10006175 - Advancing Regional Circular Economy in Indonesia

The contractor will be responsible for the implementation of Output 4: "The technical capacities of provincial and municipal administrations to plan and report on measures in waste management and circular economy have been strengthened", and achieving the Module Objective Indicator 3 and Output Indicators 4.1 and 4.2 by implementing the activities, producing the deliverables and fulfilling corresponding milestones as defined within these Terms of Reference. The overall objective of the tendered services is to provide high-quality technical advisory and capacity development support for the implementation of the project "InCircular: Promoting a Circular Economy in Indonesia". The service provided by the contractor will support the implementation of circular economy principles through enhancing waste data collection and transfer, improving local governance and financing, EPR implementation, by conducting capacity building, material flow analysis, stakeholder engagement and dialogue, guiding the improvement of regional circular economy implementation, as well as the establishment of EPR pilots in pilot provinces. In addition, the contractor will provide ongoing technical support on waste management to project municipalities. By fostering multi-stakeholder collaboration and institutional engagement and capacity, the contractor will help establish the conditions necessary for a transition towards more circular and inclusive economy in Indonesia. For the preparation of the delivery of Output 4, GIZ has already started implementation in a preparatory phase preparing provincial stakeholder mapping and analysis, preliminary packaging waste and residual waste flow analysis and a cities selection in close coordination with national and provincial partners. During project preparation it was anticipated that activities for Output 4 will be conducted in East Java and potentially in Bali. Expected Outcomes Public and private sector stakeholders in selected pilot municipalities in project provinces will be better equipped to independently plan, implement, and report data on waste management, as well as respond to governance prerequisite requirements for implementing circular economy initiatives and EPR schemes. Main outcomes of the contract are aligned with the following project indicators and are the following: 1. Output indicator 4.1: 10 partner municipalities in the pilot provinces of East Java and Bali have shared digitalised data on recycling of packaging waste based on uniform standards with the national level (by 12/2028). 2. Output indicator 4.2: 12 project proposals are developed by partner municipalities on expanding existing waste treatment plants in East Java and Bali to enable them to produce RDF (by 12/2028). 3. Module objective indicator 3: 1 implemented approach by public and private actors to improve the collection and recycling of packaging in the East Java and Bali (by 06/2028).