The Socialist Republic of Vietnam has received a grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) through the World Bank (WB) for the Vietnam Scaling Up Energy Efficiency Project (VSUEE Project). The project will provide TA to support the implementation of VNEEP’s targets and the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation measures in the industrial and energy sector. In addition, capacity building activities will address the knowledge, institutional, and capacity-building needs of the relevant stakeholders in the management and development of a national mechanism and policies on EE. Those efforts will be accompanied by the establishment of a risk-sharing facility, backed by a GCF Guarantee instrument, which aims to address current regulatory barriers to access commercial capital, mobilize local bank financing, and encourage stakeholders such as industrial enterprises and commercial banks to implement projects and develop an EE investment market. The project consists of two components: (i) GCF Risk Sharing Facility; (ii) Technical Assistance. Phase 1 of the Project was implemented from February 2022 through January 2026. In order to allow sufficient time to complete the Project’s objectives and activities, the Component 2 – Technical Assistance has been extended until the end of January 2027. Component 1 – Risk Sharing Facility was completed on schedule, coinciding with the project’s end date of January 31, 2026. The VSUEE Project Management Board (PMB) intends to use part of its grant to recruit a qualified consultant firm to support the development of energy management systems and capacity building.

The consulting services (“the Services”) consists of providing support the development of energy management systems and capacity building. The Consultant shall be responsible for:

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained by submitting a request to the email addresses indicated at the end of the REOI.

The VSUEE Project Management Board now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services and attachment the business license of firm. The shortlisting criteria are:

1. Have a proper business license in the field of this activity and be authorized to carry out certification activities in accordance with applicable laws and regulations;

2. At least 5-years’ experience in energy efficiency consultancy/ training of the industrial sectors, preferably in consulting and training on Energy Management Systems;

3. Have demonstrated relevant experience leading and delivering at least 1 assignment in in developing and delivering training/ capacity building programs within the past 5 years, prioritize assignments that have worked on developing and implementing Energy Management Systems in accordance with ISO 50001;

4. Be accredited by an Accreditation Body as competent to provide certification audit services for Energy Management Systems in accordance with ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 and ISO 50003:2021;

5. Be licensed by the competent state authority to conduct Energy Management System assessments, priority of experienced Consultants who have worked in accordance with Decree No. 107/2016/ND-CP on conditions for conformity assessment service providers;

6. Have experience in conducting certification/recertification audits of management systems;

7. Knowledge and understanding of government policies and regulations related to industrial energy efficiency projects.

Note: The consulting/training organization and the certification body must ensure independence in accordance with applicable regulations. In cases where they belong to the same organization or group, the contractor must demonstrate mechanisms to ensure independence and objectivity between consulting and certification activities.

This assignment will require the consultant to assemble a strong team experienced on the topics above, which collectively brings the range of skills needed for the different tasks (e.g. financial, economic and banking experts, energy efficiency experts/ training specialists etc).

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, revised November 2017 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

Selection of consultant firm will be carried out by the Consultant’s Qualification Based Selection) (CQS) under World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Project Financing – Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, July 2016. The contract will be a lump sum contract.

Further information can be obtained from VSUEE Project Management Board via email: vsueemoit@gmail.com during the hours from 09:00 a.m. to 17:00 p.m. in working days.

Expressions of Interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person (or by Post, or Email)  by 16:00 on May 15, 2026.