Service Provider for DIF Data Centre Skills Development Architecture – Phase 2 Implementation
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HAUS kehittämiskeskus Oy needs a service provider to implement the Digital Investment Facility (DIF) Data Centre Skills Development Architecture – Phase 2 Implementation, with a maximum total value of 210,000 EUR. This involves mobilizing academic partners, coordinating and quality-assuring Data Centre Certified Associate (DCCA) I and II training, managing student outreach, operationalizing practical training, implementing employer placement channels, establishing governance, and developing a scale-up plan. The services are to be delivered in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria, requiring operational capacity in multicultural, multi-stakeholder environments. Proposals will be evaluated based on quality (80%) and price (20%). HAUS reserves the right to reject proposals demonstrating team outsourcing, vague team composition, or lack of African field experience.
About the bid
- Contact name
- HAUS Procurement
- Contact phone
- +358 447877028
- Contact email
- dgprocument@haus.fi
- Address
- Yliopistonkatu 5, 5.krs, 00100 Helsinki
The Digital Investment Facility (DIF) is a European technical assistance initiative supporting green and secure digital infrastructure across Africa. In partnership with the EU Commission, GIZ, and HAUS, DIF works to improve the bankability of projects such as data centres, IXPs, and digital backbone infrastructure. Africa’s digital infrastructure growth is accelerating, with data centre capacity demand increasing more rapidly than the availability of skilled professionals. Phase 1 of the DIF Skills Development Program — completed in October 2025 — validated the following structural constraints: • Low awareness of careers in data centres and digital infrastructure • Limited practical experience within existing training pathways • Fragmented training quality across countries and institutions • Strong emerging demand for sustainability, energy efficiency and operational skills • High willingness among operators, OEMs and training institutions to collaborate. The Phase 1 blueprint established a full architecture for addressing these challenges, including curriculum tiers, partner roles, governance, employer linkages, and a business model. Phase 2 now focuses on execution. The objective is to test a functioning talent funnel across some pilot countries like South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria, integrating academic delivery, practical training, industry partnerships, and employer placement mechanisms. The pilot program reinforces DIF’s mission to reduce investment risks for data centres and IXPs by strengthening human capital essential for sustainable operations. The objective of this procurement is to contract a qualified Service Provider to implement the full Skills Development Pilot cycle between January and September 2026. The Service Provider will be responsible for: • Mobilising academic partners and regional delivery institutions • Structuring, coordinating and quality-assuring Data Centre Certified Associate (DCCA) I and II training delivery • Managing student outreach, recruitment and learner lifecycle processes • Designing and operationalising practical training via operators and OEMs • Implementing employer placement channels and industry engagement • Establishing and maintaining governance, compliance and reporting mechanisms • Developing a comprehensive scale-up plan for regional expansion in 2027–2028. The scope extends across South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria, requiring operational capacity in multicultural, multi-stakeholder environments and close coordination with DIF and industry partners. A more detailed description of the procurement is provided in Annex 1 (TOR).Main features of the procedureThe proposals will be evaluated based on the criteria provided at the Teams of Reference (annexd). The contract award procedure will progress in the following steps: 1. Opening the tenders and evaluation the suitability of the tenderers 2. Verifying that the tenders and the services tendered meet the requirements of the Invitation to tender 3. Comparison of tenders that meet the requirements of the Invitation to Tender 4. Contract award decision and notification 5. Concluding the Contract. This can only take place by signing the Contract. As a bidder, kindly note the following: • HAUS reserves the right to reject proposals that demonstrate signs of team outsourcing, vague team composition, or lack of African field experience. • Final scoring may include interviews or follow-up calls with shortlisted teams to verify team setup and approach. The tenders will be evaluated by an evaluation team (3) whose members have been selected based on their expertise relevant to the subject matter of the procurement and DIF-project.
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80%, Kindly refer to the Terms of Reference attached.
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- Contracting authority
- HAUS kehittämiskeskus Oy
- Title
- Service Provider for DIF Data Centre Skills Development Architecture – Phase 2 Implementation
- Type
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- Supplemental codes
- Estimated value
- €210,000.00
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