Request For Proposals Market Development Support For Distributors Of Cookstoves For Use By Households

Nairobi, Kenya

Full-time

Contract type: Consultancy contract

Company Description

SNV is a not-for-profit international development organization that applies practical know-how to make a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty. We use our extensive and long-term in-country presence to apply and adapt our top-notch expertise in agriculture, energy and WASH to local contexts. SNV has an annual turnover of €130 million, over 1,250 staff in more than 25 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. We are proud to be a not-for-profit organization that uses project financing to implement our mission. This requires us to work efficiently and to invest in operational excellence.

In its new Strategic Plan period (2019 – 2022), SNV will more explicitly aim for systems change during project preparation and implementation – by strengthening institutions and kick-starting markets that help many more to escape poverty beyond our projects. We will continue to position ourselves as a premium organization, with decentralized management.

For more information on our operations in Kenya and SNV generally visit our website: www.snv.org

Background

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation is implementing a cookstoves results based finance (Cookstoves RBF) facility to promote market development for the distributors of industrially made stoves. The project will provide financial support in the form of financial incentives payable to the distributors of the approved stoves, to reward successful implementation and achievement of pre-agreed results. The results being the number of stoves sold to households. The RBF facility will be available for the period ending March 2021.

The full details on the project, the applicable support, eligible stoves and other details have all been included in the terms of reference.

Job Description

1.     Request for proposals

SNV therefore invites eligible organizations to submit their proposals to participate in this result based initiative. Applicants’ attention is drawn to the qualification requirements and the application process as outlined in the Terms of Reference for this facility.

2.     Terms of Reference and Application template.

The Terms of Reference (TOR) can be found on the link ToR_Stoves RBF_Call for proposals_Endev_Dec 2019.pdf and the official application template can be downloaded from Proposal Application Template (link).

Other relevant documents are attached in the links below;

Incentive structure and calculation method_Stoves RBF_SNV Endev_Nov 2019.pdf

List of approved products and selection criteria_SNV Endev_Updated 6th Dec 2019.pdf

Additional Information

All proposals must be submitted in the prescribed format. An application template (attached above) has been provided as an attachment to this request for proposals.

All proposals must be submitted on or before 15th Jan 2020. Late submissions will not be accepted.

All proposals/applications should be submitted to Email: snvendevkenya@snv.org

This call for EOI does not guarantee any applicant of selection. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

NB:

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement.

SNV Kenya does not require you to undergo any medical test prior to employment