Germany – Research and development consultancy services – 10030774-Providing Technical Assistance on Industrial Decarbonisation, CBAM Readiness, Gender Inclusion, Pilot and Upscaling

The contractor shall provide technical, advisory and implementation support to strengthen industrial decarbonisation and carbon market preparedness in selected industrial sectors and MSME clusters in India. The assignment shall support the identification, demonstration and scale-up of innovative energy-efficient and low-carbon technologies, strengthen institutional and industrial capacities, improve product-level carbon accounting and monitoring systems, and promote gender-responsive and inclusive approaches within industrial transformation. The services shall be delivered in close coordination with GIZ, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and relevant public and private stakeholders. The assignment is structured into two work packages. The two work packages are combined under a single contract to ensure the integrated implementation of technical decarbonisation measures and gender-responsive approaches. Gender equality and social inclusion are embedded as cross-cutting elements of the project's industrial decarbonisation activities rather than stand-alone interventions. The effective implementation of Work Package B is therefore closely linked to the technical activities under Work Package A, as access to participating industries and MSMEs, stakeholder engagement, and pilot implementation provide the necessary entry points for gender assessments and the development of workplace policies etc. Integrating both work packages under one contract ensures close coordination, coherent implementation, and the systematic incorporation of gender-responsive measures into industrial decarbonisation activities, thereby strengthening both the technical and social sustainability of the interventions. Work Package A: Technical Decarbonisation, Pilots, Upscaling and Knowledge Systems This work package focuses on accelerating industrial decarbonisation and strengthening carbon market and CBAM preparedness across selected sectors and clusters. The contractor shall identify and...