Deadline to submit clarifications/questions: 5 February 2025
In the context of the efforts of Polish cities within the EU Mission for 100 Climate Neutral Cities by 2030, and specifically the opportunity identified to provide additional support to the community of cities working toward the Mission’s objectives within the Polish national ecosystem, through the NetZeroCities City Expert Support Facility, NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC are requesting quotation for services from an organization or individual able to operate within this national context. The role involves supporting teams from NetZeroCities, as relevant, to take charge of and facilitate the process described in the documentation below.
About the request
The following is a general description of the services and actions to be provided by the awarded supplier, followed in subsequent sections with detailed information.
(1) Expert support, namely collective technical assistance, aimed at fostering radical collaboration between cities, increasing their capacities and improving the cooperation of the community of practice of cities with national authorities, and different stakeholders within Poland. The support will be directed towards cities that are already part of the Mission in the Czech Republic — Mission Cities, Pilot Cities, Twin Cities, cities participating in online discussion groups— and other interested cities wanting to achieve climate neutrality.
(2) Organisation of one in-person annual national event to support cities, promote co-implementation of projects and to enhance collaboration between cities, national and regional authorities, and other stakeholders. The services will also include encouraging the participation of CapaCITIES 2.0 partners or similar initiatives in this event.
Presentations and technical support will take place predominantly in Polish; therefore, presenters must be fluent in Polish. The collaboration and interaction with NetZeroCities partners will be in English.
The general objective of the described support is to enhance collaboration between cities in the same national context through the facilitation of training and peer-to-peer learning activities, the provision of specialized technical assistance, and other initiatives. Specifically, it aims to strengthen the community of practice for cities within the national platforms, creating collaborative spaces where Mission cities and other cities committed to decarbonization goals can receive support, work on common challenges, share learnings and make progress toward these objectives.
Additionally, this targeted support is intended as seed funding with the primary objective of maximising impact by strengthening collaborative networks within each country. Therefore, this initiative also aims to serve as kick-start and to encourage the continuity of funding once the support described in this procurement is completed.
Please find all further relevant information including full scope, out of scope, milestones, and all related information below.
Timeline and additional information
Interested parties are invited to submit their proposals by 12 February 2025 to Jourdan Wetzlar [tenders@climate-kic.org]. Proposals should include and address all specific requirements related to the request which can be found below.
