Sustainable Tourism Market scoping

Procurement notice for a market scoping study on sustainable tourism MSMEs in Uganda, issued by UNCDF.

What it offers

• A consulting assignment to map and profile tourism-related MSMEs across Uganda’s value chain.
• Analysis of financing needs, business development service requirements, and digital adoption levels.
• Identification of market opportunities, constraints, and gaps affecting tourism MSME growth and competitiveness.
• Evaluation of financial products, business development support, digitalization services, and barriers to growth and inclusion.
• Stakeholder mapping including financial institutions, government agencies, development partners, business support organizations, industry associations, and digital service providers.
• Field research, stakeholder consultations, interviews, focus groups, and data analysis leading to an inception report, preliminary findings presentation, final market scoping report, validation workshop, and actionable recommendations.

Who can apply

• Firms legally registered in Uganda.
• International firms able to demonstrate an established local presence and operational capacity within Uganda.

How to apply

• Register or log in to the UNDP Quantum supplier portal.
• Search for the negotiation using the reference number UNCDF-00648,1.
• Subscribe to the tender to receive amendment notifications.
• Create a draft response to indicate intent to submit a bid.
• Submit the offer directly in the system via the link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org.
• If registering for the first time, use the registration link and guides at https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders.
• Do not create a new profile if one already exists; use the forgotten password feature if needed.

Good to know

• The tender is managed via the UNDP Quantum supplier portal.
• Contact: Diana Nabbanja at diana.nabbanja@uncdf.org.
• The deadline for submissions is 10-Jul-26 @ 11:00 AM (New York time).
• The assignment is restricted to Ugandan firms.