| Overview : Updates on 23 November 2021: Upload Clarification Letter 1 Dear Bidders, We kindly request you to submit your Proposal for Provision to develop a “Sustainable COVIDRecovery Finance Guide” for Malaysia. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. The project led by UNEP and with UNDP aims to support government efforts in an inclusive and sustainable recovery by providing technical assistance to build the capacity of Malaysian banks to contribute towards it through its lending activities, especially to the SMEs. In implementing the project, UNEP with UNDP is seeking assistance from a contractor, a team of local experts such as a consultancy firm, to work with banks and stakeholders to develop a “Sustainable COVID-Recovery Finance Guide” for Malaysia. The Guide builds on the Malaysian principled-based green taxonomy and the Value-Based Intermediation as well as the UN Principles for Responsible Banking and other international sustainable finance standards and frameworks. The purpose of the guide is to support banks to proactively channel funds towards a sustainable COVID recovery in Malaysia by developing a common and structured framework for banks to label certain financing as ‘sustainable COVID recovery financing’. Please be guided by the form attached hereto as Annex 2 & 3 in preparing your Proposal. Note: Financial Proposal is required to be separated from Technical and password protected. Do ensure that the financial proposal is separated with password protected. Proposals may be submitted on or before Friday, 10 December 2021 (11:59PM, GMT 8+) and via email to the address below: United Nations Development Programme Attention to: Procurement Team Email : procurement.my@undp.org Your Proposal must be expressed in the English, and valid for a minimum period of 120 days | 
