Tildelingskriterium 1Hourly rate
The tenderer shall offer one hourly rate in NOK excl. of VAT for all consultants under the contract.
The hourly rate shall include all Consultant's profit and expenses, including social and administrative costs.
The award criteria “Price” will only be assessed based on the hourly rate offered.
Tildelingskriterium 2Relevant qualifications
Institutional
· At least 10 years of institutional research experience energy, climate, and sustainable development, including published works or publicly available work on energy development, including energy access, poverty, just transition, as well as /climate and project finance needed. Experience with energy planning, social, political, and economic context analyses will be an asset.
· Experience in analyzing and synthesizing research for policy advice and program implementation.
· Experience from or access to sources, researchers, and documentation from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Team Composition
The proposed team must comprise a Team leader who will be supported by a team of at least 2 researchers to ensure comprehensive and quality work. A clear team structure and quality assurance mechanisms must be proposed.
• The Team Leader must have an advanced university degree and minimum 10 years of experience in team management and collaborative research, including proven experience in leading a team to deliver on a research and analysis assignment.
• The Team must have proven experience in, and published/publicly disseminated, secondary research, literature reviews and/or desk analysis in the institutional qualification areas mentioned above.
Flexibility in the composition of team members will be needed for the optional follow-up work.
Institutional and team composition qualifications will be assessed in combination. The institutional qualifications shall be summarized on maximum two pages.
For assessing the qualifications of the proposed team CVs for up to 5 researchers plus the team Leader shall be presented.
The key qualifications of the proposed team shall be summarized on maximum one page per member.