Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement Project (SPESSE)

The development objective of the Sustainable Procurement, Environmental, and Social Standards Enhancement Project for Nigeria is to develop sustainable capacity in managing procurement, environment, and social standards in the public and private sectors. The project comprises of two components. The first component, technical assistance and support to implementing agencies consists of following sub-components: (i) technical assistance and support to bureau of public procurement (BPP), environmental assessment department at the ministry of environment (EAD), and federal ministry of women affairs (FMWA); (ii) technical assistance and support to National Universities Commission (NUC); (iii) technical assistance to NUC for the campaign for change; and (iv) technical assistance to the federal ministry of finance, budget, and national Planning (FMoFB and NP). The second component, establishment and operating of the sustainable procurement, environmental, and social standards centers of excellence (SPESSECE) consists of following sub-components: (i) funding support to the CE to facilitate project startup; and (ii) disbursement-linked indicator (DLI)-based support to operating the CEs.