Recruitment of a firm to support the PFS AIE Project Management Unit in evaluating Business Plans, actual subsidy amounts, and disbursement schedule for beneficiaries of the 2nd cycle of the Business Plan Competition.
About This Opportunity
Request for Expression of Interest | Project: Adaptive Safety Nets and Economic Inclusion Project | Method: Consultant Qualification Selection | Ref: CM-UGP MINEPAT-539613-CS-CQS
This is a consulting contract in the education and training, water and sanitation and transport and logistics sectors. Located in Cameroon, Africa, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums. Proposals must be submitted before July 31, 2026.
Published through WB - World Bank, a multilateral development bank that follows standardized international procurement guidelines. Projects funded by multilateral institutions are generally open to international bidders from eligible member countries for consulting in the education and training sector. Consulting assignments are typically evaluated with a strong emphasis on the technical proposal, including the methodology and qualifications of key experts. Shortlisted firms may be invited to submit financial proposals in a second stage. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.
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Auto-translated from FrenchADAPTIVE SOCIAL SAFETY NETS AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROJECT - PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT (PMU)
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST SOLICITATION N°005/ASMI/ MINEPAT/ CTS/PFS-AIE/UGP/2026 DATED JULY 16, 2026 FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF A FIRM TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT OF THE ADAPTIVE SOCIAL SAFETY NETS AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROJECT IN EVALUATING BUSINESS PLANS, ACTUAL SUBSIDY NEEDS, AND DISBURSEMENT SCHEDULES FOR SELECTED BENEFICIARIES OF THE SECOND CYCLE OF THE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
IDA Credit No. 70480-CM
Country: Cameroon
Project: Adaptive Social Safety Nets and Economic Inclusion Project
IDA Credit: No. 70480 CM
Title: Recruitment of a firm to support the Project Management Unit of the Adaptive Social Safety Nets and Economic Inclusion Project (PFS-AIE) in evaluating business plans, actual subsidy needs, and disbursement schedules for selected beneficiaries of the second cycle of the Business Plan Competition
- Context and Justification
In its National Development Strategy 2020-2030 (SND-30) for structural transformation and inclusive development, the Government has committed to consolidating social protection achievements and expanding its scope to the largest possible number of Cameroonians, by progressively integrating all social categories currently on the margins of the system, through the reduction of social inequalities, protection measures against all forms of vulnerability, and social cohesion and inclusion. To achieve these objectives, it has structured its interventions around: (i) social security, (ii) social transfers, and (iii) social action.
In this context, the Government continued the implementation of the Social Safety Nets Project (PFS) until December 2022. The PFS is one of the flagship instruments of social assistance in Cameroon, as social safety nets provide targeted cash transfers to the poorest households. Launched in 2013 with 2,000 beneficiary households, the PFS reached 375,500 households in 2022, or approximately 2,000,000 individuals. An evaluation of the Project showed the significant positive impacts of cash transfers on beneficiaries and in the community. Social safety nets have short-term positive effects and medium-term positive impacts on beneficiaries and enable the Government to achieve its poverty reduction objective.
To ensure the sustainability of such a Project's activities, the Government has established, with the support of the World Bank, the Adaptive Social Safety Nets and Economic Inclusion Project (PFS-AIE), which aims to expand the coverage and shock-response capacity of the social safety net system to the most vulnerable households, on the one hand, and to increase access to income-generating opportunities and support entrepreneurship among young people aged 18 to 35 in urban areas, on the other hand.
The PFS-AIE will thus enable: (i) continued support to poor households as done in the three PFS programs, (ii) support to young workers aged 18 to 35 in the informal sector in urban areas, (iii) support to young entrepreneurs aged 18 to 35 with promising business projects in targeted productive sectors prioritized by the government, (iv) support for the development of Cameroon's Unified Social Registry (RESUC), and (v) promotion of electronic payment of cash transfers to PFS-AIE beneficiaries.
The PFS-AIE comprises 5 components: (i) Component 1 "Adaptive Social Safety Nets Project", (ii) Component 2 "Youth Economic Inclusion and Entrepreneurship", (iii) Component 3 "Shock-Responsive Digital Delivery Systems", (iv) Component 4 "Project Management and Coordination Support", and (v) Component 5 "Emergency Response Component (CERC)".
Regarding Component 2 "Youth Economic Inclusion and Entrepreneurship", it aims to promote decent employment and contribute to job creation for young people aged 18 to 35 through two Sub-components: (i) Sub-component 2.1, Youth Economic Inclusion, and (ii) Sub-component 2.2, Business Plan Competition (BPC).
Specifically for Sub-component 2.2 "Business Plan Competition", its objective is to promote entrepreneurs (aged 18 to 35) in urban areas to support the development of entrepreneurship with a focus on the formal and informal sectors. It will involve actions to identify and support young entrepreneurs who have already started a micro, small, or medium-sized enterprise (MSME) between 1 and 3 years old with significant growth potential and job creation potential in growth sectors prioritized by the government as defined in the SND-30.
In total, 2,000 young people will benefit from this Sub-component in 02 phases of 1000 beneficiaries each. Beneficiaries will receive an average of 5.5 million FCFA per person.
This competition is open to young entrepreneurs in urban areas, aged 18 to 35, operating in one of the priority sectors of the SND30. Entrepreneurs will compete in their regions of operation; pre-selected candidates will receive training, and performance-based grants will be awarded to the final beneficiaries.
For the operational implementation of this Sub-component, the activi...
Data provenance
This notice is sourced from WB - World Bank and was originally published on July 22, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: OP00458282. Original language: French. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.
About Adaptive Safety Nets and Economic Inclusion Project
Adaptive Safety Nets and Economic Inclusion Project has issued 11 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 1 currently open and 5 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Water & Sanitation, Education & Training, and Transport & Logistics. All notices are published for Cameroon. Notices are distributed via WB - World Bank. Most recent publication: July 22, 2026.
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