Tendering Text: Consulting support for clean-tech readiness and quality infrastructure assessments and policy dialogues in Barbados

The strengthening of public-private dialogue, the creation of an enabling policy and regulatory framework and the enhancement of quality infrastructure for clean-tech products and services, were identified as important fields of intervention of the GEF project. These areas were identified as major barriers for the further uptake of market demand and the expansion of local clean-tech manufacturing and servicing. Further details are available in the barrier analysis included in the CEO Endorsement Document and the undertaken Sustainable Energy Industry Market Assessment (SEIMA).

In the mentioned areas, the envisaged GEF project activities include the establishment of a public-private dialogue platform, the organisation of regular policy dialogues and the development of proposals to improve supplier-oriented policies, legislation, incentives and quality standards. In this context, UNIDO and its partners are seeking consulting support from a qualified company or institution. The contractor will work closely with MIBI and BLOOM/BIDC, which are the final direct beneficiaries of the consulting services. Moreover, the contractor will coordinate with relevant international partners (e.g. UNDP, IADB, IRENA), including the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE).

The assignment requires the coverage of a broad range of clean-tech products and services in the energy and environmental sector  (e.g. renewable energy, energy efficiency, waste disposal, treatment and recycling, circular economy) and related business models. The sector is also closely attached to the growing field of industry 4.0 solutions (e.g. digitalisation, artificial intelligence, internet of things, cyber-physical systems, robotics, big data and new visualisation models).