Technical Assistance to the Cuban Public Bank Bandec in its Transformation towards... Tender

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Country : Cuba

Summary : Technical Assistance to the Cuban Public Bank Bandec in its Transformation towards A "Green and Responsible" Bank, including the Definition, Identification and Monitoring of Climate-Smart Projects

Deadline : 11 Mar 2022

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 63526859

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Competition : ICB

Financier : Agence Francaise De Development (AFD)

Purchaser Ownership : Public

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Tenders are invited for Technical Assistance to the Cuban Public Bank Bandec in its Transformation towards A "Green and Responsible" Bank, including the Definition, Identification and Monitoring of Climate-Smart Projects in the Agricultural Sector and the Construction of an Environmental and Social Risk Management System

Objectives of the technical cooperation

Object of this consultancy: Implementation of the Technical Assistance of the LAIF in support of the strategy of Banco Verde and Responsible for BANDEC (1 million euros).

The particular objective of the consultancy is to support and train BANDEC for the analysis, financing and monitoring of climate-smart projects in the agricultural sectors, in collaboration with MINAG and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA).

The duration of the Technical Assistance will be 4 years.

The overall budget for Technical Assistance is 1 million euros.

The specific objectives and indicative actions of the Technical Assistance are as follows:

Components Objectives
Component 1: Banco Verde



Definition of the strategy of Banco Verde and Responsible for BANDEC, in relation to MINAG and the objectives of the Life Task (1) and communication of the strategy.

Justification of the use of funds from the AFD line of credit.

Development of a green culture within BANDEC and accompany the change.

Conducting studies on the relationship between climate change and agriculture in the local context.

Implementation of a team of specialists in "green finance" made up of personnel from BANDEC, CITMA, MINAG and other relevant partners.

Consulting and knowledge transfer. Training of human resources from BANDEC, CITMA and other relevant partners (employee training, national and/or international workshops, study trips, case studies, etc.).

Implementation of project analysis and monitoring tools, such as MSA (Environmental Score Matrix), MRV (Measuring, Reporting and Verification) for monitoring green projects, with possible extension to the entire bank portfolio; or of the Ex-ACT type (ex ante calculation of the carbon balance of agricultural projects, developed by the FAO); etc.

Coordination with BANDEC on the other parts of the Program (2).

Component 2: Responsible Bank
Definition of BANDEC's global Environmental and Social Policy.

Development and implementation of an Environmental and Social Risk Management System (SARAS) for BANDEC's loan portfolio.

Support for BANDEC's social strategy, internally and in the portfolio, with a focus on gender and age issues.

Coordination and external evaluation
Audits and external evaluation of the execution of the subsidy.

(1) Within the Cuban Environmental Strategy (included in the National Plan for Economic and Social Development until 2030), Task Life is the operational mode of the State Plan for confronting climate change in the Republic of Cuba. The CITMA is the entity responsible for the application of the Life Task plan.

(2) The Technical Assistance will ensure the adequacy between its activities and the other activities of the BVR Program (credit line, numerical transition and internal reinforcement program), including advice for the selection of the equipment to be purchased (including imports).

3. Requirements of the consulting team and required documents

BANDEC asks each institution interested in participating in the selection process to send:
- A letter of presentation of the candidacy
- An opinion of compliance with fiscal and social obligations
- An insurance certification (professional responsibility )
- Annual sales of the last 3 years
- A presentation note of the organization (human and material resources)
- A presentation note of the references and experiences
- The Declaration of Integrity, Eligibility and Social and Environmental Responsibility, duly signed, whose model is attached to this document.

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