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Request for proposals for Consultancy: Third Independent Review of the Implementation of the Biodiversity Offset Agreement by BMM Pty Closing Date: 11 Aug 2026 Type: Consultancy Request for Proposals (RfP) Short-term Consultancy- To conduct the third Independent Review of the Implementation of the Biodiversity Offset Agreement by Black Mountain Mining Pty (Ltd) South Africa , Project, Programme or other requisitioning unit RfP Reference: IUCN-2026-01-01 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 tenders.sa@iucn.org 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 28 July 2026 - Publication of the Request for Proposals 3 August 2026 - Deadline for expressions of interest 3 August 2026 - Deadline for submission of questions 6 August 2026 - Planned publication of responses to questions 11 August 2026 - Deadline for submission of Proposals to IUCN (Submission Deadline) 17 August 2026 - Clarification of Proposals 1 September 2026 - Planned date for Contract Award 1 September 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 BMM South Africa]. 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 3 relevant references of clients similar to IUCN / similar work 2 Confirm that you have all the necessary legal registrations to perform the work 3 State your annual turnover for each of the past 3 years 4 How many employees does your organisation have who are qualified for this work? 5 Confirm that your organisation has formal policies and/or procedures for the following environmental management, legal compliance, quality assurance, stakeholder engagement, and transformation. Where formal policies do not exist, bidders must provide a written statement outlining internal procedures and controls addressing the relevant requirements 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 IUCNs 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 IUCNs approval. IUCN will evaluate Technical Proposals with regards to each of the following criteria and their relative importance: Criterion Description - Information to provide Relative - weight 1 Proposed methodology to conduct review Soundness, clarity and feasibility of the proposed methodology to undertake the BO review - 45 1.1 Detailed approach to document review, analysis, rating methodology, and clarification of findings-15 1.2 Approach to drafting the review report, including structure, content, format, and internal/external review process-10 1.3 Proposed approach to stakeholder engagement and interaction with relevant parties during the review- 10 1.4 Methodology and scope for conducting the site visit(s), including verification methods -10 2 General Expertise and Skills (Biodiversity Offsets & Mining Context) Technical expertise and experience relevant to biodiversity offsets and mining-related biodiversity impacts - 30 2.1 Years and type of experience in the design and implementation of Biodiversity Offsets (BO) and relevant policies, guidelines, and international best practice-10 2.2 Years and type of experience working at the interface of mining and biodiversity conservation-10 2.3 Years and type of experience with No Net Loss (NNL) target development and implementation-5 2.4 Relevant past experience in reviewing biodiversity offset agreements and offset implementation performance-5 3 General Expertise and skills with environmental compliance and implementation Legal, compliance and audit-related expertise relevant to BO implementation and enforcement - 10 3.1 Years and type of experience and expertise in environmental law-3 3.2 Years and type of experience and expertise in contract law, particularly related to environmental or offset agreements-3 3.3 Years and type of experience and expertise in conducting environmental and compliance audits-4 4 National/Local content Contribution to national and local economic participation and transformation objectives - 10 4.1 Is the company registered in South Africa? Or the consultant in South Africa?-2.5 4.2 Is it a company or a consultant based in the Northern Cape?-2.5 4.3 Ownership & control profile of the company (Black-Owned, Community, women, South African, BEE Status)-5 5 Knowledge of the South African context, policy and legal framework for BOA and protected areas Understanding of South Africas regulatory, institutional and policy environment for biodiversity offsets and protected areas - 5 5.1 Type and duration of professional experience working in South Africa- 2.5 5.2 Years and type of experience and demonstrated expertise with South African policies, legislation, and legal frameworks relevant to Biodiversity Offset Agreements (BOA) and protected areas-2.5 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 ZAR 4.5.5. Breakdown of rates and prices 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 S Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4223729/consultancy-third-independent-review-implementation-biodiversity-offset-agreement-bmm-pty
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