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RFP_008_2025_Consul Firm Mgmt of Plastic Waste, Dev. Business Training for CSO
Procurement Process
RFP - Request for proposal
Office
UNDP-LAO - LAO PDR
Deadline
29-Jun-25 @ 12:59 PM (New York time)
Published on
10-Jun-25 @ 12:00 AM (New York time)
Reference Number
UNDP-LAO-00517
Contact
Procurement Officer - lao.pu@undp.org
Introduction
Name of Service: Consultancy firm to provide services for management of plastic waste and development of business model training and technical assistance for civil society organizations (CSOs) and farmers cooperatives.Country: Vientiane Capital, and other project target provinces, Laos
Conract duration: 6 months.
Background:
The UNDP/GEF “Financing Agrochemical Reduction and Management in Lao PDR” project, implemented by the Department of Agriculture (DOA) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry with UNDP support, aims to reduce the use of harmful agrochemicals by incentivizing farmers to adopt sustainable crop management practices, improving access to low/non- chemical pest control alternatives, and improving access to financing environmentally sound management of hazardous pesticides and agricultural wastes including plastics in Lao PDR. The project is structured in four components and the following main outcomes:
· Regulatory frameworks enhanced for sound agricultural chemicals management, agrochemical waste identified, and use of harmful agrochemicals reduced.
· Investment /Financial frameworks incentivized.
· Innovative and safer alternatives and sustainable agricultural practices piloted aiming to improve income and unlock access to finance for ultimate reduction of demand for agrochemicals.
· Information & KM platforms developed to catalyse evidence-based decision-making scale-up.
· Monitoring and Evaluation tools and products delivered throughout project´s lifecycle.
The project will provide Global Environmental Benefits[1] in terms of reducing and eliminating of 450 of MT POPs/candidate POPs pesticides and 1,500 MT of HHP; 564 MT GHG and 31.3 gTEq of emissions from agricultural activity, benefiting 6.9 million inhabitants of the country.
The project target to promote generation and dissemination of knowledge required to scale up the adoption of agricultural practices reduce the use of harmful agricultural inputs particularly focusing on reducing plastic waste associated with agricultural activities. The project aligns national policies on chemical waste management and the Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants. It seeks to engage a firm to provide services for the collection, processing, and sustainable management of 1,200 tons of plastic waste, as well as to provide business model training and technical assistance to civil society organizations (CSO)or farmer`s cooperatives for effective pilot implementation.
Objective:
The consultancy firm will develop and implement a sustainable plastic waste management system for agricultural waste plastics while strengthening the business modeling and operational efficiency of the civil society organization (CSO) and farmer`s cooperatives leading the initiative. This will involve designing and implementing a sustainable strategy for the collection, sorting, storage, and processing of 1,200 tons of plastic waste, facilitating its recycling and/or proper disposal through sustainable business practices. Furthermore, the firm will provide business model training and technical assistance to the farmer`s organizations to enhance operational efficiency and support the scalability and replication of the pilot initiatives at the national level, ensuring long-term environmental and economic sustainability.
Scope of Work
The selected firm will be responsible for the following tasks:
a. Plastic waste management services
- Conduct assessment of plastic waste generation and current management practices.
- Develop a detailed waste management plan including guidelines on safe handling, collection, storage, transportation, recycling and disposal of plastic waste and other agricultural plastics.
- Conduct consultations with a target group to identify waste fields or waste storage areas, if required Develop partnerships with agrochemical enterprises and plastic waste management enterprises to facilitate recycling.
- Implement Best Available Techniques (BAT) and Best Environmental Practices (BEP) for handling, processing and safe disposal of plastic waste.
b. Capacity building
- Conduct capacity needs assessment to understand the civil society organization (CSO) ’s capacity and gaps in implementing the pilot.
- Design and deliver business model training tailored to the needs of the CSO, including financial sustainability, operational efficiency, and value chain integration.
- Support in piloting a sustainable business model for plastic waste management including circular economy approaches.
- Assist in developing agreements with agrochemical and waste treatment enterprises to ensure long-term collaboration.
- Support the CSO in monitoring and reporting pilot progress, challenges, and lessons learned.
c. technical assistance
- Provide technical support and mentoring to civil society organizations and farmer cooperatives to implement the pilot initiative.
- Facilitate linkages with markets, recycling companies and potential investors.
- Assist in establishing partnerships between farmers organizations and local government authorities responsible for regulatory and compliance.
- Support the development of a monitoring system for piloting a sustainable business model for plastic waste management
- Document best practices, challenges and lessons learned throughout the implementation of the initiatives.
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