Recruitment of a Firm for the Implementation of Catalytic Risk Finance for Youth

Home Recruitment of a Firm for the Implementation of Catalytic Risk Finance for Youth Recruitment of a Firm for the Implementation of Catalytic Risk Finance for Youth RFP - Request for proposal Office UNDP-DJI - DJIBOUTI Deadline 05-Nov-26 @ 06:30 AM (New York time) 05-Nov-26 @ 06:30 AM (New York time) 11-Oct-26 @ 12:00 AM (New York time) Reference Number UNDP-DJI-00272 Contact Procurement Unit - Proc.dji@undp.org Procurement Unit - Proc.dji@undp.org This specific tender is managed via the new supplier portal system of UNDP Quantum. If you are interested in submitting a bid for this tender, you must subscribe following the instructions in the user guide . If you have not registered a profile with this system, you can do so by following the link for Supplier Registration . If you already have a supplier profile, please access the negotiation using quicklink or please login to the Supplier Portal , then search for the negotiation using the reference number UNDP-DJI-00272 , following the instructions in the user guide . Introduction UNDP Djibouti seeks to engage a qualified firm to implement Milestones 2, 3 and 4 of the AGFUND-funded project “Catalytic Risk Finance for Youth MSMEs through Micro-Loans and Takaful Insurance in Djibouti”, building on the separately commissioned market and demand assessment. The assignment includes designing, obtaining Shariah certification and regulatory approval for, and launching one bundled micro-loan and Takaful insurance product for 30 youth-led MSMEs; engaging and training 80 youth-led MSMEs, including the 30 product recipients, with at least 40% women-owned enterprises; and providing business planning support and post-financing coaching. The firm will also co-develop a regulatory sandbox framework and support its launch, subject to government approval, strengthen the capacity of regulators, insurers and the national Shariah council, establish digital onboarding and messaging services, and deploy financial literacy tools and awareness campaigns achieving at least 5,000 social media impressions. The scope further covers institutional partnerships, administration of the first-cycle premium subsidy, monitoring, reporting, and provision of evidence and handover materials for the Djibouti Takaful Toolkit. Please indicate whether you intend to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requir