UNDP-SWZ-00242 - Consultancy Firm: Industrial Demand & Air Cargo Value Chain Assessment: UniPod - UNDP - SWAZILAND

Tender summary

Introduction SCOPE OF TENDER The consulting firm shall undertake a practical, industry-facing, and evidence-based assessment focused on generating detailed industrial demand intelligence, supplier localization data, production system analysis, UniPod utilization opportunities, and air cargo-linked industrial value chain information to support operationalization of the Eswatini UniPod.The assignment shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following tasks; Inception and Assignment Planning The consulting firm shall conduct inception meetings with UNDP and relevant stakeholders to obtain a clear understanding of the assignment objectives, expectations, and operational context of the Eswatini UniPod. The firm shall review relevant documentation related to the UniPod initiative, industrial development, MSME development, manufacturing ecosystems, logistics systems, supplier development, and commercialization initiatives within Eswatini. Based on this, the consulting firm shall develop an inception report detailing the proposed methodology, workplan, stakeholder engagement strategy, target industrial sectors and clusters, sampling approach, and data collection tools to be used during the assignment. Industrial and Company Mapping The consulting firm shall undertake mapping of industries, firms, industrial parks, manufacturing ecosystems, production systems, agro-processing zones, logistics ecosystems, commercial hubs, and value chains across Eswatini that could potentially utilize UniPod services, laboratories, fabrication systems, prototyping facilities, digital production services, technical support systems, repair ecosystems, and commercialization support. The assessment shall cover key industrial and commercial ecosystems including Matsapha and other relevant industrial areas identified during the inception phase. The consulting firm shall identify anchor firms, supplier ecosystems, production support systems, industrial servicing requirements, and potential UniPod users across the various industrial clusters and value chains. Industrial Product and Demand Assessment The consulting firm shall undertake company-level engagements and industry consultations to identify products, technical inputs, production consumables, fabricated items, spare parts, maintenance components, packaging materials, digital services, repair services, engineering products, and manufacturing inputs currently procured externally or imported by firms operating in Eswatini. The assessment shall generate detailed product-level information including product types, technical specifications, estimated procurement volumes, procurement frequency, sourcing arrangements, production lead times, turnaround requirements, material composition, required standards and certifications, production complexity levels, and operational importance to industrial production systems. The consulting firm shall further identify low-complexity, repetitive-demand, rapid-turnaround, niche, or commercially viable products and services suitable for local prototyping, fabrication, repair, servicing, manufacturing, or commercialization through the UniPod ecosystem. Cluster-Based Supplier and Production Ecosystem Analysis The consulting firm shall undertake cluster-based industrial demand analysis to identify products, fabrication requirements, servicing needs, maintenance requirements, technical services, and production inputs shared across multiple firms, industries, industrial parks, and value chains. The analysis shall identify recurring industrial demand patterns, common supplier gaps, opportunities for localized supplier ecosystems, and products with strong commercialization and aggregation potential. The consulting firm shall further assess opportunities for MSMEs, startups, youth enterprises, women-led enterprises, technical innovators, fabricators, and local suppliers to participate in industrial supply chains and localized production ecosystems linked to identified mark

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• Issued by United Nations Development Programme.
• Located in Eswatini.
• Source notice https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=45890 on UNDP.
• Notice published 26 May 2026; Tenqual indexed it 27 May 2026.
• Deadline listed as 15 Jun 2026.
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