General Procurement Notice For Procurement Of Consulting Services For Catalysing Integrated Trade And Indust ... in South Africa

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General Procurement Notice for Procurement of consulting services for Catalysing Integrated Trade and Industrial Policy Reform: Implementing the AfCFTA/AIDA Impact Assessments in Selected African Economies in Transition Catalysing Integrated Trade and Industrial Policy Reform: Implementing the AfCFTA/AIDA Impact Assessments in Selected African Economies in Transition The project includes the following components: Component 1: Capacity Development and Technical Support for National Assessments. This component will include consultancy services and related technical activities aimed at strengthening the institutional, technical and analytical capacity of national stakeholders to apply the AfCFTA/AIDA Impact Assessment Guide and integrate the assessment process into national policymaking. Activities will include: (i) capacity-building and methodological training for policymakers, technical officers and other relevant stakeholders; (ii) training-oftrainers and development of relevant professional curricula; (iii) practical data collection, validation and on-the-job technical support; and (iv) support for integrating gender, climate change, youth, SMEs, environmental sustainability and fragility considerations into trade and industrial policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation. Component 2: Evidence Generation and Assessment Methodology Strengthening. This component will include consultancy services and related technical activities to generate robust, sector-specific and policy-relevant evidence to support implementation of AfCFTA and AIDA. Activities will include: (i) conducting sectoral and national impact assessments in Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Madagascar and Togo; (ii) targeted data collection, analysis and validation; (iii) preparation of analytical reports and country-specific policy recommendations; (iv) review and enhancement of the AfCFTA/AIDA Impact Assessment Guide based on lessons from the pilot phase; (v) development of thematic modules covering emerging priorities, including green industrialization, climate-resilient trade infrastructure, fragility and resilience, and SME participation in value chains; and (vi) updating, translating and strengthening the integrated Impact Assessment Platform. Component 3: Knowledge Sharing, Advocacy and Partnerships. This component will include consultancy services and related activities to promote the dissemination, uptake and sustainability of the evidence and lessons generated by the project. Activities will include: (i) preparation and dissemination of multilingual policy briefs, case studies and country reports; (ii) knowledge-sharing and peer-learning activities at national, regional and continental levels; (iii) maintenance and updating of the Impact Assessment Platform as a knowledge hub; (iv) advocacy and engagement through relevant African Union and continental platforms; and (v) partnership-building and resource-mobilization engagements with development partners, donors and private sector stakeholders. 4. Procurement of consulting services financed by the Bank under the project, will be carried out in accordance with the Banks Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations dated October 2015 and in line with the provisions stated in the Grant Agreement and is open to all eligible firms and individuals as defined in the Procurement Framework. Specific Procurement Notices for contracts subject to competitive bidding procedures will be announced, as they become available, at the AUDA-NEPADs website < https://www.nepad.org >, the AfDB website, the African Union Commission website, and newspapers and trade publications of wide international circulation and in local newspapers as necessary. Tender Link : https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement

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