PILOTING TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
SMEP launched the procurement call Piloting technology solutions that address manufacturing pollution in East Africa in July 2022. The procurement process for this SMEP intervention area has now been completed. The SMEP team received ninety-two concepts at Stage 1: Call for Concepts. Seven concepts were shortlisted and invited to submit full proposals during Stage 2: Request for Proposal. After an extensive and rigorous evaluation process, five projects have been approved for funding. The contracting process for these projects has started.
The call focused on the themes below:
Key procurement details are displayed in the images below:
Refer to the Terms of Reference for detailed information on the scope of the procurement, as well as the application guidelines.
Contact
Open Capital Advisors (OCA) has been contracted by SMEP PMA to support the procurement process. OCA will be available to facilitate local engagement and clarification of the Terms of Reference.
Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions:
Lorraine Dimairho: procurement@smepprogramme.org
- Alexander Burtenshaw: aburtenshaw@opencapital.com
Resources
Contextual information and resources on this procurement are available below:
- 1. SMEP Organic Pyrolysis Market Assessment (2022)
- 2. SMEP Membrane Technology Market Assessment (2022)
- 3. SMEP Anaerobic Digestion Market Assessment (2022)
- 4. Brochure: Piloting technology solution brochure (2022)
- 5. Synopsis Series 1: Kenya and Uganda – Uptake of Pollution Mitigating Technologies (2021)
- 6. Manufacturing Pollution in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: Implications for the environment, health and future work (SEI and the University of York, 2020)
- 7. Surfacing private pollution mitigation strategies in Kenya and Uganda (Open Capital Advisors, 2021
