Poverty Graduation of Extremely Poor and Flood Effected Households (PGEP) - GPN 2027 Tender

About this tender

The Poverty Graduation of Extremely Poor and Flood Affected Households (PGEP) project in Pakistan, financed by the Islamic Development Bank (US$118.4 million), seeks to procure goods, works, related services, and consulting services across five main components: (1) Livelihood Improvement—transferring productive assets to 137,000 extremely poor households, building small-scale rainwater harvesting facilities, and providing access to finance (Qard Hasan) to approximately 37,863 households through 5-6 Partner Organizations; (2) Capacity and Knowledge Development—digital skills training for 2,500 rural youth, establishment of 16 Village Social Enterprises, and an impact study; (3) Project Management Support—staffing, MIS development, communication, and training; (4) Project Financial Audit—independent audits by a reputable firm; and (5) Contingency for Emergency Response—reserved resources for disaster/pandemic response. The project will recruit and train Community Resource Persons (~1,275) and Business Service Providers (~1,550). Procurement is conducted under IsDB Guidelines for Procurement of Goods, Works and Services (April 2019, revised February 2023) and Guidelines for Consultant Services, open to eligible bidders from IsDB Member Countries.

Bidder eligibility

Bidders must be eligible as defined in the Islamic Development Bank's Guidelines for Procurement of Goods, Works and Related Services under IsDB Project Financing (April 2019 edition, revised February 2023) and Guidelines for the Procurement of Consultant Services. Eligibility is limited to nationals and firms from IsDB Member Countries. Specific procurement notices will detail further eligibility requirements, financial standing, technical qualifications, and prior experience thresholds as contracts are individually advertised.

How bids are scored

Evaluation will follow IsDB procurement guidelines. For goods and works contracts, International Competitive Bidding (Limited to IsDB Member Countries—ICB/MC) procedures apply. For consulting services, Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS-MC) and Least Cost Selection (LCS) methods are used. Specific evaluation criteria, price/quality weightings, and scoring methodologies will be detailed in individual contract notices as they are announced.

Key requirements

• ✓Experience implementing poverty-graduation and social-protection programmes
• ✓Demonstrated capacity to work with flood-affected and extremely poor populations
• ✓Understanding of climate-resilience and livelihood diversification in Pakistan context

Procurement contact

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Relevant sectors

About this sector

Climate adaptation funding helps communities, infrastructure and businesses prepare for heat, flooding, drought and sea level rise. Most of it is public and multilateral money, often targeted at vulnerable regions and delivered with local government. Calls usually ask for a climate risk assessment and evidence that local people shaped the plan.