Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2017-11-29
Buyer: Department for International Development
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 75211200

Technical requirements: BRILHO is a five-year programme aiming to expand energy access for rural households and businesses. The programme will work at policy and market level to encourage private sector innovation and investment, resulting in growth in the renewable energy market for:
BRILHO aims to improve access to energy for rural households and businesses. It will encourage private sector innovation and investment, resulting in growth in the market for: a) improved cookstoves (also in urban and peri-urban areas); b) solar household systems; and c) larger systems (covering the spectrum up to and including mini-grids) able to support productive energy use.
1. Market Development Fund (MDF) and Technical Assistance (TA): The programme will support new and existing businesses to expand and innovate the renewable energy access in rural Mozambique. The financial support will be accompanied by TA for: legal and technical advice; collecting market information; matchmaking with local supply chain partners; and helping to refine technology and business models that meet Mozambique's needs.
2. Demand Activation: The programme will engage with rural consumers to educate them on the benefits of modern energy solutions, including mobile money and the pay as you go (PAYG) payment mechanisms.
3. Research and Dissemination: Research will fill gaps in the evidence base, particularly regarding adaptation of successful and emerging East African business models and experience appropriate to the Mozambican context.
4. Policy Reform and Institutional Strengthening: BRILHO will support the policy reform process through the development and implementation of the Energy Africa Compact. It will also strengthen the capacity of all stakeholders in the renewable solar energy by providing technical assistance (TA). This includes Mozambican government's energy institutions, and the Energy Fund (FUNAE) responsible for rural energy.
An Early Market Engagement Event will take place on the 8.12.2017 from 11:30 to 13:30 Mozambique time / 9:30 to 11:30 UK time. This will provide further information to the market on DFID's expectations and requirements for the BRILHO programme.
In order to register your attendance you must first register on the DFID Supplier portal via the following link — https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/pages/public/viewPublicNotice.cmd?bm90aWNlSWQ9Njc1OTA%3D. You will then be able to access the Survey Monkey link to register your attendance. There will be no facility to dial in to this event. Due to limited capacity, attendance is restricted to one representative per organisation. Places will be reserved on a first come first served basis and when capacity is reached the Survey Monkey will be closed and no further registration will be accepted.
The PIN which has been published is not a call for competition or tender at this time, it is an information notice to highlight to the market the intent to have an Early Market Engagement event on the 8th December 2017. The programme will be advertised for competitive tender at a later stage through the DFID supplier portal.