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title: "Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) - Independent Advisor"
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# Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) - Independent Advisor

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b656a851-20f3-4d5d-9264-94772027faca

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## Summary

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy is seeking an Independent Advisor for the Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) programme, a £12 million technical assistance initiative aimed at facilitating climate finance delivery under the Paris Agreement. The role involves providing strategic guidance, fostering financial partnerships, facilitating workshops, and supporting the program's expansion to new countries. The tender, with a value of £65,000 GBP, is open for submission until June 8, 2023, and the contract period is set from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024.

This opportunity within the Foreign economic-aid-related services category can benefit small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) with expertise in climate finance and international development. Businesses located in various regions such as British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, United Kingdom, and others are eligible to participate in this open procurement process, which aims to enhance climate finance flows and emissions reduction efforts on a global scale.

## Notice

The Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) is a PS12m technical assistance programme providing practical ways to help governments finance and deliver their climate commitments under the Paris Agreement. The CFA aims to improve the flow of climate finance in participating countries to deliver emissions reductions. The role of the CFA Advisor is to support the continued successful delivery of the CFA process and to support its embedding in-country. The CFA Advisor will help oversee programme delivery by: - Providing strategic guidance to in-country processes and wider programme implementation - Leveraging links to financiers, and helping secure participation at events - Participating and facilitating CFA workshops, as required - Participating in the CFA Advisory Board - Supporting the CFA embedding process, by giving strategic advice on possible governance structures, helping source funding both in country and globally, and thinking holistically about the future of CFA and how the value it brings can be maximised. In the case of continued CFA expansion to new countries, the CFA Advisor will help guide the CFA country selection process based on agreed criteria such as market maturity, availability of bankable projects, and suitability of the enabling environment. Additional information: Tender documentation is available on the DESNZ e-sourcing portal at the below link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/92163763018853F275E0 This is a 12-month contract with an optional 6-month extension.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aade2e96-c0d0-4154-bc8b-541d77ccad8c |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £65,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | SE1H 0ET |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

## Release History

- 25 May 2023 at 17:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aade2e96-c0d0-4154-bc8b-541d77ccad8c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aade2e96-c0d0-4154-bc8b-541d77ccad8c
  25th May 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/92163763018853F275E0
  E-portal link

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