10030774-Providing Technical Assistance on Industrial Decarbonisation, CBAM Readiness, Gender Inclusion, Pilot and Upscaling

The contract timeline includes the following milestones for the procurement procedure:

• Information to candidates about results of evaluation of requests to participate, and invitation to submit tenders to successful candidates: End of October 2026.
• Deadline for submitting tenders: End of November 2026.
• Negotiations: Mid January 2027.
• Invitation to submit final tenders: End of January 2027.
• Information to tenderers about result of evaluation of tenders: Mid of March 2027.
• Award of contract: End of March 2027.
• Commencement of service delivery: End of March 2027.

The tender will remain legally binding up to April 15, 2027.

The definitive term and service delivery period will be specified in the contract award notification, and are not stated in the current documents.

The core scope of work for this tender, referred to as "Providing Technical Assistance on Industrial Decarbonisation, CBAM Readiness, Gender Inclusion, Pilot and Upscaling," aims to support the identification, demonstration, and scale-up of innovative energy-efficient and low-carbon technologies. It also seeks to strengthen institutional and industrial capacities, improve product-level carbon accounting and monitoring systems, and promote gender-responsive and inclusive approaches within industrial transformation, ultimately institutionalizing the decarbonization of Indian industry in selected sectors in a sustainable and inclusive way.

The Statement of Work is summarized across two main work packages with specific deliverables:

Work Package A: Technical Decarbonisation, Pilots and Upscaling, and Knowledge Systems

• Technology Identification and Sectoral Baseline: This involves identifying and preparing longlists and shortlists of new and innovative technologies, coupled with detailed techno-economic analysis, scalability assessments, and implementation roadmaps.
• Development of a Product-Level Carbon Accounting Tool: This includes developing a methodology for a CBAM-aligned carbon accounting tool, creating a Beta version, completing pilot testing, incorporating feedback, and submitting the final tool with documentation and a user manual.
• Capacity Development (ESG, CBAM, and Industrial Decarbonisation): Activities include developing training materials and curricula for ESG, CBAM, and carbon accounting tools, and conducting twenty industry training and awareness programs to engage at least 500 different industries, including over 300 decision-makers.
• Implementation, Monitoring, Reporting, Verification (MRV), and Upscaling of Selected Pilots: This involves formal approval of ten pilot entities/sites, including baseline assessments, selection criteria, feasibility analysis, and implementation roadmaps. It also covers the successful completion of the first batch of 10 pilot interventions, including submission of technical documentation, evidence, beneficiary confirmation, monitoring records, and performance assessment results. Furthermore, it includes facilitating twenty-five dissemination and upscaling workshops linked to approved pilot projects, supported by evidence of adoption, beneficiary confirmations, and replication documentation.
• Dissemination and Final Reporting: A comprehensive Final Technical Report for all work under both WPA and WPB is required, covering consolidated findings, activities, quantified impacts, policy recommendations, lessons learned, and knowledge products.

Work Package B (WPB): Gender-Disaggregated Data Study and Strengthening/Development of Workplace Policies in MSME Clusters

• Gender-Disaggregated Data Study.
• Implementation and Scaling of Gender-Responsive Policies.
• This work package also contributes to the comprehensive Final Technical Report.

Key Reporting Requirements include:

• An Inception Report due 20 days after contract award, detailing the work plan, staffing, proposed working group structures, methodological approach, coordination strategy, and future scenario analysis.
• Interim reports submitted at 6, 12, and 18 months from contract award.
• A final report (draft one month before contract end).
• Bi-monthly brief reports (5-7 pages) on project implementation status.
• All reports must be submitted in English.