318 IC Preparation of Financial and Economic Assessment and Financing Plan

Country: Ukraine Description of the Assignment: The assignment supports the preparation of the DSIP Financing Plan for Directive (EU) 2019/904 by assessing implementation costs, financing needs, funding sources, financing gaps, affordability, and financial sustainability.Working closely with the DSIP lead developer, the consultant will provide economic analyses of implementation options and, once a preferred approach is approved, conduct detailed costing and financing assessments to support the final DSIP action plan and implementation timeline. Type of position: NationalDuty Station: Home-based, Ukraine. Travel is not envisaged. Period of assignment/services (if applicable): up to 40 working days from contract signature Main objectives of the assignment: The overall objective of the assignment is to support the preparation of the Financing Plan component of the Directive Specific Implementation Plan (DSIP) for Directive (EU) 2019/904 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment by undertaking the financial and economic assessments, calculations and analyses required under the DSIP development process.The assignment will contribute to the preparation of the Financing Plan and related sections of the DSIP through the provision of robust, evidence-based estimates of implementation costs, financing needs, and financing sources.The assignment is intended to support the competent authorities and the DSIP drafting process. It is not intended to replace the overall preparation of the DSIP, legal approximation activities, institutional assessments or technical implementation planning.Tender documents can be downloaded from the link at the bottom of the announcement text on Procurement Notices, Section "Documents". First, please follow  "this link" to acquire security token, then proceed to download announcement documents by to the link "Negotiation Document(s)". To find the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment, please open/review the Negotiation Attachments Section. !PLEASE NOTE: The Contract (s) with the awarded bidder (s) will be signed in the currency of the bid. Addressing local currency fluctuations, local bidders are encouraged to specify an alternative preferred currency arrangements chosen from the options listed below in their Financial proposal form:1.Currency of the bid and Contract is USD1.1. Payments can be made in USD in case the local bidders agree to this arrangement and have a USD bank account. USD payment details should be included in the supplier’s account in Quantum and in the invoice.1.2 Payments can be made in UAH in accordance with the USD/UAH UNORE applicable on the date of payment (UNORE rates can be checked here: https://treasury.un.org/operationalrates/OperationalRates.php )The invoice should be issued in UAH and contain reference to equivalent USD amount in line with the Contract.Currency of the bid is USD, currency of the Contract is UAHThe contract is signed in UAH based on UNORE applicable on the date of contract signature, if agreed by the Contractor.Proposal should be submitted directly and only in the Quantum portal no later than indicated deadline following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org using the already registered profile you may have in the Quantum portal. To submit your bid/proposal/offer in the Quantum you/your Company should be registered first. Instructions on how to submit a bid/proposal are attached to the negotiation and also available via the links below in English and Ukrainian. You can indicate whether you are interested/intend to submit a bid/proposal/offer by creating a draft response for Quantum negotiation without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requirements.  REGISTRATION IN QUANTUM:In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link Supplier Registration (oraclecloud.com) and followin