Procurement of Consultancy Services for the Feasibility Study Phase I: Lobito Co
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Overview
Procurement of Consultancy Services for the Feasibility Study Phase I for the Lobito Corridor (Angola). This RFP seeks a consultancy to produce the Phase 1 Feasibility Study, defining the corridor-wide strategic framework and Initial Investment Package, covering technical and financing configurations for Benguela, Huambo, Bié and Moxico, in collaboration with ENDE, MINEA, UNDP Angola and financiers. Bidder profile: firms with energy-infrastructure feasibility, financial modelling, and multi-stakeholder coordination experience to deliver a decision-oriented analysis.
Requirements
- Proven track record in large-scale electricity/infrastructure feasibility studies (prefer Africa/Angola context).
- Strong financial modelling and investment-packaging capabilities (defining Initial Investment Package and financing configurations).
- Ability to coordinate with multiple government entities and financiers; strong stakeholder engagement and reporting.
- Capability to assess corridor demand and identify viable investment options for Phase 1.
How to Apply
- Submission deadline: 2026-12-03 18:00.
- Submission method: electronic submission to etendering.ao@undp.org; documents may be accessed via the UNDP Quantum portal (Documents available there).
- Documents to complete/submit: follow bid documents (not attached in metadata); available on UNDP Quantum portal.
- Pre-qualifications/registrations: not specified in the metadata.
- Briefing session: not specified.
- Where to obtain bid documents: UNDP Quantum portal (see metadata).
Procurement of Consultancy Services for the Feasibility Study Phase I: Lobito Co This TOR governs Phase 1 of a two-phase consultancy engagement. Phase 1, covered by this document, focuses on creating the preferred project technical and financing configuration. Phase 2, to be undertaken at a later stage and covered under a separate TOR, will commission the detailed feasibility study, full ESIA/ESMP, RAPs, ESMS, detailed engineering, and bidding documents, once the preferred investment configuration has been agreed by the relevant stakeholders. Phase 1 shall establish the corridor-wide strategic framework and define the Initial Investment Package at the analytical levels specified in Section 3.2. Phase 2 shall be commissioned separately and shall cover detailed feasibility and site-specific preparation for the selected investments in Benguela and Bié only. Objectives of the Assignment The primary objective of this Assignment is to produce the “Feasibility Study – Phase 1” report that enables ENDE, MINEA, UNDP Angola, PISTA, and prospective financiers to identify, assess and define the preferred electrification investment strategy for the Lobito Corridor provinces of Benguela, Huambo, Bié and Moxico, while defining the preferred configuration of investments in Benguela and Bié for subsequent Phase 2 preparation. The key question to be answered is: “what should be built?”. The purpose of the Assignment is to determine the most viable, financeable and developmentally beneficial electrification configuration for the target geography (the “Project”). The Assignment shall be explicitly decision-oriented and in particular: · Define the corridor demand and development envelope that integrates household access, productive-use demand, industrial and mining demand and corridor-driven economic development; · Assess ENDE’s capacity to absorb, deliver, operate, maintain, and financially sustain alternative investment configurations over the asset life cycle; · Identify and compare technical options, including transmission expansion g... 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-AGO-00263
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