The Danish Royal Embassy, Kenya wishes to engage a consultant to support the formulation of the second phase of the Inclusive Refugee Response Programme (IRRP), by facilitating a participatory process that aligns Alliance members (the Grundfos Foundation, the LEGO Foundation and the Novo Nordisk Foundation)’, government stakeholders’ and other key actors around a coherent strategic programme for 2027-2030. The formulation process will define priorities, approaches and implementation arrangements, based on analysis of context and stakeholder inputs, across Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and across four sectors – Education, Health, Water and Self-Reliance, in accordance with MFA Aid Management Guidelines (AMG) and in alignment with the strategies and priorities of the Alliance members. Overall, the process will entail three in-country (Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda) and multi-sectoral analysis (health, education, water, self-reliance); close engagement with the Alliance members; development of a complete programme package as per MFA AMG; and revisions through appraisal and expert panel review of the programme documentation. The Consultant will also carry out other relevant tasks aimed at ensuring an effective formulation process, such as facilitating discussions and meetings. The objective of the formulation is to produce a complete draft and final IRRP-II package, including the overall programme document, required annexes and underlying project documents, in accordance with the Danish MFA Aid Management Guidelines (AMG). The programme documentation will need to be developed in line with Denmark’s Strategy for Development Cooperation “A Changing World: Partnerships in Development” and the strategic and programme priorities of the three philanthropic foundations of the Alliance.

In the tender, economic operators must submit a completed and signed statement regarding Article 5k(1) of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, as amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 2023/1214 of 23 June 2023. The contract cannot be awarded to a tenderer subject to Article 5k(1) of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014, as amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 2023/1214 of 23 June 2023 Before the time limit for receipt of tenders, the candidates, which the contracting authority has invited to tender, must present documentation of the information provided in the ESPD. The contracting authority can accept the following documentation in relation to the exclusion grounds in sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act (in order of priority): (1) Extracts from the relevant register or similar documents issued by a competent judicial or administrative authority or certificates issued by the competent authority in the country referred to as documentation that the tenderer is not subject to the grounds for exclusion stipulated in sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2); (2) A declaration on oath (only if such extracts, certificates or similar documents are not issued in the country where the economic operator is established, or where the documentation does not cover all the grounds for exclusion stipulated in sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2) entirely); (3) A solemn declaration made by the person concerned before a competent judicial or administrative authority, a notary or a competent professional or trade body, in the country of origin or in the country where the economic operator is established (only if there is no provision for declarations on oath in the country where the economic operator is established). Thus, the contracting authority cannot accept e.g. a solemn declaration made before a notary if there can be issued a certificate by the competent authority in the country where the economic operator is established. Moreover, the contracting authority cannot accept self-declarations or similar declarations issued by the economic operator or the person concerned as documentation in relation to the exclusion grounds. Economic operators can identify the relevant documentation using the online platform e-Certis: https://ec.europa.eu/tools/ecertis If an economic operator is entered on an official list of approved economic operators or has an equivalent certificate (e.g. under a national (pre)qualification system), the economic operator may refer to the list in question or present a certificate issued by the competent authority instead of documentation of the information provided in the ESPD. When an economic operator is participating in the procurement procedure together with others, the economic operator must present a joint statement from all the participating economic operators which identifies the member of the group who can act as an agent on behalf of the group with mandate to establish a legal obligation on behalf of the group in relation to the contracting authority. Economic operators are encouraged to submit all necessary documentation as early as possible. Prior to the signing of the contract, the tenderer, which the contracting authority has awarded the contract to, must present statements of availability from all non-permanent staff (e.g. project specific consultants or freelance consultants). This contract has not been divided into lots, cf. section II.1.6), due to necessary coordination and administration.