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NATIONAL SERVICE PROVIDER FOR CLIMATE CITIZENS ASSEMBLY 2026-CAPE TOWNClosed
Summary
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Overview
The procurement is for a national service provider to design, coordinate and deliver the Climate Citizens Assembly in Cape Town, including governance, logistics, participant recruitment and sortition, facilitation, policy engagement and knowledge outputs. Bidders should have proven experience in deliberative democracy processes, multi-stakeholder coordination, inclusive outreach, facilitator training (multilingual and trauma‑informed approaches), and large-scale event management for government/UNDP programs.
Requirements
- Proven track record delivering deliberative citizen assemblies or similar multi-stakeholder processes
- Ability to finalise deliberative methodology, session structure, facilitation guides, learning materials and codes of conduct
- Capacity to recruit and train facilitators, including multilingual and trauma-informed approaches
- Capability to implement a statistically representative sortition process and inclusive outreach to marginalised groups; target ~100 participants
- Strong logistics management: transport, stipends, catering, childcare; ensure accessibility and translation services
- Governance and coordination: establish Assembly Secretariat and coordinate with partners
- Policy engagement: compile/edit final recommendations and handover to City of Cape Town and provincial government; support engagement between participants and policymakers
- Monitoring, evaluation and knowledge outputs, including supporting independent evaluation
How to Apply
- Submission deadline: 2026-08-06 14:00
- Submission method: not specified in metadata; consult UNDP Quantum portal for bid documents and submission process
- Documents to complete/submit: refer to UNDP Quantum portal (Documents available there)
- Required registrations/pre-qualifications: not specified in metadata
- Briefing/session details: not specified in metadata
- Where to obtain bid documents: UNDP Quantum portal: https://undp.sharepoint.com/sites/Docs-Public/Procurement/Forms/AllItems.aspx?env=Embedded&isAscending=false&FilterType1=Text&sortField=Modified&FilterField1=NegotiationNumber&FilterValue1=UNDP-ZAF-00229
NATIONAL SERVICE PROVIDER FOR CLIMATE CITIZENS ASSEMBLY 2026-CAPE TOWN [SCOPE OF TENDER......] The service provider will support UNDP and government stakeholders in delivering the Climate Citizens Assembly. 1. Project Coordination and Governance · Establish and coordinate the Assembly Secretariat · Support governance structures and oversight mechanisms · Facilitate coordination between partners (government, academia, civil society)2. 2. Assembly Design and Preparation In accordance with international best practice: · Finalise deliberative methodology and session structure · Develop facilitation guides, learning materials and codes of conduct · Coordinate facilitator recruitment and training (including multilingual and trauma-informed approaches)3. 3. Participant Recruitment and Sortition · Implement a statistically representative sortition process · Conduct outreach to ensure inclusion of marginalised groups · Finalise participant cohort (~100 participants) 4. Logistics and Participant Support · Coordinate transport, stipends, catering and childcare · Ensure accessibility and inclusive (translation services, support measures) 5. 5. Facilitation of the Assembly (minimum 5 days) · Deliver structured learning sessions and expert inputs · Facilitate deliberations in small groups and plenary sessions · Manage voting and consensus-building processes6. Recommendations and Policy Engagement · Compile and edit the final recommendations report · Organise public handover to City of Cape Town and provincial government · Support engagement between participants and policymakers7. 7. Monitoring, Evaluation and Knowledge Outputs · Conduct process monitoring and participant evaluation · Support independent evaluation of outcomes I. KEY TASKS TO BE PERFORMED The service provider will support UNDP and government stakeholders in delivering the Citizens Assembly. Key Activities: · ... Documents available on UNDP Quantum portal: https://undp.sharepoint.com/sites/Docs-Public/Procurement/Forms/AllItems.aspx?env=Embedded&isAscending=false&FilterType1=Text&sortField=Modified&FilterField1=NegotiationNumber&FilterValue1=UNDP-ZAF-00229
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