11/2023/BRD/HC&CS/CS
COUNTRY (RWANDA)

CLIMATE FINANCE ADVISORY SERVICES
CONSULTING SERVICES

Expressions of Interest

Tender No: 013/11/2023/BRD/HC&CS/CS
The Development Bank of Bank Rwanda (BRD) Plc has received/ has applied for a financing from Agence Française de Développement ("AFD"), and intends to use part of the funds thereof for payments under the following project (Climate Finance Advisory Services for the Implementation of Ireme Initiative). The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) Plc hereby invites Applicants to show their interest in delivering the Services described above.
This Request for Expressions of Interest is open to:
 Consulting firms Individual consultants

NGOs Joint Venture between NGO(s) and consulting firm(s)
Eligibility criteria to AFD financing are specified in sub-clause 1.3 of the "Procurement Guidelines for AFD Financed Contracts in Foreign Countries", available online on AFD’s website: http://www.afd.fr.
The Applicant shall submit only one application, either in its own name or as a member of a Joint Venture (JV). If an Applicant (including any JV member) submits or participates in more than one application, those applications shall be all rejected. However, the same Subconsultant may participate in several applications.
If the Applicant is a JV, the expression of interest shall include:
 a copy of the JV Agreement entered into by all members,
or
 a letter of intent to execute a JV Agreement, signed by all members together with a copy of the Agreement proposal,
In the absence of this document, the other members will be considered as Subconsultants.
Experiences and qualifications of Subconsultants are not taken into account in the evaluation of the applications.
Interested Applicants must provide information evidencing that they are qualified and experienced to perform those Services. For that purpose, documented evidence of recent and similar services shall be submitted.
Determination of the similarity of the experiences will be based on:
- The contracts size: should be around 930 workings days

- The nature of the Services: support to financial institutions in the identification, evaluation and financing of green finance projects;



- The technical area and expertise experience: advisory services in identification, evaluation and preparation of green projects for financial institutions; expertise in the development of climate tools to screen potential climate projects to be financed by a financial institution; expertise in the market analysis and sectoral assessment to unlock potential financing for climate projects in different sectors (agriculture, waste management, water treatment, industrial sector, construction, etc.) ; expertise in capacity building and trainings in the field of climate finance; expertise in monitoring and reporting on green credit facilities for financial institutions:

- The location: Africa and Rwanda
Among the submitted applications, The Development Bank of Rwanda BRD Plc will shortlist a maximum of six (6) Applicants, to whom the Request for Proposals to carry out the Services shall be sent.
The Expressions of Interest must be submitted to the address below no later than 19/12/2023 at 10:00am on the following email addresses procurement@brd.rw and copying to the brd@brd.rw with the tender reference No: 013/11/2023/BRD/HC&CS/CS
Procurement Office
P.O Box 1341
Telephone: +250788388168
Email: procurement@brd.rw and copying to the brd@brd.rw
Interested Applicants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours: from 8:30 am to 6:00pm local time.

Additional information or any inquiries about this Request for Expressions of Interest may be addressed to the following email address procurement@brd.rw and copying to the brd@brd.rw