Consulting firm to review and assess current policies and mechanisms supporting SMEs, including access to finance and international markets.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is looking for a consulting firm to conduct a comprehensive review and assessment of the current situation, mechanisms and policies related to support for SMEs; policies to support SMEs’ access to finance and international markets (go global). Based on this assessment, the assignment aims to recommend new mechanisms and policy solutions to address existing bottlenecks in private enterprises' access to resources and go global. Specifically, the areas of research are as follows:  

• Review existing policies and regulations, programmes and initiatives related to the implementation mechanism to support policies and programs for enterprises, especially SMEs from the state budget (implementation approach, role of supporting agencies, budget flow, budget allocation followed by the state budget regulations,  mechanism on using annual budget based on the public procurement legal provisions, etc.) and propose the most suitable mechanisms to assist SMEs in accordance with market principles and international commitments;  

• Develop policy recommendations to support SMEs, especially those in supporting industry sector and startups- in investing in machinery, equipment, new technologies, green and digital transformation to improve productivity and efficiency through access to commercial loans, preferential loans and credit guarantee funds (CGF).  

• Propose policy recommendations to support enterprises go global via export and oversea investments. 

Proposal should be sent in English in electronic format to the International Labour Organization, email: HAN_PROCUREMENT@ilo.org by August 21, 2025, midnight Hanoi time zone (GMT+7).