Foreign economic-aid-related services

Tender description

The programme aims to incentivise small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to expand production and create new permanent jobs for predominantly low-skilled Lebanese workers as well as – in accordance with Lebanese legislation — temporary jobs for Syrian refugees. STEP is expected to achieve this through the provision of finance and employment incentives, as well as a flexible package of technical assistance to facilitate access to Business Development Services. STEP will be delivered through three programme components. Component 1 will provide matching grants that firms can use to invest in eligible activities which enable them to expand output e.g. new equipment and business advisory services and/or eligible working capital and operating costs. Contract agreed following completion of a restricted procurement process. The Service Provider (SP) will test and implement 3 components of the STEP programme. Component 1 and 3 will be tested from the outset of the pilot and component 2 will be added after 1 year.