The Landscape Resilience Fund (LRF), via South Pole acting as the Executing Agency for the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) funded Project # 10436, “Investment Readiness for the Landscape Resilience Fund”, has published a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a consultant or consulting team to provide support to a East African SME working in the coffee industry, with the aim of expanding into Kenya.
Via its pre-investment support facility, the LRF has selected a high-impact East African SME within the coffee industry which will receive grant funding for the completion of several pre-investment activities. These activities will support the SME’s ability to gain investment from impact and/or commercial investors.
Four RFPs have been listed, with each requiring the delivery of specific deliverables:
- RFP-LRF GEF-2023-001 – Process & Compliance
- RFP-LRF GEF-2023-002 – Development of an Environmental and Social Management System and RFP_002_Annex 3_LRF’s ESG Guidelines for SMEs
- RFP-LRF GEF-2023-003 – Development of an Impact Framework & Model Farm
- RFP-LRF GEF-2023-004 – Financial Planning & Business Plan
Questions made for RFP-LRF GEF-2023-001, RFP-LRF GEF-2023-002 and RFP-LRF GEF-2023-003 have been submitted and the answers can be found in this Q&A for the RFPs document.
Questions made for RFP-LRF GEF-2023-004 have also been submitted and the answers can be found in this Q&A document for RFP-LRF GEF-2023-004.
Please submit proposals before the deadline established in each RFP by email at the following address: landscaperesiliencefund@southpole.com. The documents should be submitted in pdf format via email with the subject “Name of the consultant – Proposal for RFP TITLE”
After the due date for submitting the proposal, the process of review by South Pole and the LRF team will follow. The submitted applications will be evaluated, and only successful consultants will be invited to the next stage. All written communication for these RFPs must be in English.
The South Pole and the LRF team will endeavour to provide brief feedback to all applicants, but please note this may not be possible due to the high number of applications expected. Applicants are welcome to apply to more than one RFP.
Amendments to RFPs
The timelines for all RFPs have been updated and the new deadlines are shown below:
RFP-LRF GEF-2023-001 – Process & Compliance:
| Date of Issuance | January 22, 2024 |
| Due Date of Questions | January 29, 2024 |
| Response to Questions | February 5, 2024 |
| Closing Date | February 19, 2024 |
| Estimated Decision Date | February 26, 2024 |
| Estimated Start Date | March 4, 2024 |
RFP-LRF GEF-2023-002 – Development of an Environmental and Social Management System:
| Date of Issuance | January 22, 2024 |
| Due Date of Questions | January 29, 2024 |
| Response to Questions | February 5, 2024 |
| Closing Date | February 19, 2024 |
| Estimated Decision Date | February 26, 2024 |
| Estimated Start Date | March 4, 2024 |
RFP-LRF GEF-2023-003 – Development of an Impact Framework & Model Farm:
| Date of Issuance | January 22, 2024 |
| Due Date of Questions | January 29, 2024 |
| Response to Questions | February 5, 2024 |
| Closing Date | February 26, 2024 |
| Estimated Decision Date | March 4, 2024 |
| Estimated Start Date | March 11, 2024 |
RFP-LRF GEF-2023-004 – Financial Planning & Business Plan:
| Date of Issuance | January 29, 2024 |
| Due Date of Questions | February 12, 2024 |
| Response to Questions | February 19, 2024 |
| Closing Date | February 26, 2024 |
| Estimated Decision Date | March 4, 2024 |
| Estimated Start Date | March 11, 2024 |