Deadline: 3 August 2016
DFID is seeking to appoint a Research Programme Delivery Consortium (RPDC) to oversee a programme of applied research and innovation that will accelerate access to affordable, clean energy services for poor households and enterprises. This research and innovation programme will deliver new technologies and robust evidence on the critical barriers hampering systemic change and scaling up energy access, working with Southern researchers and entrepreneurs, to drive locally relevant innovation and delivery.
This will have a transformative impact on deploying renewable energy solutions in developing countries, especially in Africa. The Transforming Energy Access for Households and Improved Livelihoods Programme (TEA) that will support early stage testing and scale up of innovative technology applications and business models for this purpose.
The TEA Research Programme Delivery Consortium (RPDC) will conduct the scoping studies, and design and manage the agreed follow on activities as well as coordinating the overall reporting on the TEA work streams and research uptake. The overall aim is to ensure that evidence and research results from TEA are efficiently translated into use and influence future investments.
Thematic Areas
TEA will be structured around four themes:
- Stimulating Technology Innovation by UK enterprises
- Accelerating Enterprise-led Innovation in Technologies and Business Models
- Supporting Clean Energy Partnerships
- Developing Local Skills and Expertise
Funds and Duration
DFID has a budget of £3M for the RPDC and will let a contract of 4.5 years with the option to extend by up to a further 24 months.
How to Apply
- DFID invites all interested parties to submit expressions of interest by responding to the Pre Qualifier Questionnaire from which selected tenderers will be invited to proposal and subsequent negotiation rounds.
- Interested applicants may apply through DFID supplier portal.
Eligible Country: UK
For more information, please visit DFID-TEA.