REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Background

The Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC), with funding from the Mott Foundation, is implementing the Distributed Renewable Energy Ecosystem Model (DREEM) Coordination Project. The project’s goal is to foster a shared vision, promote shared learning, and ultimately ensure sustainability beyond the life of the DREEM Hubs beyond the project’s lifespan in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. To achieve this, the project is
being implemented in close partnership with the DREEM Hubs implementing partners:
KCIC in Kenya, Heifer International in Uganda, and WWF Tanzania in Tanzania..

Within the DREEM Coordination project, government policy plays an important role as an enabler in the execution of the DREEM Hubs activities. While policy can positively influence both local and cross-border trade of the agri solar products, policy gaps and regulatory challenges can hinder its full potential. This necessitates the need for policy awareness and exchange on the frameworks that influence Agrisolar technology adoption among sector stakeholders.

For more details please download the RFP Documents below:

Application deadline and Submission details

The deadline for submission of proposal is on Wednesday 21st May 2025 at 4:00pm. Detailed RFP document can be downloaded from www.kenyacic.org Alternatively, interested firms may send an email to procurement@kenyacic.org requesting for the RFP document. Completed proposal should be submitted through email address procurement@kenyacic.org. The proposals should be submitted no later than Monday 19th May & Wednesday 21st May 2025 at 4:00pm East African time.

Any proposal received after the deadline will not be opened, and no amendments to the technical or financial proposals will be accepted after the deadline. Proposals submitted in contrast to the instructions given above will not be accepted by the KCIC.

All inquiries relating to the TOR shall be communicated in written form to the above-mentioned email address.

Request for Expression of Interest: External Evaluators

Introduction

The Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) is a social impact organization operating in the climate space, committed to supporting micro and small enterprises and driven by innovation. KCIC provides incubation, capacity-building services, and financing to Kenyan entrepreneurs and new ventures that are developing innovative solutions in renewable energy and energy efficiency, water management, agribusiness, waste management, and commercial forestry in a bid to address climate change challenges.

KCIC is implementing ‘Sustainable Waste Innovation for a Future in Transition(SWIFT)’, a three-year programme targeting to support 110 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the waste management sector in Kenya. Funded by the IKEA Foundation, the program’s primary objective is to transform the waste management sector through innovative business models that embrace the principles of circular economy.

The SWIFT program is in the 2nd year of implementation, having supported 57 enterprises in the 1st year of implementation. The program has rolled out a second call for application targeting to on-board 53 waste management enterprises in Kenya. To date, the call has received 431 plus applications and closed on 30th April 2025.

Call for Applications Screening

KCIC is issuing a call for expressions of interest from relevant ecosystem players and stakeholders to participate in an external review process. The selected evaluators will be responsible for overseeing the final list after the physical due diligence to ensure that the review process was transparent,fair, and that quality clients are onboarded into the program.

The external evaluators should meet any of the following criteria:
♦ Be an ecosystem player within the Waste Management sector.
♦ Have a background working with SMEs and startups in the Waste Management sector in Kenya.
♦ Experience working with a business incubator or accelerator in Kenya.
♦ Experience financing SMEs and startups in the Waste Management sector in Kenya.

Selected evaluators will be expected to declare any conflict of interest prior to undertaking the evaluation process.

Application Guidelines

To express your interest in this evaluation process Click Here to apply by 15th May 2025.

Download the SWIFT C2 External Evaluators EOI TOR here

Background

The Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC), with funding from the Mott Foundation, is implementing a Distributed Renewable Energy Ecosystem Model (DREEM) HUB and Spoke Model project in Kenya over a three years period, aimed at reducing Greenhouse gas emission that causes climate change by facilitating the increased adoption of solar energy for Productive purposes within Key agricultural value chains while enhancing community livelihood transformation through youths and women Agrisolar entrepreneurship development, skill development, deploying innovative financing and enhancing market access opportunities.

The DREEM Hub operates under a Hub-and-Spoke model, where KCIC serves as the central coordinating unit (Hub), while various spoke partners provide specialized services, including access to finance, skills development, enterprise support, community impact, and research & knowledge management. The program is being implemented in four counties (Kitui, Isiolo, Makueni, and Laikipia) and targeting 15 dairy and horticulture farmers cooperatives/groups, with a long-term vision to expand to other counties and value chains.

For more details please download the RFP Documents below:

Application deadline and Submission details

The deadline for submission of proposal is on Wednesday 16th April 2025 at 5:00pm. Detailed RFP document can be downloaded from www.kenyacic.org Alternatively, interested firms may send an email to procurement@kenyacic.org requesting for the RFP document. Completed proposal should be submitted through email address procurement@kenyacic.org. The proposals should be submitted no later than Wednesday 16th April 2025 at 5:00pm East African time.

Any proposal received after the deadline will not be opened, and no amendments to the technical or financial proposals will be accepted after the deadline. Proposals submitted in contrast to the instructions given above will not be accepted by the KCIC.

All inquiries relating to the TOR shall be communicated in written form to the above-mentioned email address.