Skills Development program service provider
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HAUS kehittämiskeskus Oy needs services for the operational execution of a private sector-led Phase 2 pilot of the Digital Investment Facility (DIF) Skills Development Architecture in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically focusing on data centre skills development. The objective is to implement the first delivery cycle of this pilot between June and December 2026. The service provider will be responsible for operational execution, not program ownership. The assignment contributes to building a technical skills pipeline to support investment readiness, operational resilience, and long-term sector stability across Sub-Saharan Africa. Tenders will be evaluated based on price and quality.
About the bid
- Contact name
- VIlle Wacklin
- Contact phone
- +358 447882907
- 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. This Terms of Reference (ToR) defines the framework for procuring a Service Provider to implement a private sector-led Phase 2 pilot of the DIF Skills Development Architecture in Sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this ToR is to communicate the strategic intent, operational expectations, required services, and deliverables necessary for turning the Data Centre Skills Development Architecture from a conceptual blueprint into a functioning, industry-owned pilot. The assignment contributes directly to Result 3.1.1 of the DIF Results Framework ("Capacity Building for DIF Stakeholders") by building a technical skills pipeline that supports investment readiness, operational resilience, and long-term sector stability across Sub-Saharan Africa. The objective is to contract a qualified Service Provider to implement the first delivery cycle of the DIF Skills Development Pilot between June and December 2026, under private sector leadership and ADCA governance. The Service Provider is responsible for the operational execution of the pilot. It is not the owner of the program. ADCA holds institutional ownership; the private sector co-delivers; DIF provides bridge funding and oversight.Main features of the procedureThe 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.
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- Contracting authority
- HAUS kehittämiskeskus Oy
- Title
- Skills Development program service provider
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