Provision of Specialized Services for Seed Capital Award Facilitation,

Provision of Specialized Services for Seed Capital Award Facilitation, Request for proposal Description Background UNDP Angola intends to engage a qualified institution/company to provide comprehensive grant facilitation and portfolio management services under the SME Seed Capital Initiative. The selected contractor will be responsible for administering seed capital funds to eligible SMEs and startups in accordance with criteria and procedures approved by UNDP, while providing technical support, monitoring, reporting, investment readiness services, resource mobilization, and overall portfolio management. The contractor will operate under the direct supervision of UNDP and shall implement activities exclusively in accordance with agreed terms, deliverables, and performance indicators. Although the assignment includes administration and disbursement of seed capital funds to SMEs, the selected organization will not be a grant beneficiary. Rather, it will act as a service provider contracted by UNDP to manage and facilitate the programme on UNDPs behalf. Accordingly, the requirement constitutes the procurement of professional services. Scope of Work The selected institution shall provide, at a minimum: Administration and management of seed capital grants to SMEs and startups; Screening and due diligence of beneficiaries according to criteria approved by UNDP; Monitoring and supervision of funded beneficiaries; Portfolio management and performance tracking; Investment readiness assessments and capacity-building support; Business development and coaching services; Resource mobilization and investor engagement activities; Development of sustainability and scaling strategies; Financial and operational reporting; Monitoring, evaluation and results measurement. Evaluation Methodology Combined Scoring Method Criteria Weight Technical Proposal 70% Financial Proposal 30% Total 100% Minimum Technical Score A minimum technical score of 70% shall be required for a proposal to proceed to financial evaluation. Technical Evaluation Criteria The technical evaluation shall assess: Understanding of the assignment; Proposed methodology and implementation approach; Experience in grant fund management; Experience working with SMEs, startups and entrepreneurship development programmes; Experience in investment readiness and capital mobilization; Monitoring and evaluation capacity; Qualifications and experience of key personnel; Risk management and compliance systems; Financial man