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Consultancy for scaling up mangrove restoration using Community-Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR), and delivery of training focusing on NGOs and local communities.
Mozambique Country Office, CORE RESTOR, Coastal and Ocean Resilience Programme
RfP Reference: IUCN-2026-05-P05005-1
Welcome to this Procurement by IUCN. You are hereby invited to submit a Proposal. Please read the information and instructions carefully because non-compliance with the instructions may result in disqualification of your Proposal from this Procurement.
1. REQUIREMENTS
1.1. A detailed description of the services and/or goods to be provided can be found in Attachment 1.
2. CONTACT DETAILS
2.1. During the course of this procurement, i.e. from the publication of this RfP to the award of a contract, you may not discuss this procurement with any IUCN employee or representative other than the following contact. You must address all correspondence and questions to the contact, including your Proposal.
IUCN Contact: [email protected]
3. PROCUREMENT TIMETABLE
3.1. This timetable is indicative and may be changed by IUCN at any time. If IUCN decides that changes to any of the deadlines are necessary, we will publish this on our website and contact you directly if you have indicated your interest in this procurement (see Section 3.2).
DATE-ACTIVITY
03/06/ 2026-Publication of the Request for Proposals
09/06/2026-Deadline for expressions of interest
10/06/ 2026-Deadline for submission of questions
15/06/2026-Planned publication of responses to questions
03/07/2026-Deadline for submission of Proposals to IUCN (“Submission Deadline”)
10/07/2026-Clarification of Proposals
17/07/2026-Planned date for contract award
20/07/2026-Expected contract start date
3.2. Please email the IUCN contact to express your interest in submitting a Proposal by the deadline stated above. This will help IUCN to keep you updated regarding the procurement.
4. COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL
4.1. Your Proposal must consist of the following four separate documents:
Signed Declaration of Undertaking (see Attachment 2)
Pre-Qualification Information (see Section 4.3 below)
Technical Proposal (see Section 4.4 below)
Financial Proposal (see Section 4.5 below)
Proposals must be prepared in English.
4.2. Your Proposal must be submitted by email to the IUCN Contact (see Section 2). The subject heading of the email shall be [RfP Reference – bidder name]. The bidder name is the name of the company/organisation on whose behalf you are submitting the Proposal, or your own surname if you are bidding as a self-employed consultant. Your Proposal must be submitted in PDF format. You may submit multiple emails suitably annotated, e.g. Email 1 of 3, if attached files are too large to suit a single email transmission. You may not submit your Proposal by uploading it to a file-sharing tool.
IMPORTANT: Submitted documents must be password-protected so that they cannot be opened and read before the submission deadline. Please use the same password for all submitted documents. After the deadline has passed and within 12 hours, please send the password to the IUCN Contact. This will ensure a secure bid submission and opening process.
Please DO NOT email the password before the deadline for Proposal submission.
4.3. Pre-Qualification Criteria
IUCN will use the following Pre-Qualification Criteria to determine whether you have the capacity to provide the required goods and/or services to IUCN. Please provide the necessary information in a single, separate document.
Pre-Qualification Criteria
1. Relevant references of clients to work related to mangrove restoration using CBERM approach
2.Confirm that you have all the necessary legal registrations to perform the work
3. How many employees does your organisation have who are qualified for this work?
4.4. Technical Proposal
The Technical Proposal must address each of the criteria stated below explicitly and separately, quoting the relevant criteria reference number (left-hand column).
Proposals in any other format will significantly increase the time it takes to evaluate, and such Proposals may therefore be rejected at IUCN’s discretion.
Where CVs are requested, these must be of the individuals who will actually carry out the work specified. The individuals you put forward may only be substituted with IUCN’s approval.
IUCN will evaluate Technical Proposals with regards to each of the following criteria and their relative importance:
Description-Information to provide-Relative weight
1. Clarity and completeness of the proposal; 20 marks
understanding of the assignment; consultant’s experience in similar assignments
Information to provide:
Technical proposal (max. 10 pages) and examples of previous reports:-
Understanding of the assignment and clarity of the proposal (10mrks)
Relevant previous experience and sample reports (10mrks)
2.Proposed approach and methods- 30 marks
Technical proposal (max. 10 pages), including methodology and activity plan:
Appropriateness of methodology (15 mrks)
Feasibility and coherence of activity plan (10 mrks)
Innovation and practicality of approach (5 mrks)
3.Qualifications and Experience of proposed Expert- 40 marks
Team CVs (no more than 2 pages) showing:
Academic qualifications(10 mrks)
Relevant technical experience (20 mrks)
Experience in similar assignments/projects (10 mrks)
4.Track record: Quality and relevance of references provided- 10 marks
At least 2 references from previous similar work (5 mrks)
Relevance of previous assignments to the current consultancy (5 mrks)
TOTAL 100%
4.5. Financial Proposal
4.5.1. The Financial Proposal must be a fixed and firm price for the provision of the goods/services stated in the RfP in their entirety.
4.5.2. Prices include all costs
Submitted rates and prices are deemed to include all costs, insurances, taxes (except VAT, see below), fees, expenses, liabilities, obligations, risk and other things necessary for the performance of the Terms of Reference or Specification of Requirements. IUCN will not accept charges beyond those clearly stated in the Financial Proposal. This includes applicable withholding taxes and similar. It is your responsibility to determine whether such taxes apply to your organisation and to include them in your Financial Proposal.
4.5.3. Applicable Goods and Services Taxes
Proposal rates and prices shall be exclusive of Value Added Tax.
4.5.4. Currency of proposed rates and prices
All rates and prices submitted by Proposers shall be in USD.
4.5.5. Breakdown of rates and prices
For information only, the price needs to be broken down by deliverable as follows:
Description-Quantity-Unit Price-Total Price
1 Detailed plan, budget and methodological presented and approved
2 Deliver mangrove restoration training to the local stakeholders (NGOs, Community members and Government officers)
3 Hydrological restoration of 70 hectares for mangrove restoration in Jogo- Morrumbene District
4 Establish 2 mangrove nurseries (each c. 625 m²) in Jogo- Morrumbene District
5 Prepare a sustainability and handover plan to support longterm community ownership and maintenance of nurseries and restored areas.
6 Delivery the final report
TOTAL
4.6. Additional information not requested by IUCN should not be included in your Proposal and will not be considered in the evaluation.
4.7. Your Proposal must remain valid and capable of acceptance by IUCN for a period of 90 calendar days following the submission deadline.
4.8. Withdrawals and Changes
You may freely withdraw or change your Proposal at any time prior to the submission deadline by written notice to the IUCN Contact. However, in order to reduce the risk of fraud, no changes or withdrawals will be accepted after the submission deadline.
5. EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS
5.1. Completeness
IUCN will firstly check your Proposal for completeness. Incomplete Proposals will not be considered further.
5.2. Pre-Qualification Criteria
Only Proposals that meet all of the pre-qualification criteria will be evaluated.
5.3. Technical Evaluation
5.3.1. Scoring Method
Your Proposal will be assigned a score from 0 to 10 for each of the technical evaluation criteria, such that ‘0’ is low and ‘10’ is high.
5.3.2. Minimum Quality Thresholds
Proposals that receive a score of ‘0’ for any of the criteria will not be considered further.
5.3.3. Technical Score
Your score for each technical evaluation criterion will be multiplied with the respective relative weight (see Section 4.4) and these weighted scores added together to give your Proposal’s overall technical score.
5.4. Financial Evaluation and Financial Scores
The financial evaluation will be based upon the full total price you submit. Your Financial Proposal will receive a score calculated by dividing the lowest Financial Proposal that has passed the minimum quality thresholds (see Section 5.3.2) by the total price of your Financial Proposal.
Thus, for example, if your Financial Proposal is for a total of CHF 100 and the lowest Financial Proposal is CHF 80, you will receive a financial score of 80/100 = 80%
5.5. Total Score
Your Proposal’s total score will be calculated as the weighted sum of your technical score and your financial score.
The relative weights will be:
Technical: 70%
Financial: 30%
Thus, for example, if your technical score is 83% and your financial score is 77%, you will receive a total score of 83 * 70% + 77 * 30% = 58.1% + 23.1% = 81.2%.
Subject to the requirements in Sections 4 and 7, IUCN will award the contract to the bidder whose Proposal achieves the highest total score.
6. EXPLANATION OF PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE
6.1. IUCN is using the Open Procedure for this procurement. This means that the contracting opportunity is published on IUCN’s website and open to all interested parties to take part, subject to the conditions in Section 7 below.
6.2. You are welcome to ask questions or seek clarification regarding this procurement. Please email the IUCN Contact (see Section 2), taking note of the deadline for submission of questions in Section 3.1.
6.3. All Proposals must be received by the submission deadline in Section 3.1 above. Late Proposals will not be considered. All Proposals received by the submission deadline will be evaluated by a team of three or more evaluators in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in this RfP. No other criteria will be used to evaluate Proposals. The contract will be awarded to the bidder whose Proposal received the highest Total Score. IUCN does, however, reserve the right to cancel the procurement and not award a contract at all.
6.4. IUCN will contact the bidder with the highest-scoring Proposal to finalise the contract. We will contact unsuccessful bidders after the contract has been awarded and provide detailed feedback. The timetable in Section 3.1 gives an estimate of when we expect to have completed the contract award, but this date may change depending on how long the evaluation of Proposals takes.
7. CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROCUREMENT
7.1. To participate in this procurement, you are required to submit a Proposal, which fully complies with the instructions in this RfP and the Attachments.
7.1.1. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have submitted a complete and fully compliant Proposal.
7.1.2. Any incomplete or incorrectly completed Proposal submission may be deemed noncompliant, and as a result you may be unable to proceed further in the procurement process.
7.1.3. IUCN will query any obvious clerical errors in your Proposal and may, at IUCN’s sole discretion, allow you to correct these, but only if doing so could not be perceived as giving you an unfair advantage.
7.2. In order to participate in this procurement, you must meet the following conditions:
Free of conflicts of interest
Registered on the relevant professional or trade register of the country in which you are established (or resident, if self-employed)
In full compliance with your obligations relating to payment of social security contributions and of all applicable taxes
Not been convicted of failing to comply with environmental regulatory requirements or other legal requirements relating to sustainability and environmental protection
Not bankrupt or being wound up
Never been guilty of an offence concerning your professional conduct
Not involved in fraud, corruption, a criminal organisation, money laundering, terrorism, or any other illegal activity.
7.3. You must complete and sign the Declaration of Undertaking (see Attachment 2).
7.4. If you are participating in this procurement as a member of a joint venture, or are using subcontractors, submit a separate Declaration of Undertaking for each member of the joint venture and sub-contractor, and be clear in your Proposal which parts of the goods/services are provided by each partner or sub-contractor.
7.5. Each bidder shall submit only one Proposal, either individually or as a partner in a joint venture. In case of joint venture, one company shall not be allowed to participate in two different joint ventures in the same procurement nor shall a company be allowed to submit a Proposal both on its behalf and as part of a joint venture for the same procurement. A bidder who submits or participates in more than one Proposal (other than as a subcontractor or in cases of alternatives that have been permitted or requested) shall cause all the Proposals with the bidder’s participation to be disqualified.
7.6. By taking part in this procurement, you accept the conditions set out in this RfP, including the following:
It is unacceptable to give or offer any gift or consideration to an employee or other representative of IUCN as a reward or inducement in relation to the awarding of a contract.
Such action will give IUCN the right to exclude you from this and any future procurements, and to terminate any contract that may have been signed with you.
Any attempt to obtain information from an employee or other representative of IUCN concerning another bidder will result in disqualification.
Any price fixing or collusion with other bidders in relation to this procurement shall give IUCN the right to exclude you and any other involved bidder(s) from this and any future procurements and may constitute a criminal offence.
8. CONFIDENTIALITY AND DATA PROTECTION
8.1. IUCN follows the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The information you submit to IUCN as part of this procurement will be treated as confidential and shared only as required to evaluate your Proposal in line with the procedure explained in this RfP, and for the maintenance of a clear audit trail. For audit purposes, IUCN is required to retain your Proposal in its entirety for 10 years after then end of the resulting contract and make this available to internal and external auditors and donors as and when requested.
8.2. In the Declaration of Undertaking (Attachment 2) you need to give IUCN express permission to use the information you submit in this way, including personal data that forms part of your Proposal. Where you include personal data of your employees (e.g. CVs) in your Proposal, you need to have written permission from those individuals to share this information with IUCN, and for IUCN to use this information as indicated in 8.1. Without these permissions, IUCN will not be able to consider your Proposal.
9. COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
If you have a complaint or concern regarding the propriety of how a competitive process is or has been executed, then please contact [email protected]. Such complaints or concerns will be treated as confidential and are not considered in breach of the above restrictions on communication (Section 2.1).
10. CONTRACT
The contract will be based on IUCN’s template in Attachment 3, the terms of which are not negotiable. They may, however, be amended by IUCN to reflect particular requirements from the donor funding this particular procurement.
11. ABOUT IUCN
IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.
Headquartered in Switzerland, IUCN Secretariat comprises around 1,000 staff with offices in more than 50 countries.
Created in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,300 Member organisations and some 10,000 experts. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad membership enables IUCN to fill the role of incubator and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards.
IUCN provides a neutral space in which diverse stakeholders including governments, NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge and implement solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development.
Working with many partners and supporters, IUCN implements a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects worldwide. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being.
www.iucn.org
https://twitter.com/IUCN/
12. ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 Specification of Requirements / Terms of Reference
Attachment 2 Declaration of Undertaking (select 2a for companies or 2b for self-employed as applicable to you)
Attachment 3 Contract Template
Terms of Reference for IUCN Consultancy
Title: Consultancy for scaling up mangrove restoration using Community-Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR), and delivery of capacity building sessions for NGOs and local communities
Objective of the Consultancy
This consultancy has the following objective(s):
The aim is to scale up effective mangrove restoration by applying Community-Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR) approaches. This will be achieved by strengthening the technical capacities of NGOs and local communities through targeted training, practical guidance and knowledge transfer.
Background
Project Reference: P05005
Donor reference: Irish Aid – Department of Foreign Affairs
About IUCN
IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.
Created in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,400 Member organisations and around 15,000 experts. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad membership enables IUCN to fill the role of incubator and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards.
IUCN provides a neutral space in which diverse stakeholders including governments, NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge and implement solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development.
Working with many partners and supporters, IUCN implements a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects worldwide. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well being.
www.iucn.org
https://twitter.com/IUCN/
About the Project
The Strengthening Coastal Governance and Ecosystem Restoration for a Resilient Blue Economy (CORE RESTOR) in Inhambane Province, is a project funded by the Irish Embassy and implemented by IUCN, supports the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Fisheries in Inhambane Province. The project had four areas of intervention in the first phase (2025):
Technical assistance (planning, budgeting, and monitoring) and capacity building for the provincial government in terms of inclusivity in coastal and marine conservation, reporting planning, blue business, NbS, etc.
Ecological restoration of critical habitats (demonstration of effective practices for NbS)
Assessment of the coastal and marine conservation sector, and blue business in Inhambane
Analysis of the blue markets: carbon and blue economy
These interventions created the necessary conditions to scale up the project’s actions more appropriately in other communities. In the second phase, which began in 2026, the project comprises also 4 interventions:
1. Technical assistance and capacity building to the Government
2. Nature-based Solutions and coastal ecosystem restoration
3. Implementation of Blue Economy, Blue Businesses and Blue Jobs in Inhambane province.
4. Strengthening coastal and marine governance to improve best practices in marine resource management; a fisheries focus
The consultancy outcomes are expected to contribute to mangrove restoration and enhance the generation, exchange and dissemination of knowledge and learning.
The project is grounded in a human rights-based approach and promotes Nature-based Solutions with a strong commitment to gender equality. Affirmative actions will be taken to ensure the active participation of women and youth in natural resource management.
Component 2 of the project considers nature-based solutions and ecosystem restoration, where a nursery for mangrove is established, and the mangrove ecosystem is restored using gender sensitive community based natural resource management (CBNRM).
The sub activities under this component, are the ones to which this consultancy relates i.e:
Activity 2.1. Implement an ecological mangrove restoration plan developed under CORE RESTOR phase 1.
o CORE RESTOR 2 will implement the mangrove restoration plan that has been developed under phase 1 in the 2 communities in Murrumbene. In addition to the environmental and ecological methodologies outline in the plan this activity will also contribute to supporting the community members who implement the restoration activities.
Activity 2.2. Scale up mangrove restoration as a naturenature-based solution and expand to at least 4 more communities.
o Following the site selection methodology used in phase 1, at least 4 more mangrove restoration sites will be identified, restoration plans developed and implemented during CORE RESTOR 2, Where required, additional mangrove nurseries will be established, however preference will be given to the more sustainable hydrological approach where appropriate.
Activity 2.3. Deliver mangrove restoration capacity building sessions focusing on NGOs, local communities especially women and youth to enhance their capacity.
o CORE RESTOR 2 will consistently deliver mangrove restoration refresher courses to those trained under phase 1 and new training to those in the communities where new restoration activities will be undertaken. There will be a particular focus on Nature Based Solutions and Community Based Natural Resource Management and Community Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR), a successful restoration approach implemented in more than 50 countries.
Reference information
mangrovealliance.org/_files/ugd/46cc4e_6d2b91ec8e204c5bab2ab9b0e3317c7b.pdf?index=true
Guidelines on Mangrove Ecosystem Restoration for the Western Indian Ocean Region.pdf1688722016-Guiao de Restauracao de Mangal_INOM_2023 (003).pdf
Nature & Faune journal, Volume 32, Issue 1
Description of the Assignment
IUCN is seeking a Mangrove Restoration Expert with capacity building skills to lead the scale up effective mangrove restoration by applying Community-Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR) approach, Deliver mangrove restoration training focusing on NGOs and local communities, involve local leadership, site hydrological restoration for mangrove restoration and establish mangrove nurseries.
Specifically, the consultant will:
1. Develop and deliver mangrove restoration capacity building program to the local stakeholders, including local community groups, women, and youth groups, focusing on management, conservation and restoration practices and guidelines (ecological condition, species, nursery set up, site selection, techniques, M&E and reporting).
2. Lead the mangrove restoration plan using Community-Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR) approach, including the selection of community members to lead the mangrove restoration process which involve the hydrological restoration of 70 hectares in
Morrumbene district in Inhambane province. This component requires significant hands on field interventions to ensure that there is constant supervision of the field teams. The feild team supervision will require both technical/scientific supervision and monitoring, and community member supervision and monitoring. It is envisaged that the consultancy team will have a permanent presence in the field.
3. Establish and deliver 2 mangrove nurseries (each c. 625 m²) using locally sourced materials. This includes:
Layout and preparation of seedbeds
Installation of basic irrigation systems
Construction of protective fencing
Sourcing and preparation of propagules/seeds
Establishment a seedling plan across both nurseries (if applicable)
Composition of the team
The organisation specialized in mangrove restoration is expected to have a team with in-depth knowledge of mangrove ecology and the correct application of the CBEMR approach to restoration, as well as the ability to lead local actors. The organisation is also expected to guide restoration activities and capacity-building sessions. The team members will need to be available for full time on site supervision during all field activities. They will have to have proven
experience of leading large community groups to undertake restoration activities.
Duration of the Assignment
06.07.2026 to 14.11.2026
Deliverables and Activities
The Expert will provide the following deliverables and carry out the following activities:
Deliverable/Activity-Description-Deadline
1. Deliverable 1-10th July 2026
Detailed plan, budget and methodological presented and approved
2. Deliverable 2-24th July 2026
Deliver mangrove restoration training to the local stakeholders (NGOs, Community members and Government officers)
3. Deliverable 3-8th August 2026
Visit and reconfirm the identified mangrove restoration site in Morrumbene district
4. Deliverable 4-23rd August, 2026
Hydrological restoration of 70 ehectares for Mangrove restoration
5. Deliverable 5-15th September 2026
Establish 2 mangrove nurseries (each c. 625 m²) in Jogo-Morrumbene District
6. Deliverable 6-30th September, 2026
Prepare a sustainability and handover plan to support long-term community ownership and maintenance of nurseries and restored areas
7. Deliverable 7-11th November 2026
Delivery the final report.
Payment Schedule
The Timetable below summarises the chronological order of deliverables and indicates milestones at which IUCN will pay the Consultant.
Deliverable-Milestone payment
1. Deliverable 1-20%
2. Deliverable 2-30%
3. Deliverable 3&4-30%
3. Deliverable 5-10%
3. Deliverable 6-10%
Skills and Experience
The Mangrove Restoration Expert must have the following skills, education and experience as a minimum:
Specialist in Community-Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR)
Over 7 years working in mangrove conservation projects in Mozambique.
Proven experience and expertise in hydrological restoration, with a focus on natural mangrove restoration.
Proven experience in facilitating training workshops or similar group activities.
Proven experience and expertise in the CBEMR approach and demonstrated ability to deliver training in this area.
Proven experience of design, and delivery of CBEMR approaches in Mozambique with hands on experience of on full time on site oversight.
Experience working with the IUCN hydrological restoration initiative.
Experience working restoration initiative in Morrumbene district will be an advantage.
Knowledge of Mozambique’s coastal ecosystems and policy frameworks.
Ability to produce high-quality technical reports in Portuguese and English
Supervision and coordination
The Expert will report to and work under the supervision of Coastal and Ocean Resilience Program manager-IUCN Mozambique with support of COR Senior Programme officer- Inhambane office
Travel and subsistence
All material acquisition, travel and accommodation and subsistence expenses will be covered by the Expert and therefore should be costed into the financial proposal.
DECLARATION OF UNDERTAKING IN RELATION TO RFP- Consultancy for scaling up mangrove restoration using Community-Based Ecological Mangrove Restoration (CBEMR), and delivery of capacity building sessions for NGOs and local communities
I, the undersigned, hereby confirm that I am an authorised representative of the following organisation:
Registered Name of Organisation (the “Organisation”): _______________________
Registered Address (incl. country): _______________________________________
Year of Registration:__________________________________________________
I hereby authorise IUCN to store and use the information included in the attached Proposal for the purpose of evaluating Proposals and selecting the Proposal IUCN deems the most favourable. I acknowledge that IUCN is required to retain the Proposal in its entirety for 10 years after then end of the resulting contract and make this available to internal and external auditors and donors as and when reasonably requested. Where the Proposal includes Personal Data as defined by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), I confirm that the Organisation has been authorised by each Data Subject to share this Data with IUCN for the purposes stated above.
I further confirm that the following statements are correct:
1. The Organisation is duly registered in accordance with all applicable laws.
2. The Organisation is fully compliant with all its tax and social security obligations.
3. The Organisation and its staff and representatives are free of any real or perceived conflicts of interest with regards to IUCN and its Mission.
4. The Organisation agrees to declare to IUCN any real or perceived emerging conflicts of interests it or any of its staff and representatives may have concerning IUCN. The Organisation acknowledges that IUCN may terminate any contracts with the Organisation that would, in IUCN sole discretion, be negatively affected by such conflicts of interests.
5. None of the Organisation’s staff has ever been convicted of grave professional misconduct or any other offence concerning their professional conduct.
6. Neither the Organisation nor any of its staff and representatives have ever been convicted of fraud, corruption, money laundering, supporting terrorism or involvement in a criminal organisation.
7. The Organisation acknowledges that engagement by itself or any of its staff in fraud, corruption, money laundering, supporting terrorism or involvement in a criminal organisation will entitle IUCN to terminate any and all contracts with the Organisation with immediate effect.
8. The Organisation is a going concern and is not bankrupt or being wound up, is not having its affairs administered by the courts, has not suspended business activities, is not the subject of proceedings concerning those matters, or in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure provided for in national legislation or regulations.
9. The Organisation complies with all applicable environmental regulatory requirements or other legal requirements relating to sustainability and environmental protection.
10. The Organisation is not included in the UN Security Council Sanctions List, EU Sanctions Map, US Office of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions List, or the World Bank listing of ineligible firms and individuals. The Organisation agrees that it will not provide direct or indirect support to firms and individuals included in these lists.
11. The Organisation has not been, is not, and will not be involved or implicated in any violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, or injustice or abuse of human rights related to other groups or individuals, including forced evictions, violation of fundamental rights of workers as defined by the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, child labour, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment.
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< Name and position of authorised representative of the Proposer >
DECLARATION IN RELATION TO < IUCN-2026-05-P05005-1>
I, the undersigned, hereby confirm that I am self-employed and able to provide the service independent of any organisation or other legal entity.
Full name (as in passport):
Home or Office (please delete as appropriate) Address (incl. country):
I hereby authorise IUCN to store and use the information included in the attached Proposal for the purpose of evaluating Proposals and selecting the Proposal IUCN deems the most favourable, including Personal Data as defined by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). I acknowledge that IUCN is required to retain my Proposal in its entirety for 10 years after then end of the resulting contract and make this available to internal and external auditors and donors as and when reasonably requested.
I further confirm that the following statements are correct:
1. I am legally registered as self-employed in accordance with all applicable laws.
2. I am fully compliant with all my tax and social security obligations.
3. I am free of any real or perceived conflicts of interest with regards to IUCN and its Mission.
4. I agree to declare to IUCN any real or perceived emerging conflicts of interests I may have concerning IUCN. I acknowledge that IUCN may terminate any contracts with me that would, in IUCN sole discretion, be negatively affected by such conflicts of interests.
5. I have never been convicted of grave professional misconduct or any other offence concerning my professional conduct.
6. I have never been convicted of fraud, corruption, money laundering, supporting terrorism or involvement in a criminal organisation.
7. I acknowledge that engagement in fraud, corruption, money laundering, supporting terrorism or involvement in a criminal organisation will entitle IUCN to terminate any and all contracts with me with immediate effect.
8. I am not included in the UN Security Council Sanctions List, EU Sanctions Map, US Office of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions List, or the World Bank listing of ineligible firms and individuals. I agree that I will not provide direct or indirect support to firms and individuals included in these lists.
9. I have not been, am not, and will not be involved or implicated in any violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, or injustice or abuse of human rights related to other groups or individuals, including forced evictions, violation of fundamental rights of workers as defined by the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, child labour, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment.
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