Announcement Procurement of Consultancy Services for Pasturelands Identification and Registration Support in Dedoplistskaro Biosphere Reserve

Closing Date for Submission: 05 September, 2025

Publication Reference: 076/RECC/G/UNEP 2025 EA 007

The Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded project “Transforming Policy and Investment through Improving Ecosystem Management and Restoration of Degraded Drylands of Dedoplistskaro Biosphere Reserve in Georgia to Generate Multiple Environmental and Socio-Economic Benefits” supports ecosystem restoration, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable land use in the Dedoplistskaro Biosphere Reserve.

The project is implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and executed by the Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus) on behalf of Georgia’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture (MEPA). It runs for four years starting in 2025.

REC Caucasus is seeking for procurement of Consultancy Services for Pasturelands Identification and Registration Support in Dedoplistskaro Biosphere Reserve  within the framework of the Project and therefore makes the present announcement.

  1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Detailed information on the Project (GEF Project ID: 11141) could be found in the GEF Project Date Base at the following internet page:

https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/11141

  1. DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Assignment is envisaged to be carried out during the period from September until January 2025 (4 months)

  1. TERMS OF REFERENCE

For details on the services to be provided (contract type, estimated number of working days, deliverables, qualification requirements etc.) please refer to the attached Terms of Reference.

  1. PARTICIPATION

Any commercial legal entity or individual entrepreneur registered in Georgia in accordance with the Georgian Law “On Entrepreneurs” is eligible to participate in the tender.

  1. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

All tenders must be received at:

REC Caucasus

Mtskheta Str. 48/50
0179 Tbilisi, Georgia

Interested candidates should submit signed application submission form in a sealed envelope bearing only:

  1. the above address;
  2. the reference code of this tender procedure, i.e., Publication Reference: 076/RECC/G/UNEP 2025 EA 007 the words “Not to be opened before the tender opening session”;
  3. the name of the tenderer.

The Tender Submission Form (technical and financial offers and supporting documentation) must be placed together in a sealed envelope.

  1. EVALUATION

Evaluation will be made in accordance with the quality/price-based selection method per REC Caucasus procedures and rules. The best value for money will be established by weighing technical quality against price on an 60/40 basis.

The quality of each technical offer will be evaluated in accordance with the award criteria and the associated weighting as detailed in the evaluation grid specified in the Terms of Reference.

  1. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION

The deadline for submission of applications: September 5, 2025 18:00 of Local Time (GET).

  1. CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact Person:

Nino Nadibaidze, Project Administrative Assistant

Mob: 5 77 19 34 44

E-mail : nino.nadibaidze@rec-caucasus.org

  1. ATTACHMENTS FOR DOWNLOADING

Attachments are available for downloading:

(i) Terms of Reference

(ii) Application Submission Form