Framework Agreement for Advisory Services for DEG clients in the Financial Sector: Developing and implementing Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS) in developing countries and emerging markets

DEG — Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH

As one of Europe's largest development finance institutions, DEG promotes private business structures to contribute to sustainable economic growth and improved living conditions. DEG invests in profitable projects that contribute to sustainable development in all sectors of the economy, from agribusiness to infrastructure and manufacturing to services. The financial sector is a further focus in order to facilitate reliable access to investment capital locally.
Environmental and social issues have become an element of management decision processes in the financial sector worldwide. Initiatives like the ‘Statement by Financial Institutions on Environment and Social Development’ by the United Nations Environment Programme (www.unepfi.org) or the Equator Principles (www.equator-principles.com) promote this process.
In addition, a number of emerging market banking regulators have started to team up with partner agencies such as Development Finance Institutions (DFI) to pioneer the development of regulatory guidance that encourages local banks to adopt sustainable banking practices.
In the financial sector, DEG's environmental and social requirements generally encompass the compliance of DEG's clients with:
a) national environmental and social laws and regulation;
b) ILO Core Labour Conventions;
c) World Bank / IFC Performance Standards (IFC PS) and relevant Sector Guidelines for all applicable projects with high risks;
d) DEG's Exclusion List for its entire portfolio;
e) E&S requirements of other Development Finance Institutions (DFI) like IFC, EBRD, EDFIs (in case DEG's client is financed by other DFIs as well).
For DEG, the implementation of risk adequate Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS) is an essential part of today's best risk management practice. In this context, DEG's financial sector clients are required to develop, implement and maintain an ESMS to better assess, mitigate, document and monitor impacts and risks associated with financing and investment, but also to identify business opportunities. They are also required to nominate an Environmental and Social Compliance Officer, provide adequate training to their staff, and measure the continuous progress through an Annual Environmental and Social Compliance Report.
In order to support DEG's financial sector clients in the process of developing and implementing an adequate Environmental and Social Management System to manage their specific environmental and social risks DEG is seeking to engage consultants under a framework agreement to provide related guidance and advice to this group of DEG clients.
An additional component of the advisory services to be provided by the consultants is to highlight the business opportunities associated with Green Finance (e.g. opportunities in energy efficiency finance, renewable energy finance and investments in cleaner production) and to discuss the interest of DEG's clients in product development in this area.
The financial sector clients qualified to participate in this advisory services programme captured by the tendered framework agreement will be mainly mid-cap banks & financial institutions (FIs) as well as Private Equity Funds (PEF) located in developing and transition countries (without any regional focus) with medium and/or high E&S risks in their total portfolio.
Targets could be:
— new DEG clients, which need assistance to fulfil DEG's requirements upon completion of E&S due diligence;
— existing clients with a need / the willingness to improve their E&S performance;
— potential new clients for whom the project will be the starting point of an improvement process to fulfil DEG requirements.
DEG has developed a five-phased approach to support financial sector clients in developing and implementing an Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS), which should be applied by the consultant.
Taking into consideration different starting points of different DEG clients, the phased approach as described below serves as a basic framework only and needs to be customized for each project, considering also individual needs and existing structures.
— Phase 1: Initial on-site visit by the consultant including inter alia project planning, portfolio analysis, discussion of Green Finance opportunities (4-5 days on site + preparation and follow-up).
— Phase 2: Off-site support regarding development of E&S management procedures, guidelines, tools (on-going support for up to 3 months — about 4 days off-site).
— Phase 3: Fine-tuning of ESMS, on-site training, trial testing of ESMS including assistance during E&S Due Diligences (up to 10 days: 3 days on site, assistance in 1-2 E&S due diligence processes (1-2 x 2 days), preparation follow-up).
— Phase 4: Evaluation of ESMS implementation status and lessons learnt from trial testing in Phase 3; additional E&S Due Diligence assistance (between 3-7 days on site).
— Phase 5: Off site ESMS implementation support, final project evaluation (about 2-4 days).
DEG has elaborated Terms of Reference for commissioning various individual ESMS advisories in different FI and PEF clients under a framework agreement.
The contract is envisaged to be a framework agreement. Every individual assignment will be commissioned through an engagement order specifying details such as timeframe, staff involved and costs with each individual FI or PEF.
The duration of the framework agreement shall be up to 48 months (see II.1.4 and II.3). DEG reserves to conclude the framework agreement envisaged with up to 5 operators.

Deadline
Die Frist für den Eingang der Angebote war 2015-12-18. Die Ausschreibung wurde veröffentlicht am 2015-11-17.

Anbieter
Die folgenden Lieferanten werden in Vergabeentscheidungen oder anderen Beschaffungsunterlagen erwähnt:

• • ERM GmbH
• • FI Konsult, s.r.o.
• • Innovativkonzept Ltd
• • Pacific Risk Advisors Ltd.

Wer?

• • DEG — Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH

Wie?

• • Unternehmens- und Managementberatung › Beratung in Sachen Evaluierung

Wo?

• • Köln › Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt