Request for proposal
Consultancy services to support the Development of the National Circular Economy (CE) Framework for Tanzania Tanzania Country Office, Bahari Yetu Project.
RfP Reference: IUCN-2026-07-P04809-001
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.
- REQUIREMENTS
1.1 A detailed description of the services and/or goods to be provided can be found below.
2. CONTACT DETAILS
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: tenders.tz@iucn.org
3. PROCUREMENT TIMETABLE
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
30/07/2026 -Publication of the Request for Proposals
06/08/2026 -Deadline for expression of interest
07/08/2026 -Deadline for submission of questions
11/08/2026 -Planned publication of responses to questions
16/08/2026 -Deadline for submission of Proposals to IUCN (“Submission Deadline”)
20/08/2026 -Clarification of Proposals
27/08/2026 -Planned date for contract award
08/09/2026 -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.
4.2. COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL
4.1 Your Proposal must consist of the following four separate documents:
• Signed Declaration of Undertaking
• 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. 3 relevant references of clients similar to IUCN / similar work
2. Confirm that you have all the necessary legal registrations to perform the work
3. State your annual turnover for each of the past 3 years
4. How many employees does your organisation have who are qualified for this work?
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 and Relative weight
1. Education Qualifications -Provide details of academic qualifications relevant to the assignment, including degree(s), specialization(s), and professional certifications-20%
2. Professional Competence and Experience- Provide evidence demonstrating a minimum of 7 years of experience in Circular Economy, waste management, and environmental governance. Provide evidence of similar completed assignments Provide evidence of working with government institutions, private sector actors, CSOs, informal sector stakeholders, and development partners for similar assignments- 40%
3. Work Plan and Methodology- Working program / working schedule for delivery of deliverable and the description of the methodological approach to be used to deliver the work -30%
4 Understanding of Tanzania context, regional and International CE landscape and waste sector- Provide evidence demonstrating a strong understanding of Tanzania’s Circular Economy and waste sector landscape, as well as international and regional Circular Economy best practices-10%
4.5. Financial Proposal
4.5.1. The Financial Proposal must be a fixed and firm price for the provision of the goods/services stated in the RfP in their entirety.
4.5.2. Prices include all costs Submitted rates and prices are deemed to include all costs, insurances, taxes (except VAT, see below), fees, expenses, liabilities, obligations, risk and other things necessary for the performance of the Terms of Reference or Specification of Requirements. IUCN will not accept charges beyond those clearly stated in the Financial Proposal. This includes applicable withholding taxes and similar. It is your responsibility to determine whether such taxes apply to your organisation and to include them in your Financial Proposal.
4.5.3. Applicable Goods and Services Taxes
Proposal rates and prices shall be exclusive of Value Added Tax.
4.5.4. Currency of proposed rates and prices All rates and prices submitted by Proposers shall be in TZS.
4.5.5. Breakdown of rates and prices For information only, the price needs to be broken down as follows:
Description
1 Consultancy fees
2 Travel cost
3 Others
4.6. Additional information not requested by IUCN should not be included in your Proposal and will not be considered in the evaluation.
4.7. Your Proposal must remain valid and capable of acceptance by IUCN for a period of 90 calendar days following the submission deadline.
4.8. Withdrawals and Changes You may freely withdraw or change your Proposal at any time prior to the submission deadline by written notice to the IUCN Contact. However, in order to reduce the risk of fraud, no changes or withdrawals will be accepted after the submission deadline.
5. EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS
5.1. Completeness IUCN will firstly check your Proposal for completeness. Incomplete Proposals will not be considered further.
5.2. Pre-Qualification Criteria Only Proposals that meet all of the pre-qualification criteria will be evaluated.
5.3. Technical Evaluation
5.3.1. Scoring Method Your Proposal will be assigned a score from 0 to 10 for each of the technical evaluation criteria, such that ‘0’ is low and ‘10’ is high.
5.3.2. Minimum Quality Thresholds Proposals that receive a score of ‘0’ for any of the criteria will not be considered further.
5.3.3. Technical Score Your score for each technical evaluation criterion will be multiplied with the respective relative weight (see Section 4.4) and these weighted scores added together to give your Proposal’s overall technical score.
5.4. Financial Evaluation and Financial Scores The financial evaluation will be based upon the full total price you submit. Your Financial Proposal will receive a score calculated by dividing the lowest Financial Proposal that has passed the minimum quality thresholds (see Section 5.3.2) by the total price of your Financial Proposal.
Thus, for example, if your Financial Proposal is for a total of CHF 100 and the lowest Financial Proposal is CHF 80, you will receive a financial score of 80/100 = 80%
5.5.Total Score
Your Proposal’s total score will be calculated as the weighted sum of your technical score and your financial score.
The relative weights will be:
Technical: 70
Financial: 30%
Thus, for example, if your technical score is 83% and your financial score is 77%, you will receive a total score of 83 * 70% + 77 * 30% = 58.1% + 23.1% = 81.2%.
Subject to the requirements in Sections 4 and 7, IUCN will award the contract to the bidder whose Proposal achieves the highest total score.
6. EXPLANATION OF PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE
6.1 IUCN is using the Open Procedure for this procurement. This means that the contracting opportunity is published on IUCN’s website and open to all interested parties to take part, subject to the conditions in Section 7 below.
6.2 You are welcome to ask questions or seek clarification regarding this procurement. Please email the IUCN Contact (see Section 2), taking note of the deadline for submission of questions in Section 3.1.
6.3 All Proposals must be received by the submission deadline in Section 3.1 above. Late Proposals will not be considered. All Proposals received by the submission deadline will be evaluated by a team of three or more evaluators in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in this RfP. No other criteria will be used to evaluate Proposals. The contract will be awarded to the bidder whose Proposal received the highest Total Score. IUCN does, however, reserve the right to cancel the procurement and not award a contract at all.
6.4 IUCN will contact the bidder with the highest-scoring Proposal to finalise the contract. We will contact unsuccessful bidders after the contract has been awarded and provide detailed feedback. The timetable in Section 3.1 gives an estimate of when we expect to have completed the contract award, but this date may change depending on how long the evaluation of Proposals takes.
7. CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROCUREMENT
7.1 To participate in this procurement, you are required to submit a Proposal, which fully complies with the instructions in this RfP and the Attachments.
7.1.1.It is your responsibility to ensure that you have submitted a complete and fully compliant Proposal.
7.1.2 Any incomplete or incorrectly completed Proposal submission may be deemed non compliant, and as a result you may be unable to proceed further in the procurement process.
7.1.3 IUCN will query any obvious clerical errors in your Proposal and may, at IUCN’s sole discretion, allow you to correct these, but only if doing so could not be perceived as giving you an unfair advantage.
7.2 In order to participate in this procurement, you must meet the following conditions:
• Free of conflicts of interest
• Registered on the relevant professional or trade register of the country in which you are established (or resident, if self-employed)
• In full compliance with your obligations relating to payment of social security contributions and of all applicable taxes
• Not been convicted of failing to comply with environmental regulatory requirements or other legal requirements relating to sustainability and environmental protection
• Not bankrupt or being wound up
• Never been guilty of an offence concerning your professional conduct
• Not involved in fraud, corruption, a criminal organisation, money laundering, terrorism, or any other illegal activity.
7.3 You must complete and sign the Declaration of Undertaking
7.4 If you are participating in this procurement as a member of a joint venture, or are using sub contractors, submit a separate Declaration of Undertaking for each member of the joint venture and sub-contractor, and be clear in your Proposal which parts of the goods/services are provided by each partner or sub-contractor.
7.5 Each bidder shall submit only one Proposal, either individually or as a partner in a joint venture. In case of joint venture, one company shall not be allowed to participate in two different joint ventures in the same procurement nor shall a company be allowed to submit a Proposal both on its behalf and as part of a joint venture for the same procurement. A bidder who submits or participates in more than one Proposal (other than as a subcontractor or in cases of alternatives that have been permitted or requested) shall cause all the Proposals with the bidder’s participation to be disqualified.
7.6 By taking part in this procurement, you accept the conditions set out in this RfP, including the following:
• It is unacceptable to give or offer any gift or consideration to an employee or other representative of IUCN as a reward or inducement in relation to the awarding of a contract. Such action will give IUCN the right to exclude you from this and any future procurements, and to terminate any contract that may have been signed with you.
• Any attempt to obtain information from an employee or other representative of IUCN concerning another bidder will result in disqualification.
• Any price fixing or collusion with other bidders in relation to this procurement shall give IUCN the right to exclude you and any other involved bidder(s) from this and any future procurements and may constitute a criminal offence.
8. CONFIDENTIALITY AND DATA PROTECTION
8.1 IUCN follows the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The information you submit to IUCN as part of this procurement will be treated as confidential and shared only as required to evaluate your Proposal in line with the procedure explained in this RfP, and for the maintenance of a clear audit trail. For audit purposes, IUCN is required to retain your Proposal in its entirety for 10 years after then end of the resulting contract and make this available to internal and external auditors and donors as and when requested.
8.2 In the Declaration of Undertaking (Attachment 2) you need to give IUCN express permission to use the information you submit in this way, including personal data that forms part of your Proposal. Where you include personal data of your employees (e.g. CVs) in your Proposal, you need to have written permission from those individuals to share this information with IUCN, and for IUCN to use this information as indicated in 8.1. Without these permissions, IUCN will not be able to consider your Proposal.
9. COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
If you have a complaint or concern regarding the propriety of how a competitive process is or has been executed, then please contact procurement@iucn.org. Such complaints or concerns will be treated as confidential and are not considered in breach of the above restrictions on communication (Section 2.1).
10.CONTRACT
The contract will be based on IUCN’s template, the terms of which are not negotiable. They may, however, be amended by IUCN to reflect particular requirements from the donor funding this particular procurement.
11. ABOUT IUCN
IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.
Headquartered in Switzerland, IUCN Secretariat comprises around 1,000 staff with offices in more than 50 countries.
Created in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,300 Member organisations and some 10,000 experts. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad membership enables IUCN to fill the role of incubator and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards.
IUCN provides a neutral space in which diverse stakeholders including governments, NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge and implement solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development. Working with many partners and supporters, IUCN implements a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects worldwide. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being.
12 ATTACHMENTS
Specification of Requirements / Terms of Reference
Declaration of Undertaking
TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR)
Title: Provision of Consultancy Service to support the Development of the National Circular Economy (CE) Framework for Tanzania.
Objective of the Consultancy
This consultancy has the following objective(s):
• To develop a comprehensive National Circular Economy Framework for Tanzania, that provide strategic direction and defining the institutional, policy, implementation mechanisms, investment pathways, and operational arrangements to support Tanzania’s transition to a Circular Economy.
Background
Project Reference: P04809
Donor reference: DR04809.16
About IUCN
IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.
Created in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,400 Member organisations and around 15,000 experts. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad membership enables IUCN to fill the role of incubator and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards.
IUCN provides a neutral space in which diverse stakeholders including governments, NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge and implement solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development.
Working with many partners and supporters, IUCN implements a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects worldwide. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being.
About the Project
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), through the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), is implementing the Pamoja Tuhifadhi Bahari Yetu Project, funded by the European Union Delegation to Tanzania and the East African Community. The project seeks to contribute to improved environmental protection and biodiversity conservation of coastal and marine ecosystems in Tanzania. The project forms part of a broader European Union-supported Blue Economy Programme aimed at strengthening climate resilience, sustainable livelihoods, and improved governance of coastal and marine resources in Tanzania. The programme focuses on three key areas: (i) conservation of coastal and marine ecosystems, (ii) sustainable use of coastal and marine resources, and (iii) strengthened governance for coastal and marine management.
Project Goal
The overall goal of the project is to improve environmental protection and biodiversity conservation of the coastal and marine ecosystems in Tanzania.
Specific objectives
a. Strengthen institutional frameworks and governance mechanisms for coastal and marine biodiversity conservation.
b. Promote institutional strengthening, adaptive management, and community engagement for the protection of coastal and marine resources.
c. Strengthen effective research, monitoring, and surveillance systems for coastal and marine biodiversity conservation.
Project Outcomes
The project is designed to achieve the following expected intermediate outcomes.
1. Improved biodiversity conservation of the marine resources.
2. Community-led management of coastal forests strengthened.
3. Plastic leakage into the environment, waterways and the ocean reduced.
4. Institutional capacity for research and monitoring of coastal resources improved
Description of the Assignment
The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania recognizes the Circular Economy (CE) as a strategic approach for advancing sustainable development, achieving zero waste, promoting green industrialization, enhancing resource efficiency, strengthening resilient cities, and supporting inclusive economic growth. As Tanzania advances its national development agenda, rapid population growth, urbanization, industrialization, infrastructure expansion, and changing consumption patterns continue to increase demand for natural resources while generating rising volumes of waste.
In Tanzania, Circular Economy practices are emerging across both formal and informal sectors, driven by government initiatives, private sector actors, micro, small and medium enterprises, and informal waste recovery systems. However, these efforts remain fragmented, insufficiently coordinated, and inadequately scaled. Existing policies related to environmental management, waste management, climate change, sustainable consumption and production, and industrial development are not yet integrated into a unified Circular Economy framework. This has resulted in limited policy coherence, weak institutional coordination, and missed opportunities for efficient resource use, value retention, and circular innovation.
A transition to a Circular Economy is expected to strengthen resource efficiency and productivity by improving resource recovery systems, enabling circular value chains, and supporting sustainable production and consumption systems. It is further expected to stimulate innovation, attract green investment, enhance industrial competitiveness, and promote the growth of circular enterprises and decent employment opportunities, while contributing to low-carbon and climate-resilient development pathways.
Despite these opportunities, the absence of a comprehensive national framework constrains Tanzania’s ability to coordinate policy implementation, align institutional mandates, mobilize financing, and scale Circular Economy solutions across sectors. There is therefore a need for an integrated framework that provides strategic direction, strengthens governance and institutional coordination, and facilitates effective implementation, monitoring, and stakeholder collaboration.
In response, the Government of Tanzania, through the Vice President’s Office and the National Environment Management Council, with technical and financial support from the International Union for Conservation of Nature under the Bahari Yetu Project, intends to develop a National Circular Economy Framework. The Framework is expected to provide a comprehensive national vision, strategic direction, policy guidance,institutional arrangements, financing mechanisms, implementation pathways, and monitoring and evaluation systems to guide Tanzania’s transition towards circular economy. It will establish a coherent, coordinated, and enabling framework for mainstreaming Circular Economy principles across priority sectors and value chains, while promoting policy coherence and multi-stakeholders’ collaboration. Furthermore, the Framework will identify the policy, legal, institutional, technical, financial, and market interventions required to accelerate the adoption of circular business models, drive innovation and green investment, strengthen resource efficiency and value retention, enhance waste prevention and resource recovery systems, and improve the competitiveness, resilience, and long-term sustainability of Tanzania’s economy.
To support this process, IUCN seeks to engage a qualified consultant to lead the development of the National Circular Economy Framework.
Objective of the Consultancy
Overall objective
To develop a comprehensive National Circular Economy Framework for Tanzania, that provide strategic direction and defining the institutional, policy, implementation mechanisms, investment pathways, and operational arrangements to support Tanzania’s transition to a Circular Economy.
Specific Objectives
1. To undertake a comprehensive assessment of the current state of Circular Economy in Tanzania, including existing policies, initiatives, circular practices, market system, financing mechanism, institutional arrangements, value chains, resource flows, waste management systems, and the roles of public institutions, private sector, informal sector, civil society and development partners in promoting circularity.
2. To assess the enabling environment for Circular Economy implementation through a review of relevant policy, legal, regulatory, institutional, governance, financial and market frameworks, and identify gaps, barriers, opportunities and priority reforms required to accelerate Tanzania’s Circular Economy transition
3. To identify and define key priority sectors, waste streams, value chains, and material streams for Circular Economy transformation, business model, opportunities for circular interventions, financing mechanism, innovation, industrial transformation, green jobs, SME development, and inclusive growth.
4. To develop the National Circular Economy Framework, including its vision, guiding principles, strategic objectives, priority interventions, governance arrangements, institutional responsibilities, financing mechanisms, implementation modalities and transition pathways. policy instruments,
5. To develop an operational implementation pathways, monitoring, and accountability framework, including phased roadmap, MEL system, indicators and targets, and mechanisms for adaptive management and continuous learning.
6. To undertake inclusive stakeholder consultations at national and sub-national levels to validate findings, identify priorities, build consensus and ensure stakeholders ownership of the Framework.
Duration of the Assignment
The duration of the assignment is 3 months
From 09th September to 09th December 2026
Deliverables and Activities
The consultant will provide the following deliverables and carry out the following activities:
1. Inception Report – Inception Report detailing understanding of the assignment, methodology, work plan, stakeholder engagement strategy and implementation schedule
1.a Literature and Document Review -Review relevant literature, policies, strategies, regulations, studies, project and other relevant documents.
1.b Stakeholder Consultations -Facilitate preliminary consultations with VPO, NEMC, IUCN and other key stakeholders
1.c Methodology and Work Plan Development -Develop Work Plan, methodological approach, stakeholder engagement plan, data collection tools, and implementation schedule.
1.d Inception Report Preparation and Presentation -Present the Inception Report to IUCN, VPO, NEMC and other relevant stakeholders for review and approval.
26th September 2026
- Circular Economy Situation Analysis and Enabling Environment Report -Comprehensive assessment of Tanzania’s Circular Economy landscape, enabling environment, opportunities, gaps, and priority sectors for transition
2.a Assess Tanzania Circular Economy Land scape -Assess the status and potential of Circular Economy systems, practices, initiatives, and business models across priority sectors, value chains, and material streams.
• Analyse resource consumption, material flows, waste generation, and circularity potential using appropriate tools (e.g., MFA and LCA).
• Evaluate current circular economy potential for green industrialisation, green jobs, sustainable livelihoods, and circular business development.
• Identify key implementation gaps, barriers, challenges, and opportunities for scaling Circular Economy practices and business models. Terms of Reference for Consultancy v1 March2024 • Analyse roles, capacities, and interactions of public sector institutions, private sector actors, SMEs, CSOs and the informal sector within circular systems
• Identify technical, financial, institutional, legal and operational barriers affecting circularity adoption.
2.b Assessment of the enabling environment for Circular Economy transition and implementation in Tanzania. -Review existing policies, regulations, institutional mandates, governance structure, and market systems supporting Tanzania Circular Economy transition.
• Assess governance structures, coordination mechanisms, institutional capacities, and financing arrangements systems at national, sectoral and sub-national levels to support Circular Economy implementation.
• Analyse enabling conditions for business model transition, green jobs, private and informal sector participation in Circular Economy systems.
• Identify key gaps, overlaps, and priority reforms across policy, legal, institutional, financial, and regulatory systems to strengthen the enabling environment for Circular Economy transition.
• Benchmark Tanzania’s enabling environment against regional and international good practices and derive applicable lessons for effective national implementation.
• Analyse market conditions for circular products
2.c Map Priority Sectors, Value Chains and Investment Opportunities -Map and prioritise Circular Economy sectors, value chains and material streams (including plastics, agriculture, e-waste, textiles, construction materials, energy systems, packaging, etc)
• Analyse circular interventions across sectors, value chains, including waste prevention, eco-design, reuse, repair, remanufacturing, recycling, recovery, and industrial symbiosis • Identify Investment opportunities across sectors
2.d To develop financial, investment, and market systems for Circular Economy implementation -Review financing mechanisms, fiscal instruments, taxes, subsidies, and incentive structures relevant to Circular Economy
• Analyse circular interventions across value chains, including waste prevention, eco-design, reuse, repair, remanufacturing, recycling, recovery, and industrial symbiosis
• Evaluate innovation ecosystems, technological readiness, and scalability of Circular Economy solutions- Develop investment pathways, markets and financing strategies for mobilising public, private, climate, and development finance to support Circular Economy transition
• Identify opportunities for green jobs creation, SME development, entrepreneurship, markets and informal sector inclusion
• Assess potential for circular business models, markets and industrial transformation pathways Deliverable
3: First Draft National Circular Economy Framework • Outlining the proposed national vision, strategic direction, objectives, goals, guiding principles targets, transition pathways, priority sectors, governance, financing mechanisms, institutional coordination, implementation and operational modalities, implementation road map and M&E framework for Tanzania’s transition to a Circular Economy.
15th November 2026 Deliverable
4. Final National Circular Economy Framework and Implementation Roadmap -Submit the final Validated and Approved National Circular Economy Framework for Tanzania
4.a Facilitate and lead Stakeholders Consultations and Validation Workshops – Facilitate thematic stakeholder’s technical consultations across sectors
• Lead national stakeholders’ technical validation workshops and meetings that will be organised by IUCN in collaboration VPO and NEMC for review, refinement, validation and endorsement of the Framework
4.b Finalise and Submit final Approved National Circular Economy Framework -Revise the Framework based on stakeholder’s recommendations and submit the Final approved National Circular Economy Framework.
Payment Schedule
The Timetable below summarises the chronological order of deliverables and indicates milestones at which IUCN will pay the Consultant.
Deliverable and Milestone payment
Deliverable 1, Inception report(1a,1b,1c,1d) -20%
Deliverable 2, Circular Economy Situation Analysis and Enabling Environment Report (2a,2b,2c,2d) -30/% Deliverable 3, First Draft National Circular Economy Framework -30%
Deliverable 4, Final National Circular Economy Framework and Implementation Roadmap (4a,4b) -20%
Skills and Experience
The consultant must have the following skills, education and experience as a minimum:
• Education: At least master’s degree in environmental science, Environmental Management, Environmental Engineering, Circular Economy, Waste Management Chemical and Process engineering, Circular Economy, Industrial Ecology, Environmental Law, Sustainable Development, Environmental Engineering, or a related field.
Professional Experience:
• At least 7 years of specialized experience in Circular Economy (CE), waste management systems, sustainable production and consumption, and environmental governance.
• Proven expertise in environmental law and regulatory frameworks relevant to CE
• Technical experiences in developing government guidelines, frameworks and action plan related to waste management or CE.
• Experience conducting value chain assessments across production, consumption, and end-of-life stages for priority materials, products, and waste streams.
• Demonstrated ability to assess policy, legal, institutional, technical, financial, and market systems for CE and implementation.
• Experience analysing waste management systems, collection, recycling, recovery, technology adoption, and financial mechanisms.
• Strong CE policy and strategy development experience
• Value chain and industrial systems analysis expertise • Quantitative and qualitative data analysis
• Material Flow Analysis (MFA) and LFA value chain mapping
• Development of strategies, frameworks, and implementation roadmaps
Technical Skills:
• Strong skills in quantitative and qualitative data analysis, stakeholder consultations, material flow and value chain mapping.
• Ability to produce evidence-based reports, visualizations, and actionable recommendations to support CE and operationalization.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills
• Experience working with government and development partners
• Engagement with government MDAs, LGAs, private sector, informal sector, CSOs, and development partners.
Supervision and coordination
The consultant will report to and work under the supervision of Chief of Party, Bahari Yetu
DECLARATION OF UNDERTAKING
DECLARATION OF UNDERTAKING in relation to (RfP) Consultancy services to support the Development of the National Circular Economy (CE) Framework for Tanzania.
I, the undersigned, hereby confirm that I am an authorised representative of the following organisation: Registered Name of Organisation (the “Organisation”): _______________________ Registered Address (incl. country): _______________________________________ Year of Registration:__________________________________________________
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8. The Organisation is a going concern and is not bankrupt or being wound up, is not having its affairs administered by the courts, has not suspended business activities, is not the subject of proceedings concerning those matters, or in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure provided for in national legislation or regulations.
9. The Organisation complies with all applicable environmental regulatory requirements or other legal requirements relating to sustainability and environmental protection.
10. The Organisation is not included in the UN Security Council Sanctions List, EU Sanctions Map, US Office of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions List, or the World Bank listing of ineligible firms and individuals. The Organisation agrees that it will not provide direct or indirect support to firms and individuals included in these lists.
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DECLARATION in relation to (RfP) Reference-IUCN-2026-07-P04809-001
I, the undersigned, hereby confirm that I am self-employed and able to provide the service independent of any organisation or other legal entity.
Full name (as in passport):
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I hereby authorise IUCN to store and use the information included in the attached Proposal for the purpose of evaluating Proposals and selecting the Proposal IUCN deems the most favourable, including Personal Data as defined by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). I acknowledge that IUCN is required to retain my Proposal in its entirety for 10 years after then end of the resulting contract and make this available to internal and external auditors and donors as and when reasonably requested.
I further confirm that the following statements are correct:
1. I am legally registered as self-employed in accordance with all applicable laws.
2. I am fully compliant with all my tax and social security obligations.
3. I am free of any real or perceived conflicts of interest with regards to IUCN and its Mission.
4. I agree to declare to IUCN any real or perceived emerging conflicts of interests I may have concerning IUCN. I acknowledge that IUCN may terminate any contracts with me that would, in IUCN sole discretion, be negatively affected by such conflicts of interests.
5. I have never been convicted of grave professional misconduct or any other offence concerning my professional conduct.
6. I have never been convicted of fraud, corruption, money laundering, supporting terrorism or involvement in a criminal organisation.
7. I acknowledge that engagement in fraud, corruption, money laundering, supporting terrorism or involvement in a criminal organisation will entitle IUCN to terminate any and all contracts with me with immediate effect.
8. I am not included in the UN Security Council Sanctions List, EU Sanctions Map, US Office of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions List, or the World Bank listing of ineligible firms and individuals. I agree that I will not provide direct or indirect support to firms and individuals included in these lists.
9. I have not been, am not, and will not be involved or implicated in any violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, or injustice or abuse of human rights related to other groups or individuals, including forced evictions, violation of fundamental rights of workers as defined by the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, child labour, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment. ______________________________________________________
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