The LEAF Coalition Targeted Technical Assistance Facility

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*Prior Information Notice - Market Engagement Event* The Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest Finance (LEAF) Coalition is a voluntary global coalition bringing together the private sector and governments to provide finance for tropical and subtropical forest conservation through carbon markets. Due to the complexity and number of different requirements needed to transact carbon credits under the LEAF programme, the UK hopes to design a bespoke technical assistance (TA) programme to support countries that are close to signing emissions reductions payment agreements (ERPAs). The UK is looking to procure a TA delivery partner to lead on the design and implementation of this programme of support, working closely with BEIS and UK embassies overseas. This would include sourcing technical consultants that could carry out the work in country. Indicative timelines for this programme would be to have a delivery partner in place by April 2023 with an indicative set of programme activities devised by June. Implementation would begin in July/August. Indicative Deliverables: • Direct scoping work with forest country governments to accurately understand the need (working closely with BEIS and embassy colleagues). • Source experienced technical consultants to carry out the work directly in country. • Design bespoke support programmes for each of the chosen countries and work flexibly to respond to evolving demands and needs from forest countries. • Quickly and effective subcontract consultants/organisations and accurately monitoring and track the work being implemented. • Accurate and timely reporting to BEIS This PIN provides notice of a planned early market engagement event on this new procurement. This will be held on Wednesday, the 18th of January 2023 at 10:00am GMT. The event will be hosted on MS Teams. To attend, please register at this link - https://forms.office.com/e/2vx4P2bW6R or email internationalclimateandenergy.procurement@beis.gov.uk