Technical assistance, support on innovation policy and entrepreneurship strategy implementation for the Government of Botswana

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Brief

HAUS kehittämiskeskus Oy has awarded Demos Helsinki Oy a service contract worth €169,050 to plan, co-design and support Botswana’s research, science, technology and innovation reforms and strengthen its entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem. The coordinated assignment supports Botswana’s Ministry of Communication and Innovation and Ministry of Trade and Entrepreneurship, covering implementation of the RSTI Policy, operationalisation of the National Research and Innovation Council, development of a National Innovation Sandbox and Testbed Framework, stakeholder engagement and change management, innovation-network governance, and entrepreneurship strategy development or implementation support. Five bids were received.

Result

Winner
Demos Helsinki Oy
Number of bids: 5
Contract value: €169,050

About the bid

Procurement of a single service provider to plan, co-design, produce and support the implementation of Botswana’s Research, Science, Technology and Innovation (RSTI) reform programme and the strengthening of its entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem under the Africa-Europe Digital Innovation Bridge (AEDIB) Specific Objective 1 (SO1). The assignment is delivered as one coordinated programme across two complementary reform tracks led by the Ministry of Communication and Innovation (MCI) and the Ministry of Trade and Entrepreneurship (MTE), covering: • Review of and implementation support for the Research, Science, Technology and Innovation (RSTI) Policy • Operationalisation of the National Research and Innovation Council, including its governance, instruments, and data systems • Development of a National Innovation Sandbox and Testbed Framework • Communication, change management and stakeholder engagement across the reform programme • Ecosystem mapping and evidence generation to inform policy and decision-making (conducted by EstDev under AEDIB) • Ecosystem governance and coordination, including development of the Innovation network (SmartBots) • Entrepreneurship strategy development and/or policy implementation support This assignment provides excellent opportunity for a service provider to co-develop, gather experience, and position themselves with one of the leading European development projects in entrepreneurship and innovation. AEDIB is a Team Europe Initiative connecting African and European partners to strengthen digital entrepreneurship, innovation, and the green transition. Under Specific Objective 1 (SO1), AEDIB enhances innovation policy processes and capacities of policy leaders and implementers. Under the SO2 AEDIB seeks to support entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems, and promising entrepreneurs, through grants. Under Specific Objective 3 (SO3), AEDIB improves access-to-finance mechanisms and investor readiness for innovative ventures.Main features of the procedureThe procurement procedure is carried out as an open procedure. In an open procedure, all interested parties may review the Invitation to Tender and submit their tenders. The procurement procedure will progress in the following steps: 1. Opening of the tenders 2. Verifying the suitability of the tenderers. The tenderers that do not fulfill the suitability criteria, will be excluded from the tendering process. 3. Verifying that the tenders fulfill the requirements of the Invitation to Tender; the tenders that do not fulfill the requirements will be excluded from the tendering process. 4. If more than one (1) tender fulfill the requirements of the Invitation to Tender, the tenders will be compared based on the comparison criteria 5. Selecting the winning tender based on the comparison results 6. Contract award decision and notification. 7. Verifying the supporting documents and references about the suitability of the selected Service Provider 8. Concluding and signing the Contract with the selected Service Provider.

Contact name: Procurement AEDIB SO1
Contact email: procurement.aedib@haus.fi
Address: Yliopistonkatu 5, 5.krs, 00100 Helsinki

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Contracting authority: HAUS kehittämiskeskus Oy
Title: Technical assistance, support on innovation policy and entrepreneurship strategy implementation for the Government of Botswana
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