Consultancy to Draft a Practical Guide to Billing Methods and Licensing for Strengthening the Revenue Generation Process at ARA-Centro,IP

Country: Mozambique Organization: International Union for Conservation of Nature Closing date: 20 Aug 2026 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) BIDDERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO SUBMIT THEIR TENDERS THROUGH THE PORTAL. ALL TENDER SUBMISSIONS IN RELATION TO THIS TENDER MUST BE SENT VIA THE EMAIL BELOW; TendersMozWaterProject@iucn.org Request for Proposals Consultancy to Draft a Practical Guide to Billing Methods and Licensing for Strengthening the Revenue Generation Process at ARA-Centro,IP IUCN Mozambique Country Office, MozWater project RfP Reference: IUCN-20-07- P04620-14 Welcome to this Procurement by IUCN. You are hereby invited to submit a Proposal. Please read the information and instructions carefully because non-compliance with the instructions may result in disqualification of your Proposal from this Procurement. 1.REQUIREMENTS 1.1 A detailed description of the services and/or goods to be provided can be found in below (TOR). 2. CONTACT DETAILS 2.1 During the course of this procurement, i.e. from the publication of this RfP to the award of a contract, you may not discuss this procurement with any IUCN employee or representative other than the following contact. You must address all correspondence and questions to the contact, including your Proposal. IUCN Contact: TendersMozWaterProject@iucn.org 3. PROCUREMENT TIMETABLE 3.1 This timetable is indicative and may be changed by IUCN at any time. If IUCN decides that changes to any of the deadlines are necessary, we will publish this on our website and contact you directly if you have indicated your interest in this procurement (see Section 3.2). DATE ACTIVITY 20/07/2026 -Publication of the Request for Proposals 27/07/2026 -Deadline for expressions of interest 28/07/2026 -Deadline for submission of questions 04/08/2026 -Planned publication of responses to questions 20/08/2026 -Deadline for submission of Proposals to IUCN (“Submission Deadline”) 27/08/2026 -Clarification of Proposals 31/08/2026 -Planned date for contract award 07/09/2026 -Expected contract start date 3.2. Please email the IUCN contact to express your interest in submitting a Proposal by the deadline stated above. This will help IUCN to keep you updated regarding the procurement. 4. COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL 4.1 Your Proposal must consist of the following four separate documents: • Signed Declaration of Undertaking (see below) • Pre-Qualification Information (see Section 4.3 below) • Technical Proposal (see Section 4.4 below) • Financial Proposal (see Section 4.5 below) Proposals must be prepared in English. 4.2 Your Proposal must be submitted by email to the IUCN Contact (see Section 2). The subject heading of the email shall be [RfP Reference – bidder name]. The bidder name is the name of the company/organisation on whose behalf you are submitting the Proposal, or your own surname if you are bidding as a self-employed consultant. Your Proposal must be submitted in PDF format. You may submit multiple emails suitably annotated, e.g. Email 1 of 3, if attached files are too large to suit a single email transmission. You may not submit your Proposal by uploading it to a file-sharing tool. IMPORTANT: Submitted documents must be password-protected so that they cannot be opened and read before the submission deadline. Please use the same password for all submitted documents. After the deadline has passed and within 12 hours, please send the password to the IUCN Contact. This will ensure a secure bid submission and opening process. Please DO NOT email the password before the deadline for Proposal submission. 4.3 Pre-Qualification Criteria IUCN will use the following Pre-Qualification Criteria to determine whether you have the capacity to provide the required goods and/or services to IUCN. Please provide the necessary information in a single, separate document pre-Qualification Criteria 1. 3 relevant references of clients similar to IUCN / similar work 2. Confirm that you have all the necessary legal registrations to perform the work 3. State your annual turnover for each of the past 3 years 4. How many employees does your organisation have who are qualified for this work? 4.4 Technical Proposal The Technical Proposal must address each of the criteria stated below explicitly and separately, quoting the relevant criteria reference number (left-hand column). Proposals in any other format will significantly increase the time it takes to evaluate, and such Proposals may therefore be rejected at IUCN’s discretion. Where CVs are requested, these must be of the individuals who will actually carry out the work specified. The individuals you put forward may only be substituted with IUCN’s approval. IUCN will evaluate Technical Proposals with regards to each of the following criteria and their relative importance: Description, Information to provide and relative weight 1. Clarity and completeness of the proposal understanding of the assignment and relevant experience -Demonstration of a clear understanding of the assignment, including the billing, licensing, revenue collection and debt management processes within the water sector (15%) ,Relevant experience in conducting similar consultancies related to billing systems, licensing processes, operational procedures, revenue collection, regulatory frameworks, or development of operational manuals (15%) 2. Proposed approach and methodology -Detailed and practical methodology for conducting the assessment, process mapping, stakeholder consultations, validation process, and preparation of the Practical Procedures Manual (15%), Detailed work plan, activity schedule, data collection and validation approach, and quality assurance measures (15%) 3. Qualifications and experience Academic qualifications and professional experience in Management, Law, Economics, Public Administration, Water Resources Management, or related fields (10%) Proven experience (minimum 5 years) in water resources management, billing and licensing processes, development of operational/regulatory manuals, and process mapping and optimisation (20%) Knowledge of the legal and regulatory framework of the water sector (5%) Demonstrated technical writing skills and experience producing operational manuals and guidance documents (5%) TOTAL 100% 4.5. Financial Proposal 4.5.1. The Financial Proposal must be a fixed and firm price for the provision of the goods/services stated in the RfP in their entirety. 4.5.2. Prices include all costs Submitted rates and prices are deemed to include all costs, insurances, taxes (except VAT, see below), fees, expenses, liabilities, obligations, risk and other things necessary for the performance of the Terms of Reference or Specification of Requirements. IUCN will not accept charges beyond those clearly stated in the Financial Proposal. This includes applicable withholding taxes and similar responsibility to determine whether such taxes apply to your organisation and to include them in your Financial Proposal. 4.5.3. Applicable Goods and Services Taxes Proposal rates and prices shall be exclusive of Value Added Tax. 4.5.4. Currency of proposed rates and prices All rates and prices submitted by Proposers shall be in Euros 4.5.5. Breakdown of rates and prices For information only, the price needs to be broken down by deliverable as follows: Description 1. Consultancy Fee 2. Travel and Logistics Fee 3. Others 4.6. Additional information not requested by IUCN should not be included in your Proposal and will not be considered in the evaluation. 4.7. Your Proposal must remain valid and capable of acceptance by IUCN for a period of 90 calendar days following the submission deadline. 4.8. Withdrawals and Changes You may freely withdraw or change your Proposal at any time prior to the submission deadline by written notice to the IUCN Contact. However, in order to reduce the risk of fraud, no changes or withdrawals will be accepted after the submission deadline. 5. EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS 5.1. Completeness IUCN will firstly check your Proposal for completeness. Incomplete Proposals will not be considered further. 5.2. Pre-Qualification Criteria Only Proposals that meet all of the pre-qualification criteria will be evaluated. 5.3. Technical Evaluation 5.3.1. Scoring Method Your Proposal will be assigned a score from 0 to 10 for each of the technical evaluation criteria, such that ‘0’ is low and ‘10’ is high. 5.3.2. Minimum Quality Thresholds Proposals that receive a score of ‘0’ for any of the criteria will not be considered further. 5.3.3. Technical Score Consultancy to Draft a Practical Guide to Billing Methods and Licensing for Strengthening the Revenue Generation Process at ARA-Centro, IP Your score for each technical evaluation criterion will be multiplied with the respective relative weight (see Section 4.4) and these weighted scores added together to give your Proposal’s overall technical score. 5.4.Financial Evaluation and Financial Scores The financial evaluation will be based upon the full total price you submit. Your Financial Proposal will receive a score calculated by dividing the lowest Financial Proposal that has passed the minimum quality thresholds (see Section 5.3.2) by the total price of your Financial Proposal. Thus, for example, if your Financial Proposal is for a total of CHF 100 and the lowest Financial Proposal is CHF 80, you will receive a financial score of 80/100 = 80% 5.5 Total Score Your Proposal’s total score will be calculated as the weighted sum of your technical score and your financial score. The relative weights will be: Technical: Financial: 70% 30% Thus, for example, if your technical score is 83% and your financial score is 77%, you will receive a total score of 83 * 70% + 77 * 30% = 58.1% + 23.1% = 81.2%. Subject to the requirements in Sections 4 and 7, IUCN will award the contract to the bidder whose Proposal achieves the highest total score. 6.0 EXPLANATION OF PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE 6.1 IUCN is using the Open Procedure for this procurement. This means that the contracting opportunity is published on IUCN’s website and open to all interested parties to take part, subject to the conditions in Section 7 below. 6.2 You are welcome to ask questions or seek clarification regarding this procurement. Please email the IUCN Contact (see Section 2), taking note of the deadline for submission of questions in Section 3.1. 6.3 All Proposals must be received by the submission deadline in Section 3.1 above. Late Proposals will not be considered. All Proposals received by the submission deadline will be evaluated by a team of three or more evaluators in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in this RfP. No other criteria will be used to evaluate Proposals. The contract will be awarded to the bidder whose Proposal received the highest Total Score. IUCN does, however, reserve the right to cancel the procurement and not award a contract at all. 6.4 IUCN will contact the bidder with the highest-scoring Proposal to finalise the contract. We will contact unsuccessful bidders after the contract has been awarded and provide detailed feedback. The timetable in Section 3.1 gives an estimate of when we expect to have completed the contract award, but this date may change depending on how long the evaluation of Proposals takes. 7. CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROCUREMENT 7.1 To participate in this procurement, you are required to submit a Proposal, which fully complies with the instructions in this RfP and the Attachments. 7.1.1. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have submitted a complete and fully compliant Proposal. 7.1.2 Any incomplete or incorrectly completed Proposal submission may be deemed non compliant, and as a result you may be unable to proceed further in the procurement process. 7.1.3 IUCN will query any obvious clerical errors in your Proposal and may, at IUCN’s sole discretion, allow you to correct these, but only if doing so could not be perceived as giving you an unfair advantage. 7.2 In order to participate in this procurement, you must meet the following conditions: • Free of conflicts of interest • Registered on the relevant professional or trade register of the country in which you are established (or resident, if self-employed) • In full compliance with your obligations relating to payment of social security contributions and of all applicable taxes • Not been convicted of failing to comply with environmental regulatory requirements or other legal requirements relating to sustainability and environmental protection • Not bankrupt or being wound up • Never been guilty of an offence concerning your professional conduct • Not involved in fraud, corruption, a criminal organisation, money laundering, terrorism, or any other illegal activity. 7.3. 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A bidder who submits or participates in more than one Proposal (other than as a subcontractor or in cases of alternatives that have been permitted or requested) shall cause all the Proposals with the bidder’s participation to be disqualified. 7.6 By taking part in this procurement, you accept the conditions set out in this RfP, including the following: • It is unacceptable to give or offer any gift or consideration to an employee or other representative of IUCN as a reward or inducement in relation to the awarding of a contract. Such action will give IUCN the right to exclude you from this and any future procurements, and to terminate any contract that may have been signed with you. • Any attempt to obtain information from an employee or other representative of IUCN concerning another bidder will result in disqualification. • Any price fixing or collusion with other bidders in relation to this procurement shall give IUCN the right to exclude you and any other involved bidder(s) from this and any future procurements and may constitute a criminal offence. 8. CONFIDENTIALITY AND DATA PROTECTION 8.1 IUCN follows the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The information you submit to IUCN as part of this procurement will be treated as confidential and shared only as required to evaluate your Proposal in line with the procedure explained in this RfP, and for the maintenance of a clear audit trail. For audit purposes, IUCN is required to retain your Proposal in its entirety for 10 years after then end of the resulting contract and make this available to internal and external auditors and donors as and when requested. 8.2 In the Declaration of Undertaking (Attachment 2) you need to give IUCN express permission to use the information you submit in this way, including personal data that forms part of your Proposal. Where you include personal data of your employees (e.g. CVs) in your Proposal, you need to have written permission from those individuals to share this information with IUCN, and for IUCN to use this information as indicated in 8.1. Without these permissions, IUCN will not be able to consider your Proposal. 9. COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE If you have a complaint or concern regarding the propriety of how a competitive process is or has been executed, then please contact procurement@iucn.org. Such complaints or concerns will be treated as confidential and are not considered in breach of the above restrictions on communication (Section 2.1). 10. CONTRACT The contract will be based on IUCN’s template in Attachment 3, the terms of which are not negotiable. They may, however, be amended by IUCN to reflect particular requirements from the donor funding this particular procurement. 11. ABOUT IUCN IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. Headquartered in Switzerland, IUCN Secretariat comprises around 1,000 staff with offices in more than 50 countries. Created in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,300 Member organisations and some 10,000 experts. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad membership enables IUCN to fill the role of incubator and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards. IUCN provides a neutral space in which diverse stakeholders including governments, NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge and implement solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development. Working with many partners and supporters, IUCN implements a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects worldwide. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being. www.iucn.org https://twitter.com/IUCN/ 12. ATTACHMENTS Attachment 1 Specification of Requirements / Terms of Reference Attachment 2 Declaration of Undertaking (select 2a for companies or 2b for self-employed as applicable to you TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) Title: Consultancy Services to Draft a Practical Guide to Billing Methods and Licensing for Strengthening the Revenue Generation Process at ARA-Centro, IP Objective of the Consultancy The objective of the consultancy is as follows: 1. To develop a Practical Guide to Raw Water Billing Methods that standardises and strengthens ARA-Centro, IP’s revenue collection processes, thereby promoting greater efficiency, transparency, legal compliance and success in the collection of raw water charges. # Specific Objectives 1. Conduct an assessment of the current billing, licensing and other revenue-generating processes; 2. Identify gaps, opportunities for improvement and operational risks in the processes for collecting raw water charges; 3. Align procedures with current legislation and internal regulations; 4. Propose clear and practical operational workflows and billing tools; 5. Identify alternative billing and payment methods; 6. Identify appropriate mechanisms for reducing users’ debts; 7. Identify negotiation strategies for settling existing debts; 8. Develop a practical, well-structured and user-friendly procedures manual for ARA Centro, IP technical staff. Background Project Reference: P04620 Donor reference: AVMZ-00020 About IUCN IUCN is a membership union composed exclusively of government agencies and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to work jointly. Established in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, drawing on the knowledge, resources and reach of over 1,400 member organisations and some 15,000 experts. It is a leading provider of data, assessments and Terms of Reference for Consultancy v1 August 2025 analysis on conservation. Its broad membership base enables the IUCN to act as an incubator and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards. IUCN provides a neutral space in which various stakeholders, including governments, NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others, can work together to develop and implement solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development. Working with a wide range of partners and supporters, IUCN implements a broad and diverse portfolio of conservation projects around the world. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects aim to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being. www.iucn.org https://twitter.com/IUCN/ About the Project The Mainstreaming and Integrated Water Resources Management approach for More Resilient Basins in Mozambique [MozWateR] is a geared project towards achieving water security and safety by supporting Mozambique in developing its capacity to implement effective integrated water resources management (IWRM) in key basins in the northern and central water administration regions and improve capacity at a national level. This project is a collaborative effort where joint action on the ground will produce critical lessons from tried best practices that inform policy which strengthen business approaches, institutions, and rules around the sustainable use of land and water. MozWateR is being implemented collaboratively with the Northern Regional Water Administration (ARA-Norte), Central Regional Water Administration (ARA-Centro) and the National Directorate for Water Resources Management (DNGRH) as primary Implementing Partners (IPs) to combat several challenges in the national water sector. Description of the Assignment The consultant shall carry out, amongst other things, the following activities: 1. Desk review – analysis of existing legislation, regulations, manuals, reports and internal procedures; 2. Interviews and consultations – gathering information from the relevant departments (DSU, DRH, GAJ, DARH, etc.); 3. Process mapping – drawing up detailed flowcharts of the current collection and licensing procedures; 4. Identifying areas for improvement – critical analysis, identification of weaknesses and opportunities; 5. Provide alternative billing and payment methods; 6. Provide appropriate mechanisms for reducing users’ debt; 7. Provide negotiation strategies for the repayment of existing debts; 8. Develop a proposal for revised procedures – standardisation of stages, definition of responsible parties, tools and indicators; 9. Draft a Practical Procedures Manual comprising: • Description of revenue-generating services and products; • Legal and regulatory framework; • Licensing procedures; • Collection methods and channels; • Requirements and documentation; • Deadlines and operational workflows; • Templates and forms; • Internal control and monitoring mechanisms. 10. Internal validation – submit a draft version to the technical staff and gather feedback. 11. Development of the final version of the Practical Procedures Manual incorporating the feedback received. 12. Conducting a capacity-building session to present the manual and offer guidance to the technical teams at ARA-Centro, IP on its implementation. 13. Methodology The consultant must include the following in the technical proposal: • Detailed methodology for carrying out the activities; • Work plan; • Delivery schedule; • Approach to data collection and validation. The methodology should be participatory, incorporating input from the ARA-Centro, IP teams. Duration of the Assignment The duration of the assignment is 90 days. Start 7th September 2026 to 6th December 2026 Deliverables and Activities The consultant will provide the following deliverables and carry out the following activities: Deliverables, description and deadline 1. Diagnostic Report on existing collection and licensing methods -Review of existing legislation, regulations, manuals, reports and internal procedures; stakeholder consultations and interviews; assessment of current billing, licensing and revenue collection processes; identification of gaps, operational risks and opportunities for improvement; detailed work plan and methodology-Within 20 calendar days after contract signature 2. Detailed Process Maps -Detailed mapping of current billing and licensing procedures; process flowcharts; analysis of bottlenecks and inefficiencies; identification of alternative billing and payment methods; recommendations for debt reduction mechanisms and debt settlement strategies-Within 40 calendar days after contract signature 3. Preliminary Version of the Practical Manual -First draft of the Practical Guide including: legal and regulatory framework, licensing procedures, collection methods and channels, operational workflows, requirements and documentation, templates and forms, internal controls, monitoring mechanisms, roles and responsibilities, and proposed billing tools -Within 60 calendar days after contract signature 4. Validation Report (including feedback received and adjustments made)-Facilitation of validation sessions with ARA-Centro technical staff; compilation of comments and recommendations; submission of validation report summarizing feedback received and adjustments proposed; revised draft manual -Within 75 calendar days after contract signature 5. Final Version of the Practical Procedures Manual in Word and PDF formats -Final version of the Practical Guide incorporating all comments received; submission in editable Word and PDF formats; complete set of process maps, templates, forms and supporting tools -Within 80 calendar days after contract signature 6. Capacity Building Session and Final Consultancy Report -Delivery of training/capacity building session for ARA-Centro staff; training materials and presentations; final consultancy report summarizing methodology, findings, recommendations and implementation roadmap -Within 90 calendar days after contract signature Payment Schedule The Timetable below summarises the chronological order of deliverables and indicates milestones at which IUCN will pay the Consultant. Deliverable and milestone payment Diagnostic Report on existing collection and licensing methods - 20% Detailed Process Maps -20% Preliminary Version of the Practical Manual -20% Validation Report (including feedback received and adjustments made) -15% Final Version of the Practical Procedures Manual in Word and PDF formats-15% Presentation and Capacity Building (slides and supporting materials) -10% Skills and Experience The consultant must have: • A university degree in Management, Law, Economics, Public Administration or related fields. • Proven experience (minimum 5 years) in: o Water resource management; o Billing and licensing processes; o Development of operational or regulatory manuals; o Process mapping and optimisation. o Familiarity with the legal and regulatory framework of the water sector. o Excellent technical writing skills and ability to conduct interviews and consultations. o Previous experience with public institutions or regulatory authorities will be an advantage. Supervision and coordination The consultant will report to the national office of IUCN Mozambique and ARA-Centro, IP Management DECLARATION OF UNDERTAKING DECLARATION OF UNDERTAKING in relation to RFP Consultancy Services to Draft a Practical Guide to Billing Methods and Licensing for Strengthening the Revenue Generation Process at ARA-Centro, I, the undersigned, hereby confirm that I am an authorised representative of the following organisation: Registered Name of Organisation (the “Organisation”): _______________________ Registered Address (incl. country): _______________________________________ Year of Registration:__________________________________________________ I hereby authorise IUCN to store and use the information included in the attached Proposal for the purpose of evaluating Proposals and selecting the Proposal IUCN deems the most favourable. 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