Provision of Specialized Services for Seed Capital Award Facilitation,

UNDP
Provision of Specialized Services for Seed Capital Award Facilitation, Request for proposal

Reference: UNDP-AGO-00268,1
Beneficiary countries or territories: Angola
Registration level: Basic
Published on: 04-Nov-2026
Deadline on: 18-Nov-2026 13:00 (GMT -4.00)
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
CriteriaWeight
Technical Proposal70%
Financial Proposal30%
Total100%

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 management and fiduciary capacity.

Award Criteria

Award shall be made to the proposal obtaining the highest combined technical and financial score and determined to be substantially compliant with the solicitation requirements.

Instructions to Submit the Proposal

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Deadline for clarification: 16/11/2026, 5 PM, Angola time.


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UNDP OFFICE ANGOLA
PROCUREMENT UNIT



Email address: etendering.ao@undp.org
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