[SCOPE OF TENDER......]UNDP ASFH and IRFF seek the services of a consultancy firm through an international competition to document enabling environment barriers and opportunities for insurance investments for the SDGs in Africa.  The overall objective of the assignment is to build the evidence base to better engage local insurers, as both underwriters and asset owners, in SDG-aligned investments in Africa. It also seeks to highlight some country-specific enabling environment opportunities for pursuit by the public sector and development partners, and for inspiration in other jurisdictions.Specifically, the assignment seeks to:i) define enabling environment barriers for insurance investment into the SDGs, and ii) establish pathways of addressing these barriers, including through incentives. As a cross-cutting objective, the assignment seeks to scan the demand side opportunities and limitations that are currently underutilized and could be unlocked through the solution pathways, especially for local insurers to utilize local currencies and crowd-in international investors, for example towards the achievement of ever more ambitious NDC targets.Please indicate whether you intend to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requirements. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate using the messaging functionality in the system. Offers must be submitted directly in the system following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org  using the profile you may have in the portal. In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link shared via the procurement notice and following the instructions in guides available in UNDP website: https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders.  Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration.Search for the specific tender using search filters and subscribe to the tender in order to get notifications in case of amendments of the tender document. If you need support with the online system, you can contact the contact details of this tender as indicated in the solicitation document.SOUTH AFRICAPROCUREMENT UNIT